The Renaissance Flashcards
Explain briefly what the Renaissance is.
A time in history where people questioned old ideas and in the Middle Ages and took an interest in the Greeks and Romans. There were many progressions in Art, sculpture, architecture,and science
Explain Humanism
Humanism puts humans at the centre of everything and unlike the Middle Ages people were interested in all aspects of life on Earth and not just heaven after a person died.
Why did the Renaissance start in Italy
Because of:
The old Roman Empire: people started to get interested in their history
The influence of Greek scholars: Greek scholars escaped to Italy and this made people in Italy interested in Greek ideas.
Wealthy Italian merchants: merchants brought back, spices and herbs from other countries and this gave them money to spend on art.
Influence of new ideas because of Italian merchants
Independent States: each state had its own rulers and ideas
Where did the Renaissance start in Italy and why
They had great trade in Florence in Italy and there for the city was very rich so it could afford to have the best painters, sculptors and architecture and that’s why the Renaissance started here.
Explain sculptor
An artist who makes sculptures out of stone wood or metal.
Name features of Renaissance sculpture
They were often nude and the anatomy was very precise. They weren’t so much part of a building they were free standing statues
Explain sfumato
When tiny brush strokes were used to blend areas of a painting into each other so there were no harsh lines
How did printing change the world
Printing changed the world:
Books are cheaper and easier to get
People begin To want to read and write
New ideas spread quicker as people could write about them
It became harder for the church or rulers to stop what they didn’t like because so many copies of books were made
Explain vernacular literature
Literature written in the everyday language of the people and not Latin
What is a manuscript and why were books so expensive before the printing press
A manuscript was a book written by hand and they were so expensive because they took so long to write and were very rare
Compare the knowledge of the anatomy in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
In The Middle Ages people used herbal remedies and doctors didn’t understand how the human body worked. They thought the soul was an organ and the Most important part of a human
In the Renaissance people began to question these ideas and people like Vesalius and Harvey discovered how the body worked and the blood flow.
Why was it almost impossible for people to dissect bodies in the Renaissance
It was almost impossible because it was against the church and also the pope later on banned it.
What did William Harvey discover
He discovered how the blood circulated the body. The heart pumped the blood
What did people believe about the positioning of the sun before Copernicus
People believed that the earth was the centre of everything probably because the influence of the church. People thought the sun revolved around the earth. And the moon as a matter of fact and that the earth didn’t move at all.
What did Copernicus discover
He discovered that the earth moved around the sun and that the sun was the centre of the solar system. However Copernicus could not prove this as there was no telescope in his time
What did Galileo prove
Galileo proved Copernicus’s theory that the sí was indeed the centre of the solar system however the church didn’t like his ideas and he spent his last years under house arrest after a trial. He was afraid he would be killed so said he was mistaken with his ideas when he knew he was right.
What was believed to be a woman’s role in the Renaissance
Women were supposed to be a good housekeeper, look after children. When boys went to school, to learn lasting girls stayed home to learn about housekeeping. Women were not allowed to go to university and most women didn’t read or write
What was the change because the Renaissance in people’s confidence
People began to think for themselves and they challenged old ideas on anatomy or geography.
What was the change with the church because of the church
People started to question the ideas of the church and this led to the reformation
Why did artists study the anatomy
To make their paintings of people very accurate
Why were patrons so important
Because they paid artists to create beautiful works of art which has a huge impact on t he Renaissance. Also patrons like Cosimo de Medici set up libraries to house manucsripts. Some patrons set up academy’s where scholars could study and of course this encouraged learning. They paid for many public buildings to be constructed
Name one patron in the Renaissance
Cosimo de Medici, Lorenzo de Medici, Pope Julius II.
Briefly write about Shakespeare and his plays
He wrote many plays and sonnets. He wrote histories, Henry V, comedies, Twelfth night, and tragedies, hamlet/Romeo and Juliet.
What does the Renaissance mean
Rebirth
