7373245459 | The Renaissance | The period of artistic, cultural, and intellectual revival from 1300-1600; known as the beginning of modern history because it breaks from Medieval views. | 0 | |
7373245460 | Jacob Burckhardt | A 19th century historian who claimed the Renaissance period stood in distinct contrast to the Middle Ages. | 1 | |
7373245461 | The Medici Family | Most famous dynasty of merchants and bankers who used their wealth to govern city-states and patronize the arts. | 2 | |
7373245462 | Cosimo de Medici | Allied with other powerful families of Florence and became the unofficial ruler of the republic. | 3 | |
7373245463 | Lorenzo de Medici | Major patron of the arts. | 4 | |
7373245464 | Duchy of Milan | Major enemy of Florence throughout much of the Renaissance. | 5 | |
7373245465 | Peace of Lodi | 1454. Resulted in a balance of power and peace between Milan, Florence, and Naples that lasted until French invasions of the 1490s. | 6 | |
7373245466 | The Papal States | Controlled by the Renaissance Popes: Alexander VI (Borgia Pope), Julius II (Warrior Pope), and Leo X (Medici Pope). | 7 | |
7373245468 | Girolamo Savonarola | Established theocracy in Florence after removal of Medici familiy. | 8 | |
7373245469 | Niccolo Machiavelli | The Prince - Revolutionized politics by describing the methods to obtain and maintain power. Emphasized practical politics. | 9 | |
7373245470 | Humanism | Stress education, intellect, and individualism; emphasis on the unique and creative personality. Man wrote on human behavior, not religion. | 10 | |
7373245471 | Petrarch | Father of Humanism; Love Letters to Laura - First large group of writings unrelated to the Pope. | 11 | |
7373245472 | Leonardo Bruni | Wrote history of Florence; first to use the term "humanism." | 12 | |
7373245473 | Lorenzo Valla | On the False Donation of Constantine - Exposed false land claims of the Catholic Church. | 13 | |
7373245474 | Marsilio Ficino | Founder of the Platonic Academy. | 14 | |
7373245475 | Pico della Mirandola | Oration on the Dignity of Man - Emphasized humans are capable of achieving great things and are made in God's image. | 15 | |
7373245476 | Baldassare Castiglione | The Book of The Courtier - Emphasized ideas of the Renaissance Man: well read in classics, a gentleman, warrior, poet, musician, etc. | 16 | |
7373245477 | Johann Gutenberg | Printing Press - Facilitated the spread of humanistic literature to the rest of Europe. | 17 | |
7373245480 | New Artistic Techniques | Perspective, proportion, chiaroscuro (light/ shadow), individualism, sfumato (blur/ sharpening of lines), Greek/ Roman influence. | 18 | |
7373245481 | Giotto | Considered the first real Renaissance artist. | 19 | |
7373245482 | Sandro Botticelli | Birth of Venus. | ![]() | 20 |
7373245483 | Michelangelo | Brunelleschi's Dome, the Last Judgement. | ![]() | 21 |
7373245484 | Raphael | School of Athens. | ![]() | 22 |
7373245485 | Leonardo da Vinci | The Last Supper, Mona Lisa. | ![]() | 23 |
7373245486 | Titian | Venus of Urbino. | ![]() | 24 |
7373245487 | Ghiberti | The Gates of Paradise. | ![]() | 25 |
7373245488 | Donatello | David. | ![]() | 26 |
7373245489 | Filippo Brunelleschi | IL Duomo. | ![]() | 27 |
7373245490 | Secularism | Emphasis on the here and now rather than the afterlife. | 28 | |
7373245491 | Individualism | A sense of human power replaced religious awe, people now valued involvement instead of piety. | 29 | |
7373245492 | Laura Creta | Well known humanist and feminist. Epistolae Familiars (Familiar Letters) - Criticism of 15th century gender bias. | 30 | |
7373245493 | Christian Humanism | Emphasis on early Church writings for answers to improve society, education, power of human intellect. | 31 | |
7373245494 | Erasmus | In Praise of Folly - Criticized immorality and hypocrisy of Church leaders and the clergy. | 32 | |
7373245495 | Thomas More | Utopia - Idea of an ideal society with harmony and order, but it lacked individual rights. | 33 | |
7373245497 | Skepticism | Doubt that true knowledge could be obtained. Believed the skeptic must be cautious, critical, and suspend judgement. | 34 | |
7373245498 | Cervantes | Don Quixote - Mocking the middle ages; critical of excessive religious idealism and chivalric romance. | 35 | |
7373245499 | Brueghel | Hunters in the Snow. | ![]() | 36 |
7373245500 | Jan Van Eyck | Arnold Fini and His Bride. | ![]() | 37 |
7373245501 | Albrecht Durer | The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. | ![]() | 38 |
7373245503 | Women in the Renaissance | Increased education, functioned as "ornaments" to their husbands and make themselves pleasing to the man, sexual-double standard imposed. | 39 | |
7373245504 | Christine de Pisan | The City of Ladies - chronological accomplishments of great women in history. | 40 | |
7373245505 | Isabella d'Este | Set an example for women to break away from their traditional roles, ruled after the death of her husband. | 41 | |
7373245506 | Nuclear Family | A married couple and their unmarried children living together, no extended family. | 42 |
AP European History - Renaissance Flashcards
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