Module 20: The Renaissance Flashcards
(18 cards)
Who was Marco Polo?
Man from Venice that traveled the Silk Road to Southeast Asia & India, where he worked as a government official. He wrote a book when he came back to Venice and Asian goods became popular, increasing trade.
What were the 4 cities?
Genoa & Venice- port cities
Milan & Florence- trade/manufacturing cities, made silk,cloth,glass,etc.
Who was the Medici Family?
-Cosimo de’ Medici- head of family, banker, practically ruled Florence, invested in art, literature, culture, and education
What is interest?
-fee that people pay when paying back a loan.
What does Renaissance mean?
-rebirth
-after Middle Ages
-Greek & Roman art & ideas come back
What is humanism?
-new way of thinking & learning
-studied history, literature, public speaking, & art
-historians, writers, public speakers, and artists became well-respected.
Dante Aligheri
-politician & poet
-wrote “Divine Comedy” in Italian instead of Latin, which many were offended by, but proved that Italian was just as good as Latin.
Niccolo Machiavelli
-writer and politician
-wrote “The Prince-“ advised leaders on how to rule
Petrarch
-God set humans @ center of the world
-thought science & religion could work together
Sandro Botticelli
-painter from Florence
-painted Roman myths
Titian
-painted religious myths
Michelangelo
-designed buildings, wrote poetry, & carved sculptures
Leonardo da Vinci
-painter, architect, and inventor
How did the Renaissance spread beyond Italy?
Johann Guttenburg invented the printing press, which made making books easier
Desiderius Erasmus
-Dutch priest
-important scholar
-wrote “The Praise of Folly-“ criticized corrupt clergy
Albrecht Burer
-aritist
-studied anatomy
William Shakespeare
-wrote over 30 tragedies and comedies
-made 2,000 words
Miguel de Cervantes
-wrote “Don Quixote-“ made fun of romantic tales in Middle Ages
