The Renaissance Flashcards
It was a fervent period of European
cultural, artistic, political, and economic “rebirth” following the Middle Ages.
The Renaissance
It was a very important city in Italy during the renaissance period.
Florence
It was an intellectual movement that was at the heart of the Italian Renaissance. It put an emphasis on man, his intellect, and his life on earth.
Humanism
The Renaissance was a golden age in
the
arts and architecture
the bridge between the Middle Ages and modern history.
Renaissance
Scientific innovations assisted this Renaissance Age of Exploration, such as
improved ship design and navigational charts and instruments.
They faced numerous dissenters to its authority, who were reacting to corruption within the clergy.
Roman Catholic Church
challenged the doctrine of papal infallibility and rejected the Catholic Church as a necessary intermediary between the faithful and God.
The Protestant Reformation
African culture made an impact throughout Europe, as African artists ____________ on ivory for European royalty.
carved hunting scenes and motifs
The discovery of the printing press by __________ revolutionized mass communication throughout Europe.
Johannes Gutenberg
TRUE OR FALSE - The Renaissance began in Italy and later spread
throughout Europe.
True
Why was Florence a major center of the Renaissance?
Florence during this period among a growing middle and upper class of
merchants and bankers.
TRUE OR FALSE - Florence saw itself as the ideal city-state, a place where the freedom of the individual was not guaranteed.
False, they value the freedom of an individual and many citizens had the right to participate in the government.
How many threats did Florence encounter? Enumerate.
three, the first one is the Duke of Milan, and the second one is the King of Naples. both of them did not won because they both died before declairing war. the last one is the son of the Duke of Milan and he was defeated by Florence.
Italian bourgeois family that ruled Florence and, later, Tuscany during most of the period from 1434 to 1737.
The Medici Family
