Vocabulary
What does Renaissance mean
Rebirth
Who traveled from Venice to Asia and described his journey
Marco Polo
In which country did the Renaissance begin
Italy
Why did wealthy merchants support artists
To display wealth and status and support culture
What does the word Renaissance mean
Rebirth
What is a patron
A person who pays artists to scholars to create work
Which wealthy Florence family supported art and learning
The Medici family
Name one Italian city important to Renaissance trade
Venice or Genoa or Florence or Milan
How did trade help spread Renaissance ideas
Travelers and merchants carried ideas between regions
What was a wealthy person who supported artists called
A patron
What is cultural diffusion
The spread of ideas and practices between people
Who was Cosmo de Medici
A wealthy Florentine banker and patron of art and learning
Why did Venice and Genoa become wealthy?
Trade across the Mediterranean
Why was Florence an important center of the Renaissance
Which Italian city was home to the pwoerful Medici family
Florence
What does city-state mean
An independent city and its surrounding territory
How did patrons help Renaissance artists
They paid for artwork and supported artists
How did banking help Florence grow
Banking created wealth that could support businesses and art
Explain one way wealth and trade helped the Renaissance develop
Trade and banking produced wealth that funded artists and learning
How did Marco Polo's travels influence Europeans
They increased interest in Asian goods, cultures, and trade
What does the word humanism mean during the Renaissance
A focus on human abilities, achievements, and education
Why was Marco Polo's journey important to European trade
His descriptions of Asia encouraged European interest in Asian goods and trade
Why did the Renaissance begin in wealthy Italian city-states
Trade, banking, and wealthy patrons helped support artists and scholars
How did trade and wealthy patrons work together to spread Renaissance ideas
Trade created wealth, and patrons used that money to support art and learning
Explain two reasons Italy became the birthplace of the Renaissance
Wealth from trade and banking, and support from wealthy patrons