Renaissance Test Review Flashcards
3 ideals of the Renaissance
1) Humanism- limitless potential
2) Classicism- relating to Greek and Roman culture
3) Secular- worldly, religious
Renaissance man
Someone talented in all areas of study and art
Humanism
An optimistic view of human potential
3 reasons for the Renaissance
- End of feudalism
- Bubonic plague
- Weakening the Church
Vernacular
Common language
5 characteristics of art
Humanism, perspective, realism, classicism, emphasis on individual, geometry, and light and shadowing.
2 characteristics of art in MA
Unrealistic, always religious, everyone looks the same
Machiaveli
Political scientist. Power is all
3 Renaissance artists
Michelangelo, Leonardo DaVinci, Donatello
Northern artists
Shakespeare, Jan Van Eyck, Cervantes
Why is the printing press an advancement?
Rapid spread of ideas
3 problems with the Catholic Church
Indulgences, simony, and Priest marriage and kids.
3 beliefs of Protestants
Less sacraments, Priest Marriage, Bible can be interpreted by the individuals.
Why did the Renaissance start in Italy?
No Feudalism, economic trade, wealthy patron to arts, favorable location in Mediterranean.
Shakespeares work
Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth
Thomas More’s work
Utopia
Michelangelo’s work
The Sistine Chapel
DaVinci’s work
Mona Lisa
Machiaveli’s work
The Prince
Breughel’s work
Peasant Dance
Raphael’s work
School of Athens
Classicism
Revival of Ancient Greek and Roman thoughts
Who were the Medici’s?
A family of rulers and supporters of the arts
What WASN’T a characteristic of art?
Uniformity
What are characteristics of northern Renaissance arts?
Oil-based paints
How was Northern art different from art in Italy?
Everyday subjects, darker/warmer colors
What contributed to the Reformation?
Priests giving out indulgences, the writings of Martin Luther, and increase of literacy across Europe.
Simony
Selling Church positions
Martin Luther’s origional goal was…
Fix corruption in the Catholic Church
Why did people support Luther’s ideas
They were tired of the Church not enforcing the morality code and they wanted the reduce power of Pope.
What was created by the Anglican Church?
Act of supremacy
Why was Elizabeth I important to the Anglican Church’s establishment?
She gave it structure
What is Calvin’s idea of predestination?
God selects those who will be saved and very few people will be saved
Calvinism…
Had strict rules to govern all aspects of society
