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286783836effected all of western europethe renaissance period0
286783837the renaissance periodafter the middle ages, stronger trade system, lasted from the mid 1300s to the early 1700s1
286783838the renaissance periodtime of rebirth of classical learing of ancient greece and rome2
286783839philosophysearching for truth and meaning; better understanding of human nature; studying socrates, plato, and aristotle3
286783840literaturethe iliad, the odyssey, the aeneid4
286783841artbeautification of the human body; balance and harmony5
286783842sciencegeocentric theory; human anatomy, circumference of the earth6
286783843ptolemyknown for the geocentric theory7
286783844galenknown for the human anatomy8
286783845eratosthenesknown for the circumference of the earth9
286783846reasonaristotles locgica, thinking, organizing and classifing data, drawing conclusions10
286783847florence italywhere the birth of the renaissance took place11
286783848the medici familyfirst to start the patrons of the arts, controlled gov't from behind the scenes, family of merchants, one of the brothers became a pope12
286783849patron of the artsperson who would take a starving artist in and house, clothe, and feed him; artists would make art for either family or for beautifican of the city13
286783850started off as starving artistsmichelangelo, rafael, donatello, leonardo da vinci14
286783851humanitesstudy of classical literature, rhetoric, grammer, and history; renaissance men were intrested in it15
286783852humanistsschoarly people who wrote on nonreligious ideas such as human experiences and emotions16
286783853famous humanistsfrancesco petrarch, william shakespeare17
286783854francesco petrarchfather of humanism, first to write in prose, addressed his letters to laura18
286783855renaissancebecame an explosion of creative and independant thinking19
286783856johannes gutenberginvented the printing press in germany20
286783857subhistorical time periods of renaissancereformation, scientific revolution, exploration21
286783858baldassare castiglioneauthor of the courtier, wrote his opinion of a ren. man, diplomat who worked for the medicis , messanger22
286783859isabella d'estemarried to king--husband died she was left to rule, wrote letters mostly to michelangelo, thought ren. women were greater then ren. men23
286783860code of life during renaissanceindividual achievement for fame and wealth; enjoy life24
286783861goverment during renaissancecentrailized for due to strong kings; formation of nation-states25
286783862economy during renaissancegrowth of trade b/t middle east and europe, growth of middle class, merchants becoming patrons of the arts,26
286783863middle class during renaissancebetween very rich and very poor, made up of merchants, traders, doctors, lawyers, ect.27
286783864loyalty during renaissanceking and country first followed by pride in ones city/town , people loyal to themselves28
286783865education during renaissancevery important, classical learning and modern info, scientists testing middle ages theories, humanities, learing lots of subjects29
286783866catholic church during renaissanceloss of influence, more intrested in life on earth30
286783867cities/towns during renaissanceenhanced through urbanization and beautiful due to increased wealth of middle class31
286783868art during renaissancestudied the way greeks/romans portrayed human body, self portraits, sculptures, religious paintings, and technique of perspective (3 dimensional)32
286783869literature during renaissanceautobiographies, lives of real people, prose, themes about emotions, relationships, and personalities33

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