Renaissance Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
Renaissance Meanng
A
Rebirth
2
Q
What was the Renaissance a rebirth of?
A
Literature, philosophy, art, education, etc…
3
Q
Why did the Renaissance start?
A
THE CRUSADES!!
- Lost texts were rediscovered in the Muslim world which brought education back to Europe
4
Q
Where did most of the ideas that were “brought back” come from?
A
Greece and Rome!
5
Q
Where did the Renaissance begin? Why?
A
Northern Italy
Money:
Northern City States were trade hubsbrought wealth and spread Renaissance ideas.
6
Q
Main invention
A
Pritning press made by John Gutenburg in 1440
