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The rennaiseance spanned between
14th and 17th centurys
What does the term renaissance mean
rebirth or renewal
The renaissance started in ———- and worked its way ——— through Italy
- )Florence Italy
2. )North and East
The philospy 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
Name two famous Davinci paintings
Mona Lisa
The last supper
How did Leo. he learn about the human anatomy
Human autopsies
What are three defining characteristics of humanism
Encouraged to question conventional wisdom
Encouraged to be curious/expirimentation
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 ball off the side of a building
That objects fall at the same rate of speed
What is a Patron
A wealthy merchant or citizen that would sponsor artists and scholars in their work/research
What three factors played a role of the birth of the Renaissance in Italy at the time
Wealthy patrons, access to classic roman resources,independent governments not ruled by the church
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 rennaiseance
the movable type printing press
Who invented the printing press
Johannes Gutenburg
Before the printing press,who was responsible for writing books
Monks,clergy of the church
Why was the early renaissance music primarily written for vocal choirs
The church was paying for its a composers only source of income
Why did music in the later renaiseance 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 rennaissance flag
Peace and Freedom
What is the difference between a flag and a banner
flag is hung horizonally from the side,a banner is hung from the top
How many layers of clothing did a woman usually wear
5
What two social groups wore brightly colored patterned clothing
Wealthy and royalty