TOPIC10ITALIANRENAISSANCE Flashcards
What role did Trade play in the Renaissance?
It greatly extended people’s horizons and allowed for the spread of culture and ideas. Italy received much money along with wealthy families and a wealthy church
What are some key ideas of the Renaissance?
Humanism, adventure, and artistic advancements
What is Renaissance Humanism?
The study of Greek and Roman cultures to help understand the times of the day. In other words, building on the present by looking at the past.
What Renaissance painting techniques were used in ‘The Last Supper’?
Leonardo da Vinci used perspective, shading, dry fresco, oil paint
Which Humanist ideals are most expressed in the sculpture David by Michelangelo?
The sculpture expresses the harmony and grace of ancient Greek sculptures along with expressing Greek tradition and realistic anatomy
What is the historical significance of Machiavelli?
He wrote a handbook that observed kings and princes in foreign courts. In this book, he gave advice to future rulers telling them how to maintain power. “It is much safer to be feared than loved.” He says they should be observant, practical, and not idealistic
What event revolutionized the way people accessed and consumed ideas and information during the Renaissance?
Gutenberg and the invention of the Printing Press
How does Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar reflects central literary themes common throughout the Renaissance?
Universal themes portray classical themes and subjects
Who was Albert Durer?
a German painter and printmaker who made the first trips to Italy to study the works and techniques of their art. He made woodcut prints and places realism with religious themes/subjects.
What prompted Martin Luther’s 95 Theses
The selling of indulgences by John Tetzel. He wanted the Roman Catholic Church to stop selling indulgences. The pope asks him to recant and he refuses.
List three key differences between protestants and Catholics
Protestants disagree with papal authority, protestants can divorce while Catholics can’t, and protestant priests can marry while Catholic priests can’t.
Which factor enabled the central ideas of the protestant Reformation to gain acceptance throughout northern Europe?
the printing press
Which idea differentiates the protestant doctrines of Calvinism and Lutheranism?
Protestants do not believe in predestination as Calvinists do
Which is the best example of theocracy?
a theocracy is the government-run by church leaders; Calvin led the people of Geneva, Switzerland with a theocracy.
Identify the person responsible for bringing stability after the religious term that resulted in the formation of the Anglican Church of England
Queen Elizabeth I
Which Renaissance architect is known for his domes
Felipo Brunelleschi
What radical new perspective did Copernicus’ drawing of the universe reveal?
a heliocentric universe; the sun is at the center of the solar system
What is the basic idea behind the scientific method?
To determine the truth through observation evaluation and experimentation
Which thinker is credited with establishing the basic principles of physics including natural laws that govern gravity and motion?
Isaac Newton
Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?
The concentration of wealth, power, and intellect
How are the Italian Renaissance and Northern Renaissance alike? How are they different?
They’re the same because they want equal power between the people and the popes. They’re different because the Italian Renaissance focus on religion while the northern Renaissance focuses on scenery.
How did the Catholic Church respond to the Protestant Reformation?
They started their own reform and used the council of Trent and hunted down protestants with the Inquisition. Paul the third and Paul the fourth are the reforming popes.
