Renaissance Flashcards
What was the Renaissance?
A period that followed the Europe’s Middle Ages known as a “rebirth”. It was the result of trading and interest in ideas around science, art, culture known as the study of humanities.
What events sparked the renaissance?
Trading in Italy after recovering from the plague and the Mongol takeover of China reopened the silk road
Frustration with the Church
Study of Arts, Culture, Science
Interest in Greek and Roman writings
What were the four great trading cities of Northern Italy?
Florence (F) Genoa (G) Milan (M) Venice (V) FG-MV
How were Florence, Genoa, Milan, and Venice similar?
All were large wealthy cities positioned on the Mediterranean Sea and were a hub of manufacturing. People from many cultures interacted and helped spur the renaissance.
Why was Florence an important city during the Renaissance?
Florence was known for having considerable wealth through wool trade which inspired the banking industry. Wealth in Florence grew through banks charging interes on loans connected to trade.
What family was prominent in Florence?
Cosimo de’ Medici ruled the city and his family were some of the greatest bankers in Florence. He valued education because he needed workers who could read, write, and do math at the banks. He also valued art and culture and wanted to make Florence the most beautiful city in the world.
How did learning and study change during the Renaissance?
During the Middle Ages people were devoted to Christianity and looked to the bible for answers to their problems. Most of the influential thinkers were from the church.
During the Renaissance they began to study HUMANITIES, the study of the actions and abilities of humans.
What is Humanism?
The way of thinking that came through the study of humanities (the actions and abilities of humans).
What subjects are included in Humanities?
art history literature science architecture music
What is perspective?
Used in art, it is the method of showing 3 dimensional scene on a flat surface.
Who was Michelangelo?
Artist during the Renaissance designed buildings wrote poetry carved sculptures (The David) painted (Ceiling of Sistine Chapel in the Vatican)
Who was Leonardo da Vinci?
Genius born in small town of Vinci near Florence
- sculptor
- painter (Mona Lisa)(The Last Supper)
- inventor
- anatomy drawings furthered advanced learning in medicine
Who was Filippo Brunelleschi?
Architect who engineered and designed a large, lighter dome for a cathedral using new ideas in math and engineering.
Who was Marco Polo?
From Venice
Traveled and lived in China for 20 years and India
Traveled the great silk road
Was made a government official by Mongol Emperor Kahn
Returned to Venice and had a book written about his journey which helped promote new ideas and thoughts.
Who was Dante Alighieri
Writer- The Divine Comedy (about the afterlife)
Political poet
Wrote in Italian
