Renaisance Review Flashcards
The renascence spanned between
14th to 17th centuries
What does Renaissance mean
Rebirth or renewal
The renaisence started in __________ and worked its way __________ through Eroupe
Florence Italy, North and East
The philosophy centered around the belief that man is the center of his own universe started what movement
Humanism
This artist and scholar created scientific studies of flying machines, invention ideas, and the human anatomy:
Leonardo Da Vinci
How did he learn about the human anatomy?
Human autopsies
Name two famous Da Vinci painting
Mona Lisa
The last supper
What are the three defining characteristics of humanism
Encourage to question conditional wisdom
Encouraged to be curious/expire mental
Invention encourage
Who built a telescope that proved earth and other planets revolved around the sun
Galileo
What did Galileo discover by dropping cannonballs of the side of a building
That all objects fal at the same rate of speed
This artist mastered the use of linear perspective
Brunelleschi
What invention changed who learned to read and write
The movable printing press
Who invented the printing press
Johannes Gutenberg
Before printing press who wrote the books
Monks and clergy of the church
What is a patron
A wealthy merchant or citizen that would sponsor artists