click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
history unit 1 test
renaissance
Question | Answer |
---|---|
renaissance | rebirth |
the holy inquisition | heretics are burned at the stake (1310) |
The Great Schism | (1378-1417) in the Church forces Christians to take sides |
Feudalism | decays and serfs are replaced by free peasants in most of Europe |
he Hundred Years’ War | dispute over who was the rightful king of France |
The great famine of 1315-1317 | bad weather and the end of forest clearing and marsh draining practices for new farmland) |
Increased rural violence | such as the English Peasants’ Revolt |
Bubonic Plague | The Black Death (1347-1351) is estimated to have killed 1/3 to 1⁄2 of the European population |
Jacob Burkhardt | first great art historian/art critic |
who wrote 'the civilizations of the renaissance in Italy'? | burkhardt wrote to examine daily life of art in Italy and how the new age changed the country |
what did burkhardt believe about Italians | from the time of Dante, were “the first-born among the sons of modern Europe” |
existentialism | philosophical belief we are each responsible for our own lives (individuality) |
classical humanism | revival of interest in greek/roman culture |
wordy humanism | more secular/ world than the medieval period |
dignified humanism | reality in terms of human values are the most important |
civilized humanism | civilized humans and how's our gifts and talents |
perfection humanism | concentrated on lives perfections |
northern humanism differences | combined christian and classical elements, and applied reason to old biblical texts, and used reason rather than dogma to illuminate religion beliefs |
what was Michelangelo's art form | sculptor |
who was Michelangelo's patron | pope Julius ||, medici family |
what did Michelangelo believe about his craft | a gateway to express and make physical his vision of beauty// a tool for God |
how is preta reflective of Michelangelo's humanism | shows humanistic values of the renaissance// figures have emotions and appear human rather than godlike |
what is the last judgement | depicts the end of time and made to affirm the Catholic Church with 300 figures |
what was Da Vinci's primary form | renaissance painting |
renaissance man | a cultured man who is intellectual, educated, and studying a wide range of subjects |
how was Da Vinci a renaissance | he was an artist as well as a scientists/ inventor who focused on human anatomy |
how does the last supper show Da Vinci show humanism | transform to ideas regarding human nature and the physical world into a religious scene |
how did Da Vinci ensure life-like images | studied anatomy using autopsies to see how the human body worked |
what was Da Vinci's personality | gracious and reserved who never cared fro money |
Petrarch | founder of humanism//rejected immediate past for greeks// made poems about impossible loves// poet |
Pico Della Miradalla | wrote 'oration on the dignity of men'// saw humans as free people capable of good and evil//indivisual human life |
Erasmus | dutch theologian// what distinguishes humans was their reason and ability to make choices// children are born with no moral code// 'praise of the folly' expresses short comings of the church |
Machiavelli | 'the prince' advised rulers to only be kind if it suited them// Italy could only unite if ruler is ruthless |
St. Thomas More | we should live by early christianity and not conform to the needs of death/ power// beheaded// utopia |
Vasari | demonstrated his belief that great art is an expression of nature// Live of the artists is the source of early renaissance |
how were the Italian city states formed | increased threats from foreign countries helped unite |
cradle of the renaissance | florence |
Peace of Lodi | 1454 formed as a treaty to rebuild the country |
what was the medici's profession | commerce and wool merchant and bankers |
medici's key patriarchs | Giovanni, Cosimo, Lorenzo, pope leo, Catherine, Marie |
patronage | support to someone for something |
great master of the sforza of Milan | Donato Bramante and da vinci |
which country conquered Milan | French army |
how did the city flourish under sforzas care | silk industry and commerce |
what style of governmentis present during the time of doge loredan | constitutional monarchy. |
doge | highest official of the republic of Venice for more than 1,000 years and symbol of the sovereignty of the Venetian state. |
why was Venice so prized | a major financial and maritime power |