The Renaissance Flashcards
Who did trade increase with
India China and other areas on the east
Why did prices go down
More goods became available
What is the silk Road
A trading route that started in China and ended at the Mediterranean Sea
Who took over China in the 1200s
The Mongols
Who is the person that was the first European to write the description of coal
Marco Polo
When people read Marco Polo’s descriptions what did the people white
Goods from Asia
What were the four trading centers
Florence Genoa Milan and Venice
What was one important feature that Genoa and Venice shared
Mediterranean Sea
In the 1300s what was Italy made up of
Independent states
What would Italian merchant families fight for
Fame and power
Florence was an example of what
Trade and wealth
Who was the greatest banker in Florence
The Medici family
What is renaissance mean
Rebirth
What did the Renaissance people have an interest in
Greek and Roman writing
What did the study in the Renaissance age
Humanities
What did they study Amy humanities
History, Literature, public speaking, and art
What did they have a new interest in
Ancient history
Architects and artists were inspired by the and tried to mimic buildings in arts from this time.
Classical age
Who is Dante Allighieri
A poet in politician
Who wrote The Prince
Niccolo Machiavelli
Art in the Renaissance was made to look like what
Realistic/realism
What is perspective
A technique that artists use in which people in the background are smaller use of diagonal lines and colors do you show distance to make the image look three dimensional
Who is Rafael
He shows personalities through art
Who is Botticelli
He showed scenes from Roman myths
