AP World History - Renaisssance Flashcards

3670572547	Renaissance	European History 1300-1700 Rebirth of the "classics" *New way of thinking: challenge, question, and individuality	0
3670572548	Renaissance Transition Part 1: Medieval	Emphasis on religion Man can only understand so much Only wealthy and gov. leaders are educated Books are in Latin and hand copied *Art is flat and lifeless	1
3670572549	Renaissance Transition Part 2: Modern	Emphasis on religion and secular topics Man capability is untapped Increase in universities - man's quest for knowledge Books increase - printing press invented and in vernacular *Art is lifelike, colorful, and perspective	2
3670572550	Why it began in Italy	1. Surrounded by antiquity-ruins of Greece and Rome 2. Wealthy from trade 3. Exposed to Asian ideas 4. Freakish amount of talent in the same place at the same time 5. Location of city-states of Italy (on the Mediterranean Sea) -> the first port of call for both goods and new ideas.	3
3670572551	Renaissance Art	Emphasis on classics Emphasis on anatomy, nudes Artists signed their art Master perspective; Oil on canvas *Life-like (e.g. Da Vinci, Raphael, etc)	4
3670572552	Humanism: Literary movement of Renaissance	Write about religious and secular topics Study the classics Change the curriculum in education Well-rounded "Renaissance Man" is educated, speak a foreign language, play sports, paint, etc. *Authors: Erasmus, Machiavelli, Dante, Milton, Chaucer, Cervantes, Shakespeare	5
3670572553	Famous Art	Brueghel- Peasant Wedding Donatelio- David Durer- Praying Hands Michelangelo- Sistine Chapel (Creation of Adam), David, Peta Rafael- School of Athens, Pope Leo X Rembrandt- Self portrait (1 young and 1 old) Van Eyck- Man in a Red Turban, Arnolfini Wedding Da Vinci- Mona Lisa, Last Supper *Titian- Bacchus and Anadne	6