Vocabulary One
Relating to the literature, art, architecture, or ideas of the ancient Greek and Roman world
What is Classical?
the head of the government of the city of Venice
Who is the Doge?
a wall painting made on wet plaster
What is Fresco?
the coin of Florence
What is the Florin?
The range of Italy's renaissance
What is 1300-1600CE?
Famous painting, in addition to the "Last Supper", by Leonardo De Vinci
What is the "Mona Lisa"?
a building where a community of monks lives, worships and works together
What is a monastary?
a system of buying now and paying later based on person's honesty and ability to pay
What is Credit?
Who painted "The Last Supper"?
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
Considered to be on the most important inventions of all time and a key factor in the development of modern society
What is the printing press?
They celebrated the beauty and potential of human achievements
Who were the Humanists?
Machiavelli claimed one needed favor of his fellow citizens to obtain this position
What is a Prince?
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
Who is the Pope?
a person who gives money or other support to someone, such as an artist
Who is a Patron?
His painting of biblical events on the ceiling of the Sistine chapel is considered one of the greatest works of art in Western civilization
Who is Michelangelo?
Machiavelli's book that helped shape how people think about politics in the modern world
What is The Prince?
The range of N. Europe's renaissance
What is 1450-1650CE?
Was influenced by the printing press
What is the Protestant Reformation?
a school where advanced learning is taught
What is a University?
not religious or faith based
What is Secular?
What Renaissance means
What is rebirth and rediscovery?
A group of skilled workers called artisans who shared a trade
What is a Guild?
Nine of them, randomly chosen, ran the government of Florence for two months at a time
Who were the Priors?
A very famous sculpture created by Michelangelo
What is "David"?
the study of religious faith, practice, and experience
What is Theology?
an art technique used to make something that is flat appear to have depth in addition to height and width
What is Perspective?
Linear perspective creates this illusion
What is depth?
Built as a private chapel for the pope
What is the Sistine Chapel?
This family's patronage helped make the Renaissance one of the most creative periods in history
Who are the Medici's?
Its invention spread knowledge and ideas faster than ever before
What is the printing press