Vocabulary 10-31-16 Flashcards
Renaissance
The humanistic revival of classical art, architecture, literature, and learning
Milan
A city in Italy
Venice
A seaport in NE Italy
Florence
A city in central Italy on the Arno River
Rome
Capital of Italy
Medici Family
Italian noble family
Humanism
An outlook of thought attaching prime importance
Machiavelli
Being with the principles of the government
Perspective
The art of drawing solid objects on a two-dimensional surfaces
Gutenberg
First in Europe to print using moveable type and first to use a press
Erasmus
European Union student exchange programme established in 1987
William Shakespeare
An english playwright and poet
Sir Thomas More
An english lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist
Flemish
The people of Flanders
Michelangelo
Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet