Renaissance Flashcards
(36 cards)
The renaissance spanned between
The 14th and the 17th centuries
What does the term renaissance mean
Rebirth
The renaissance started in _______ and worked its way ______ through Europe
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
Encouraged to question conventional wisdom
Encouraged to be curious/experimentation
Invention encouraged
Who built a telescope that proved the earth and other planets revolved around the sun
Galileo
What did Galileo discover by dropping different sized cannon balls of the side of a building
That all objects fall at the same rate of speed
This artist mastered the use of linear perspective to create the illusion of space in his paintings
Brunelleschi
What important invention changed who learned to read and write. In the Renaissance
The movable type printing press
Who invented the printing press
Johannesburg Gutenberg
Before the printing press, who was responsible for writing books
Monks, clergy of the church
What is a patron
A wealthy merchant or citizen that would sponsor artists and scholars in their work/research
Why was early Renaissance music primarily written for vocal choirs
The church was paying for it- a composers only source of income
Why did music in the later Renaissance change to more instrumental music
Patrons became a new source of income for composers
Type of flag that is flown horizontally from the end of a spear is called a
Pennon
Flags were used as a way to _____ communicate
Visually
What does the color green traditionally symbolize in a Renaissance flag
Peace and freedom
What is the difference between a flag and a banner
Flag is hung horizontally from the side, a banner is hung from the top
What three factors played a role of the birth of the Renaissance in Italy at the time
Wealthy patrons, access to classic roman recourses, independent governments not ruled by the church.
How many layers of clothing did a woman usually wear
5
What two social groups wore brightly colored/patterned clothing
Wealthy and royalty
