Humanism
What allowed humanists ideas to spread far across Europe?
Printing Press
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo Divinci
Why was it important to translate the bible into different vernaculars?
So that the common person could understand it.
Who came first, Galileo or Copernicus?
structure of society built around lords and serfs who live on Lord’s fiefs and receive protection in exchange for service or labor (majority of their produce).
Feudalism
Humanists focused on 2 things. What were they?
Humans and the natural world
Who financed artists?
Patrons
How were so many people informed of the corruptions within the church?
The printing press spread information in various vernaculars over a vast distance.
What is cartography?
map making
A religious movement in the sixteenth century that began as an attempt to fix the Roman Catholic Church but resulted in the founding of Protestant churches separate from it.
Reformation
Why was the translation of classical texts important for the Renaissance?
Describe the difference between art in the middle ages and the Renaissance
Middle Ages: stiff and lifeless
Renaissance: Lively and realistic
What were the biblical rules of behaviour that the priests did not follow?
Vow of celibacy, vow of poverty
what is the difference between geocentrism and heliocentrism? Which theory is correct?
Geocentrism: the sun and planets move around the earth
Heliocentrism: the earth and planets move around the sun - correct!
Not related to religious, spiritual or sacred matters
Secular
Who wrote the book Utopia which depicted an ideal world?
Thomas More
Name 3 new techniques used for Renaissance art
Perspective
Lighting and shading
Applied mathematics
Geometric and color scale
Describe the critisicms made towards the Church and who made them and how.
They church was criticized for corruption and not abiding by the biblical vows the clergy members took. Luther criticized the church in his 95 theses.
Name 2 new creations in relation to cartography
atlas and globe!
Language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region
Vernacular
How did humanists feel about god?
How did changes in art during the Renaissance lead to advances in the understanding of human anatomy?
As people began to depict more humans more accurately, they used math and science to paint more realistic portraits which drove them to discover new things about the human anatomy
What is Sola Fide?
Salvation can only be achieved through faith
How did da Vinci contribute to the advances in anatomy?
He dissected human bodies and drew their anatomies including internal organs
Dishonest or fraudulent behaviour by those in power.
Corruption