Week 5 Flashcards
What is the Renaissance?
A cultural movement with renewed interest in the knowledge and methods of Antiquity in arts, architecture, science, literature, and philosophy.
Name three famous artists of the Renaissance.
- Da Vinci (1452-1519)
- Michelangelo (1475-1564)
- Raphael (1483-1520)
What significant invention did Johannes Gutenberg contribute to the Renaissance?
Movable type printing press around 1450.
What was the impact of the Printing Press on society according to Marshall McLuhan?
New technologies exert a gravitational effect on cognition and social organization.
Fill in the blank: Humanism is an interest in humankind and its _______.
moral improvement.
What is Civic Humanism?
The idea of active life in politics.
What is Alchemy?
The study and transformation of matter, an intellectual tradition in natural philosophy.
Who was Paracelsus?
A key figure in alchemy (1493-1541) known for emphasizing observation and the integration of chemistry with medicine.
What did Andreas Vesalius contribute to anatomy?
De humani corporis fabrica, an illustrated anatomy treaty.
What is the title of Nicolaus Copernicus’s work published in 1543?
On the Revolutions of the Celestial Bodies.
What is a key feature of the Copernican system?
It presents a heliocentric model of the universe.
What are some problems associated with the Copernican system?
- Stellar parallax
- Theological problems
- Reduction of Earth to the rank of mere planet.
What did the Printing Revolution help to change in culture and politics?
It contributed to the Protestant Reform and the emergence of a news cycle.
What is iatrochemistry?
The integration of medicine and chemistry.
What do humoral imbalances refer to in Paracelsian medicine?
Imbalances caused by the environment requiring balance with ‘metals’.
True or False: The Copernican system introduced new astronomical observations.
False.
What was the role of patronage in the development of science during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?
It supported humanism and the translation of ancient texts.
Fill in the blank: The first known water-powered mills for paper were established in _______.
Nuremberg (1390).
What did the 16th Century Gazette contribute to?
The development of the news cycle.
What is the significance of the term ‘imagined communities’ by Benedict Anderson?
It describes how print technology fosters nationalism.
What was the Renaissance?
A cultural movement that revived classical antiquity in art, architecture, science, literature, and philosophy.
What are some artistic innovations of the Renaissance?
Use of perspective, geometry, and realistic anatomy in painting and sculpture.
Who were the three most famous artists of the Renaissance?
Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael.
What is Humanism?
A movement focused on human potential and moral improvement, often through the study of classical texts.
