The Renaissance Flashcards
What does the word renaissance mean?
Rebirth
What did the Renaissance change?
Creativity, political, social, economic, and cultural norms.
Where did the Renaissance take place?
Begins in Italy and spreads around Europe in the 1200s.
What did the Renaissance create in the 15th?
Schools, universities, literacy, learning, cultural art, and architecture reemerged.
What cultures influenced knowledge, art, and society?
Greece and Rome.
What did the people of the Renaissance do?
They began to read about Greece and Romans former culture in hopes of reproducing it again.
What is the first launch factor that allowed the renaissance to flourish?
In Italy, the region had a wealthy class that invested in the arts.
What is the second launch factor that allowed the renaissance to flourish?
The Italian-city states were located on major trade routes from Asia and Africa. Trade on the Mediterranian sea enabled cultural diffusion.
Who invented the printing press?
Johann Gutenberg.
What did the printing press benefit?
It created movable type letters and made printing books easier to the tune of 15-20 million by 1500.
What was the focus of humanism?
Using reason, science, and math to make rational decisions that benefit all reasons.
What was important during the renaissance?
Religion
What was in almost all art?
Jesus and Mary with a roman background.
Who were the famous artists of the time?
Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo.
Who was exposed to the 15th-century works of Machiavelli?
Tupac Shakur
