The renaissance Flashcards
Anatomy
The study of the structure organisms and there parts.
Natural science which involves with the structural organization of living things.
Aqueducts
A structure to used to conduct water in a hollow or a valley.Its a system of pipes, ditches canals and tunnels,, and additional structures so it can distribute.
Allegiance
Oath of loyalty, to a king.
Manor/Fiefdoms
Rights for a piece of land were called manors fief.
-a unit of land, originally a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord’s demesne and lands rented to tenants
Serfs
were peasants who were needed approval to leave the manor with the lords permission.The lowest ranked peasants basically a type of slave.
Humanism
a system of thought that centers on humans and their values, potential, and worth; concerned with the needs
and happiness of humans.
Vernacular:
A common or native, referring in
particular to languages
-The language or type of dialect that is spoken people in a specif type of area or region.
Perspective:
Art- The artistic ability to show depth and three dimensional objects that are placed on a two dimensional surface.
View- The way a person will interprets things from their point of view.
Heresy
Opinions that goes against the beliefs of a given religion.
Christianity
the religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its beliefs and practices
City-state
A city-state is a sovereign state, also described as a type of small independent country, that usually consists of a single city and its dependent territories.
Civic Humanism
modern term for the moral, social and political philosophy that in the course of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries began to be articulated in Italian city-states and most notably in Florence.
Classic civilizations
Classical Civilization is the study of the history and culture of the ancient Greeks and Romans. Course offerings cover every aspect of life in the ancient world, including politics, warfare.
Crusades
a medieval military expedition, one of a series made by Europeans to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries.
Cultural Contact
The occurrence of two or more cultures coming into contact with each through conquest, immigration, mass media, trade, or travel.
Democracy
a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
Excommunication
the action of officially excluding someone from participation in the sacraments and services of the Christian Church
Exploration
The action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it
Feudalism
social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants (villeins or serfs) were obliged to live on their lord’s land and give him homage, labor, and a share of the produce, notionally in exchange for military protection.
Hierarchy
a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority
Hinterland
city-state consists of a city that is politically independent
and the rural area around it. This rural area is called the hinterland.
Holy Land
The Holy Land is a term which in Judaism refers to the Land of Israel. The term is also used by Muslims and Christians to refer to the area between the Jordan River and Mediterranean Sea.
-Jesus birth birthplace Jerusalem
Indulgences
In the teaching of the Catholic Church, an indulgence is “a way to reduce the amount of punishment one has to undergo for sins”. It may reduce the “temporal punishment for sin” after death, to be purified.
Islam
Islam. A religion, founded by Muhammad, whose members worship the one God of Jews (see also Jews) and Christians (see also Christian)(God is called Allah in Arabic) and follow the teachings of the quran. Islam means “submission to the will of God”; adherents of Islam are called Muslims.
Isolation
Featured snippet from the web the policy or doctrine of isolating one’s country from the affairs of other nations by declining to enter into alliances, foreign economic commitments, international agreements, seeking to devote the entire efforts of one’s country to its own advancement and remain at peace by avoiding foreign entanglement
Judaism
a religion developed among the ancient Hebrews and characterized by belief in one transcendent God who has revealed himself to Abraham, Moses, and the Hebrew prophets and by a religious life in accordance with Scriptures and rabbinic traditions
Middle Ages
the period in European history from the collapse of Roman civilization in the 5th century Ce to the period of the Renaissance (variously interpreted as beginning in the 13th, 14th, or 15th century, depending on the region of Europe and other factors).
–between the Roman empire and the Renaissance”—that is, after the fall of the great Roman state and before the “rebirth” of culture that we call the Renaissance.
Monarchies
-A monarchy is a country that is ruled by a monarch, and monarchy is this system or form of government. A monarch, such as a king or queen, rules a kingdom or empire. In a constitutional monarchy, the monarch’s power is limited by a constitution. But in an absolute monarchy, the monarch has unlimited power.
Nobles
Possessing hereditary rank in a political system or social class derived from a feudalistic stage of a country’s development. 2. a. Having or showing qualities of high moral character, such as courage, generosity, or honor: a noble spirit.
Oligarchy
The political term, oligarchy, comes to English from the Greek with its meaning intact — a form of government run by a small number of people such as wealthy landowners, royalty or powerful military figures.
-The political term, oligarchy, comes to English from the Greek with its meaning intact — a form of government run by a small number of people such as wealthy landowners, royalty or powerful military figures.
Patrons
n the history of art, arts patronage refers to the support that kings, popes, and the wealthy have provided to artists
Peasants
peasant is a per-industrial agricultural laborer or farmer with limited land ownership, especially one living in the Middle Ages under feudalism and paying rent, tax, fees, or services to a landlord.
Philosophers
philosophy means the study of proper behavior, and the search for wisdom. When someone studies philosophy they want to understand how and why people do certain things and how to live a good life. In other words, they want to know the meaning of life.a way of thinking about the world, the universe, and society. It works by asking very basic questions about the nature of human thought, the nature of the universe, and the connections between them.
Pilgrim
a person who journeys, especially a long distance, to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: pilgrims to the Holy Land. a traveler or wanderer, especially in a foreign place.
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a fervent period of European cultural, artistic, political and economic “rebirth” following the Middle Ages. Generally described as taking place from the 14th century to the 17th century, the Renaissance promoted the rediscovery of classical philosophy, literature and art.
Rural
In general, a rural area or countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. … Whatever is not urban is considered rural.” Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas are commonly rural, as are other types of areas such as forest.
Scientific Method
principles and procedures for the systematic pursuit of knowledge involving the recognition and formulation of a problem, the collection of data through observation and experiment, and the formulation and testing of hypotheses.
Silk Road
The Silk Road was an ancient network of trade routes, formally established during the Han Dynasty of China, which linked the regions of the ancient world in commerce between 130 BCE-1453 CE.
Sovereignty
Sovereignty is the full right and power of a governing body over itself, without any interference from outside sources or bodies. In political theory, sovereignty is a substantive term designating supreme authority over some polity.
Trade
to give in exchange for another commodity,to make an exchange of traded places.
Urbanization
Urbanization is a word for becoming more like a city. When populations of people grow, the population of a place may spill over from city to nearby areas. This is called urbanization. Maybe tall apartment buildings spring up on what had been the outskirts of town, bringing more people there to live and work.
Usury
The practice of making unethical or immoral monetary loans that unfairly enrich the lender. … A loan may be considered usurious because of excessive or abusive interest rates or other factors defined by a nation’s laws.
Values
a person’s or society’s beliefs about good behavior and what things are important.Important and lasting beliefs or ideals shared by the members of a culture about what is good or bad and desirable or undesirable
Worldview
the set of beliefs about fundamental aspects of Reality that ground and influence all one’s perceiving, thinking, knowing, and doing. One’s worldview is also referred to as one’s philosophy, philosophy of life, mindset, outlook on life, formula for life, ideology, faith, or even religion.
Tithe
to make a contribution equal to one-tenth of your income, usually to a church or religious institution.
Bills of Exchange
a written order to a person requiring the person to make a specified payment to the signatory or to a named payee; a promissory note.primarily in international trade that binds one party to pay a fixed sum of money to another party on demand or at a predetermined date.
Beliefs
trust, faith, or confidence in someone or something.
