The Renaissance Flashcards
Renaissance
“rebirth”; following the Middle Ages, a movement that centered on the revival of interest in the classical learning of Greece and Rome
What were the major changes during the Renaissance?
Political - People more involved and power disturbed differently
Socially - Get away from large gap between rich/poor; recreation of middle class.
Economically - More trad, and economic activity/growth
Culturally - Blending/mixing of culture (similar to hellenistic age)
Place where the renaissance began
Italy
Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?
Less affected than other areas by Black death
Reminders existed - Roman Colosseum reminded of their former glory
Patrons - Wealthy person that supports other people financially for funding things such as their business, school, or passion to innovate.
Patron
A person who provides financial support for the arts
Humanism
A Renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievements
What did Humanism shift away from?
Shifted focus away from religion but did not want to completely cut out religious
Wanted to broaden focus to things other than religion
Are humanists anti-religion
NO
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian painter and sculptor and engineer and scientist and architect
Fracesco Petrarch
But together a library of famous Greek and Roman works
Examples of people work he complied in this library
Homer - Greek
Virgil - Roman
What did renaissance artists focus on?
They were more focused on individual achievements and not religious issues.
Church’s view on Humanism?
Did not support it since Humanism shifted view away from the Church
Humanism sometimes supported religious but didn’t want it was 1st priority - church against that
How was Renaissance in the North affected?
It was delayed due to northern regions hit harder by the black death.
Albrecht Durer
Aka German Leonardo - Famous for paintings/engraving and his works yet religious were in a more about the churches upheaval (violet/sudden change/disruption).
His works had the Church in a bad light.
He revolutionized the engraving medium and popularized it.
Sir Thomas More
Wrote books Utopia - about idea society where everyone lived in peace and Harmony.
Utopia - Distant perfect world
Protestant Reformation
Time of protest and reform
Reform - time to change
Church changes during this time.
People loose faith in CHURCH but NOT Christ - new branches/beliefs on Christianity are formed.
Indulgences
Churches offer forgiveness to all of someone’s sins.
Usually given to people that did good at first.
Later became an extremely expensive product being sold by the church.
Most people can’t afford it so it causes major outrage and leads to the protestant Reformation.
Renaissance writer
Sir Thomas More
Renaissance Engraver
Albrecht Durer
Renaissance Painter
Leonardo da Vinci
Renaissance “Librarian”
Francesco Petrarch
Martin Luther
German Monk
Opposed Indulgences
Felt pope had no authority to release souls from Purgatory.
Wrote 95 Theses
What caused the Peasants in German lands to revolt?
It was Luther’s statements and they felt Luther would side with them, yet Luther didn’t side with the peasants causing the revolt to be quickly put down.
John Calvin
Opposed Indulgences
Believed in Predestination
Established Geneva in Switzerland as a Theocracy(led by God/Religious leaders)
