Renaissance- World History 1 Flashcards

6680166190	Renaissance	a period of European history from 1300-1600 rebirth of classical Greek & Roman Knowledge changes in Art & literature, becomes more secular	0
6680166192	Secular	worldly, non-religious	1
6680166194	Humanism	Renaissance philosophy in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievements	2
6680166201	Erasmus	Wrote Praise of Folly Father of Humanism (Northern Renaissance)	3
6680166202	Michaelangelo	Renaissance artist who painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling and sculpted the David (From Italy)	4
6680166203	Leonardo Da Vinci	Renaissance artists, inventor & thinker Painted the Last Supper and the Mona Lisa (From Italy)	5
6680166204	Shakespeare	Wrote plays and sonnets (From England)	6
6680166209	Gutenberg	created a moveable type printing press	7
6680166211	Location where the Renaissance began	Italy	8
6680166212	Location where the Renaissance spread	Northern Europe	9
6680166214	contributions of the Printing Press	- increased literacy - made books less expensive - spread the ideas of the Ren & Ref	10
6680166215	Usury	charging heavy interest on a loan	11
6680179596	Sir Thomas Moore	wrote Utopia	12
6680184586	Petrarch	wrote sonnets, was a humanist scholar	13
6680189287	city-states where the Renaissance began	Florence, Genoa, Venice	14
6680193108	Why the Renaissance began in Italian city-states	Had access to trade routes connecting Europe with Middle Eastern markets; Served as trading centers for the distribution of goods to northern Europe; Were initially independent city-states governed as republics	15
6680197323	Machiavelli	wrote The Prince	16
6680201510	key ideas in The Prince	An early modern treatise on government • Supports absolute power of the ruler • Maintains that the end justifies the means • Advises that one should not only do good if possible, but do evil when necessary	17
6680204668	Characteristics of Renaissance art	art and literature focused on individuals and worldly matters, along with Christianity. more dimensional and accurate perspective	18
6680204669	Characteristics of Medieval art	art and literature focused on the Church and salvation flat; lacked perspective & dimension	19