Review Flashcards
(35 cards)
The Renaissance spanned between
14th an the 17th century
What does the term Renaissance mean
Rebirth or renewal
The Renaissance started in 1._______, and worked its way 2._____through Europe
- Florence, Italy, 2. North and east
The philosophy centered around the belief that man is the center of his own universe started what movement
Humanism
This artisan scholar created scientific studies of flying machine and human anatomy
Leonardo Da Vinci
How did Leonardo Da Vinci learn about the human anatomy?
Human autopsies
Name two famous da Vinci paintings
Mona Lisa and last supper
What are the three defining characteristics of humanism?
Encouraged to question conventional wisdom
And to be curious and expirimintation
Invention was also encouraged
Who built the first telescope
Galileo
What else 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
What is a patron?
A wealthy merchant who could sponsored artisan scholars
What three factors played a role of the birth of the Renaissance in Italy at the time
Patrons
Access to classic roman resources
Independent government not ruled by churches
This artist mastered the use of linear perspective to create illusion of space in his art
Brunelleschi
What invention changed who learned to read and write
The moveable type printing press
Who invented the printing press
Johannes Gutenberg
Before the printing press who was responsible for writing books
Monks and clergy of the church
Why was the early Renaissance music written for vocal choirs
The church was paying for it
Why did music in the later Renaissance change to more instrumental music
Patrons became a new source of income for composers
Type of flag flown horizontally from the end of a spear
Pennon
Flags were used for a way to _____ communicate
Visually
What does the color green traditionally symbolize in a Renaissance flags
Peace and freedom
What is the difference between a flag and a banner
Flags hang horizontally and banners hang from the top
How many layers of clothing did a woman usually wear
5
What two social groups wore brightly colored and patterned clothing
Wealthy and royalty