europe Flashcards
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renaissance
time of the great revival of art, literature, and learning in Europe beginning in the 14th century and extending to the 17th century, marking the transition from the medieval to the modern world.
milan
an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.
venice
town in SW Florida.
florence
city in NW Alabama, on the Tennessee River.
rome
city in and the capital of Italy, in the central part, on the Tiber: ancient capital of the Roman Empire; site of Vatican City, seat of authority of the Roman Catholic Church.
medici family
rishes famil in europe
humanism
system or mode of thought or action in which human interests, values, and dignity predominate.
machiavelli
Niccolò di Bernardo [neek-kaw-law dee ber-nahr-daw] (Show IPA), 1469–1527, Italian statesman, political philosopher, and author.
perspective
1.
a technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface.
gutenberg
Johannes [yoh-hahn-uh s] (Show IPA), (Johann Gensfleisch) c1400–68, German printer: credited with invention of printing fro
erasmus
male given name: from a Greek word meaning “beloved.”.
william shakespeare
male given name: from a Greek word meaning “beloved.”.
sir thomas more
Sir Thomas, 1478–1535, English humanist, statesman, and author:
flemish
artist
michelangelo
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of Western art. Considered to be the greatest living artist during his lifetime, he has since also been described as one of the greatest artists of all time
john van eyck
Jan van Eyck was an Early Netherlandish painter active in Bruges and one of the most significant Northern Renaissance artists of the 15th century.
albert durer
Albrecht Dürer was a painter, printmaker, and theorist of the German Renaissance.
fresco
Fresco is a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly-laid, or wet lime plaster.
indulgences
action or fact of indulging:
predestination
Predestination, in theology, is the doctrine that all events have been willed by God, usually with reference to the eventual fate of the individual soul.
reformation
Protestant Reformation, often referred to simply as the Reformation was a schism from the Roman Catholic Church initiated by Martin Luther and continued by John Calvin,
martin luther king
Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement.
henry viii
Henry VIII was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was the first English King of Ireland, and continued the nominal claim by English monarchs to the Kingdom of France
john calvin
John Calvin was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation.
