Renaissance is Born
The States of Italy
Renaissance Humanism
Italy's Renaissance Artists
Northern Renaissance
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Birthplace of the Renaissance
Italy
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Why did Italy remain an independent state?
They didn't want emperors and kings to rule them, also the Catholic Church did not want a united Italy.
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What was humanism?
A new way of understanding the world which was based off of Greek and Roman ideas.
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Who funded most of the works of art in Rome?
The Pope
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What does Northern Renaissance refer to?
It refers to the cultural changes in what today is known as Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Germany.
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What did people start to value outside of their religion?
Started to value human efforts and began to see that individual people could make a difference.
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What was the center of trade?
The Italian peninsula
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What did Italians start to value?
They started to value ancient buildings and statues all around them.
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What was the difference between Medieval art and Renaissance art?
Medieval art was sometimes very dark and flat while Renaissance art brought color creativity and action.
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What did artists use instead of water-based paints?
They used oils
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What type of ancient writings did the European scholars start to study?
Greek and Roman writings
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What conflict occurred that brought Italian merchants in contact with Arab merchants?
The Crusades occurred and brought them together
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What language did the educated Europeans write in?
They wrote in classical Latin that was used in Rome. However they also started using vernacular.
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What was the most important technique that artists learned?
Perspective
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Who's work blended Italian Renaissance methods and medieval German traditions?
Albrecht Durer
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Due to the large city population, what resulted from this?
More discussion among the people, strong economies developed, it also meant more money for new kinds of art.
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Who was Marco Polo?
Marco Polo was a merchant who traveled all around China, and later on wrote a book that inspired other people to go buy the goods he bought.
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Who wrote popular vernacular literature?
Geoffrey Chaucer
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Who were the three most famous artists in Renaissance time?
Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael
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When did the Renaissance reach its highest?
It reached its highest in England during the rule of Elizabeth I in the late 1500's
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What people mainly produced great works of art and literature?
Italy's scholars and artists
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What did the city of Florence attract?
It attracted many artists, sculptors, writers, and architects.
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What helped spread ideas throughout Europe?
Gutenberg's printing press
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Did men and women have equal importance in Renaissance art?
Renaissance women had fewer roles than men
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What were William Shakespeare's plays commonly written about?
Loyalty, family, friendship, or justice
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