The Renaissance Flashcards
What was the renaissance?
It was a time period in Europe that transformed the way people thought about the world and themselves. People began to question medieval ideas (that were largely influenced by the church) in favour of art and science.
It began in Italy in about 1450 and spreading to the rest of Europe by the 16th century,
Changes were felt in literature, philosophy, art architecture, politics, science, religion, music, and other areas of learning.
What year was the movable printing press invented?
1440.
The renaissance is commonly regarded as..?
The end of the Middle Ages, and the beginning of the modern western world.
What were the renaissance scholars strongly influenced by?
The rediscovery of classical Greek and Latin history and literature.
What place became the focal point for renewed interest in the visual arts?
Florence, Italy.
Provide details on the characteristics of Renaissance works of art?
The subject matter of the painting and sculptures were still religious, but artist begin to reveal the beauty of the human form.
Renaissance pictures and paintings, unlike those produced during the middle ages, lifelike and they used perspectives to show real space and distance.
Compare the literature of the Middle Ages to that of the renaissance.
Literature of the Middle Ages:
Most books were written in Latin and Greek.
Topics were religious.
Books were written by hand and were rare and expensive.
Renaissance literature:
Books started to be written in Italian, French, english. Making them more accessible
Topics chosen by writers concerned human life. Poets wrote 14 line poems called sonnets that celebrated love and beauty.
The Invention of the printing press meant that books were cheaper and more available
Describe science and technology in the time of the Renaissance.
● During the middle ages, the church taught that all knowledge was to be found in the Bible and apposed scientific experiments.
● The renaissance brought about a new spirit of inquiry, and people were curious about the world around them.
● Renaissance scientists were not prepared to believe things without proof.
● Copernicus: the place of the earth in the universe
● Galileo: scientist and astronomer
● Gutenberg: printing press
