AP European Vocab

6893329	Fresco	a picture made by painting on wet plaster
6893330	Humanism	philosophy that emphasizes the importance of humans
6893331	Sandro Boticelli	early renaissance painter famous for La Primavera and the birth of venus
6893332	Italy	country where the renaissance began
6893333	Mirandola	Author of Oration on the dignity of man
6893334	Patron	someone who supports the arts
6893335	Niccolo Machiavelli	author of the prince "better to be feared than loved"
6893336	contrapposto	to realistically depict weight resting on one foot and leg
6893337	Florence	center of art in the early renaissance
6893338	Renaissance triangle	popular arrangement in the renaissance with a tall central figure
6893339	Baldassare castiglione	humanist author who wrote the book of the courtier
6893340	Chiaroscuro	use of shadows to depict depth
6893341	secular	non religious
6893342	sprezzatura	effortless mastery; making something look easy
6893343	Michelangelo	painter of the sistine chapel and sculptor of david
6893344	renaissance	"rebirth" of classical learning, philosophy and attitudes
6893345	linear perspective	creates the illusion of three dimensional space by placing objects along a horizon
6893346	Renaissance person	a well rounded indivdual who demonstrates sprezzatura
6893347	Donatello	early renaissance sculptor, effeminate david
6893348	Atomspheric perspective	objects in distance are faded and lose their clarity
6893349	Leonardo da vinci	best example of renaissance person, painter of the Mona Lisa and last supper
6893350	Roundheads	forces lead by parliament during english civil war
6893351	James I	first stuart king, followed Elizabeth I,believed in divine right
6893352	House of commons	body of parliament that is elected
6893353	King Louis XIV of France	french king who was the model of absolutism
6893354	divine right	the belief that kings rule because of gods favor
6893355	parliament	law-making body of england that rules with and in oppisition to the monarchy
6893356	Charles II	king who was brought back following the death of oliver cromwell
6893357	Sovereignty	possessing complete and independant power
6893358	Oliver Cromwell	leader of parliament and puritan forces during the english civil war
6893359	House of lords	body of parliament that is herditary (inherited)
6893360	Absolutism	type of government where the monarch possesses complete power
6893361	Habeus Corpus	idea that evidence is needed to imprison somebody
6893362	William and Mary	monarchs invited to take the english throne during the glorious revolution, with limited powers
6893363	Cavaliers	forces lead under the leadership of the king during the english civil war
7012872	Versailles	extravagant palace that was a model of excess, but also used as an instrument of political control
7012873	Baroque	art style characterized by intense emotion, shadows and extravagance
7012874	Capital Punishment	death penalty
7012875	Deism	the belief that god is a clockmaker and has left the world running
7012876	Enlightened Despot	ruler who uses their power to improve the lives of their citizens
7012877	Executive branch	part of the government that enforces laws
7012878	Judicial branch	part of the government that interprets laws
7012879	legislative branch	part of the government that writes laws
7012880	general will	the wishes of the majority
7012881	liberty	freedom to act in accordance with ones desires
7012882	philosophe	term for a thinker during the enlightenment
7012883	Social contract	idea that people give up some rights to be part of a society
7046973	Francis Bacon	developed the scientific method
7046974	Nicolaus Copernicus	astronomer who developed the heliocentric theory
7046975	Galileo Galilei	scientist whosw use of the telescope brought him into conflict with the inquisition
7046976	Rousseau	philosphe who believed that man is corrupted by society
7046977	Vulgate	the latin version of the bible
7046978	John tetzel	church official who sold indulgences
7046979	nepotism	the act of giving church offices to freinds or relatives
7046980	simony	the selling of church offices regardless of ability