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10635336620 | Alberti, Leon Battista | Wrote a theory of architecture that summed up the Renaissance ideal of perfection. architectural beauty is the result of the correct observation and application of rules of proportion that create harmony and order | 0 | |
10635336621 | Brunelleschi, Filippo | (1377 - April 15, 1446) was one of the foremost architects and engineers of the Italian Renaissance. He is perhaps most famous for his studies of linear perspective and engineering the dome of the Florence Cathedral. | 1 | |
10635336622 | Bruni, Leonardo | Florentine who first gave the name humanitas (humanity) to the learning of grammar, rhetoric, poetry, history, politics, and moral philosophy based on the Greek and Latin classics. | 2 | |
10635336623 | Burgundians | Part of French Royal House acting as the head of an independent kingdom through acquisition of land , primarily in the Netherlands building their armies, and commanding a great deal of loyalty from their subjects. When the Burgundian Duke Charles the Bold died with out an heir in 1477, Louis XI took advantage of the temporary weakness by seizing large pieces of Burgundian territory. | 3 | |
10635336624 | Castiglione, Baldassare | In 1528, he published The Book of the Courtier, which many consider to be the most influential work on education of the Renaissance. The idea of the "Renaissance Man" was described by him to be virtuous, refined, and a student of the liberal arts - perfectly well suited to artistic, written and spiritual pursuits. | 4 | |
10635336625 | city-states | these trade rich cities of Italy in the 13th and 14th century expanded to become powerful city-states that dominated the political and economic life of the surrounding countryside.Lacked a central control and became independent states. By the 15th century, five states-Milan, Florence, Venice, the Papal States, and the Kingdom of Naples overshadowed the other smaller states and were in fierce competition with one another for economic and political power. | 5 | |
10635336626 | the Courtier | (1528), by Castiglione, it described the ideal courtier, or attendant at a court, as someone who had mastered the classics and several languages, and who could paint, sing, write poetry, advise and console his prince, as well as run, jump, swim, and wrestle. | 6 | |
10635336627 | David | 18 foot sculpture by Michelangelo that stood for many years in the great square of Florence, and it has been one of the most popular sculptures in the world. | 7 | |
10635336628 | doge | In Venice during the Renaissance this was the chief executive elected for life by the Senate, a body which represented the nobility. | 8 | |
10635336629 | Durer, Albrecht | Leading northern artist, a German who blended the northern and southern styles. He made two trips to Venice, where he studied the southern styles, but his work clearly re | 9 | |
10635336630 | Erasmus, Desiderius | Dutch scholar. Began writing career with dialogues that he prepared for his students. These dialogues were intended to teach them how to speak and live well, and to exhibit good manners worthy of the gentlemen he wanted them to become. Wrote in Praise of Folly. Was a Catholic but his works were placed on the Index of Forbidden Books. | 10 | |
10635336631 | Ferdinand and Isabella | A king and queen of Spain in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. They united their country and sponsored the exploration of the New World by Christopher Columbus. Reduced the power of the great nobles when they filled the political bureaucracy including the royal council-with hidalgos, lesser aristocrats who owed their positions to the throne. | 11 | |
10635336632 | Gutenberg, Johann | German goldsmith and printer of Mainz, Germany. Developed movable type (although it had been invented in China and Korea) his printing press printed the bible. | 12 | |
10635336633 | Heretics | Christian judged to be non-believers or false believers were persecuted by the Catholic Church | 13 | |
10635336634 | Humanism | A Renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievements.Most new works by Petrarch and Boccaccio were written in the vernacular and expressed the accomplishments of the individual. | 14 | |
10635336635 | Inquisition | tribunal originally set up to monitor the sincerity of former Muslims and Jews who had converted (often by force) to Christianity. | 15 | |
10635336636 | Italian Renaissance | ..., A period of intense artistic and intellectual activity, said to be a 'rebirth' of Greco-Roman culture. From roughly the mid-fourteenth to mid-fifteenth century followed by this movement spreading into the Northern Europe during 1400-1600 | 16 | |
10635336637 | Louis XI | of the Valois family and did a lot to centralize power during his reign from 1461-1485. | 17 | |
10635336638 | Machiavelli, Niccolo | (1469-1527) Author of The Prince(16th century): emphasized realistic discussions of how to seize and maintain power; one of the most influential authors of the Italian Renaissance | 18 | |
10635336639 | Medici, Cosimo de' | Head of Medici family-supported by a few patrician families who helped to banish prominent members of the most powerful rival clans. | 19 | |
10635336640 | Medici Family | A wealthy merchant family that ruled over Florence as uncrowned rulers. Great patrons of the arts. Includes Cosimo and Lorenzo. | 20 | |
10635336641 | Medici, Lorenzo de' | Politician and promoted the family's power with his extravagant patronage of the arts | 21 | |
10635336642 | Mona Lisa | A painting by Leonardo da Vinci of a woman with a mysterious smile. It is now of the most readily recognized paintings in the world. Reflects the humanist interest in individual facial expressions and in painting realistic landscapes as backgrounds | 22 | |
10635336643 | More, Thomas | ..., the author of "Utopia", believed that society, not people, needed improving. Was a minister of King Henry VIII, but because he had conflicting views he was executed. | 23 | |
10635336644 | "new monarchs" | The term applied to Louis XI of France, Henry VII of England, and Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, who strengthened their monarchical authority often by Machiavellian means.Emphasized royal majesty and authority over their subjects, and they suppressed opposition and rebellion. Still continued some middle age practices. | 24 | |
10635336645 | oligarchies | rule of merchant aristocracies, controlled much of Italy by 1300 | 25 | |
10635336646 | Papal States | ruled by the pope and formed another important power during Renaissance Italy | 26 | |
10635336647 | patriarchs , patriarchies | Male heads of the family in 15th century Italy. Patriarchies are societies dominated by men | 27 | |
10635336648 | perspective | An artistic technique that creates the appearance of three dimensions on a flat surface. | 28 | |
10635336649 | Petrarch | (1304- 1374) He was the first great humanist thinker and a scholar of Latin. He used writing to consider the ebb and flow of his life and the human condition itself. He is known as the "Father of Humanism". Instrumental in standardizing the Florentine vernacular. Admired Cicero and valued St. Augustine. Also famous for his Italian verse, short sonnets. | 29 | |
10635336650 | popolo grasso | "fat people" - the elite in Italian city states; including nobles, wealthy merchants, and manufacturers. Made up around 5% of the population | 30 | |
10635336651 | The Prince | A short political treatise about political power how the ruler should gain, maintain, and increase it. Machiavelli explores the problems of human nature and concludes that human beings are selfish and out to advance their own interests. He believed it was better to be feared than loved. | 31 | |
10635336652 | principalities | areas ruled by hereditary despots called signori who had absolute power. | 32 | |
10635336653 | Raphael | (1483-1520) Italian Renaissance painter; he painted frescos, his most famous being The School of Athens. famous for his madonnas. Died young | 33 | |
10635336654 | Reconquista | Beginning in the eleventh century, military campaigns by various Iberian Christian states to recapture territory taken by Muslims. In 1492 the last Muslim ruler was defeated, and Spain and Portugal emerged as united kingdoms. | 34 | |
10635336655 | Reichstag | National assembly composed of the electors, other princes, and the representatives of the free cities was created to control feuding. Managed to launch a court of justice to enforce internal peace and a council to coordinate executive policy. | 35 | |
10635336656 | Renaissance | 1. the time period which Europe flourished and the rebirth the love of the classics 2. The great period of rebirth in art, literature, and learning in the 14th-16th centuries, which marked the transition into the modern periods of European history began in Italy | 36 | |
10635336657 | "Renaissance Man" | multi-talented, skilled in many areas: Arts, Math/Science, Music, Architecture. Example: Leonardo Da Vinci | 37 | |
10635336658 | republics | in Italy during the Renaissance Italian states were divided into two categories. these were base on the old medieval communes. or associations with free men who sought complete political and economic independence from local nobles | 38 | |
10635336659 | rhetoric | From the Greek for "orator," this term describes the principles governing the art of writing and speaking effectively, eloquently, and persuasively. | 39 | |
10635336660 | The School of Athens | Raphael - Italian Renaissance fresco wall painting of Greek philosophers drawn to scale in accordance with the vantage point of the viewer. The placement, in the center of the archway, of Plato and Aristotle emphasizes the importance of these two central figures. Raphael shows his style of basic one-point perspective converging in a single vanishing point just behind Plato and Aristotle. The exception is the cube in the foreground which gives a two-point perspective. It easy to see, that with the removal of the figures, the building is symmetrically balanced. | 40 | |
10635336661 | scholasticism | attempt to reconcile the beliefs and values of Christianity with the logical reasoning of Greek philosophy. | 41 | |
10635336662 | secularism | An indifference to religion and a belief that religion should be excluded from civic affairs and public education | 42 | |
10635336663 | Treaty of Lodi | a treaty between Milan, Naples, and Florence against Venice and the Papal States. It fell apart when Milan and Naples began to feud | 43 | |
10635336664 | Tudors | The House of Lancaster and the House of York feuded over the throne for more than twenty years, until finally a compromis was reached when a new royal house-------emerged in 1485 by intermarriage between two warring families. Henry VII, the first of this dynasty. This dynasty would dominate England throughout the 16th century | 44 | |
10635336665 | Utopia | A work that presents a revolutionary view of society and describes an ideal socialistic community on an island somewhere off the mainland of the New World. He created the name utopia as a good place which is no place. Book by Thomas More | 45 | |
10635336666 | Van Eyck, Jan | An important painter of the Northern Renaissance. He is credited with the first use of the oil glazing technique of painting. He is also known for the great detail in his work. His most famous work was the Arnolfini Wedding. | 46 | |
10635336667 | Vasari, Giorgio | an Italian painter and architect, who is today famous for his biographies of Italian artists, considered the ideological foundation of art-historical writing. | 47 | |
10635336668 | Vernacular | Everyday language of ordinary people. | 48 | |
10635336669 | Vinci, Leonardo da | "Renaissance Man"- great artist, engineer, scientist, and inventor. He created the Mona Lisa. | 49 | |
10635336670 | War of the Roses | 1455-1485; A war between the York family and Lancaster family of England for the crown. This struggle was ended when Henry Tudor, who was on the Lancaster side, won. He became Henry VII, the first Tudor king. | 50 |