Renaissance & Reformation Flashcards
(36 cards)
Who was the sculptor who lived in the 1400’s and sculpted “David”
Michelangelo
What cultures were seen in the renewal known as the Renaissance?
Greek & roman
What was a consequence of the printing press?
Knowledge
Who painted the Mona Lisa and the last supper?
Leonardo da Vinci
What is the most important idea that arose from the Renaissance?
Individuality
What was the intellectual movement that focused on human potential & achievement?
Humanism
What does the Renaissance mean?
Rebirth
Who painted the ceilings of tomes Sistine chapel?
Michaelangelo
Where was the Medici family from?
Florence
When did the Renaissance take place?
1300-1500
The interest of the human body revived the study of what?
Anatomy
Art that shows scenes and objects in realistic dimensions and proportion is know as?
Perspective
What was Italy divided into?
City-states
What includes grammar, history, poetry, and rhetoric?
Humanities
Who wrote “The Prince”
Niccoló Machiavelli
Where did the Renaissance begin?
Florence, Italy
The period between the fall of the western Roman Empire & the Renaissance?
The Middle Ages
Where was the microscope & telescope invented?
The Netherlands
What are mercenaries?
Soldiers that are hired or paid for their services.
What Rome a powerful city state during the renaissance?
No
Which two countries fought destructive wars over Italy?
Spain & France
What was one thing that did not contribute to the spread of Renaissance ideas?
Chinese methods of making paper arriving in Europe.
Define vernacular
Language or dialect
“da Vinci of today”
Someone who is good at everything.
