Renaissance
How did trade help start the Renaissance?
Created a wealthy class that could be patrons of art
How did the invention of the printing press effect the Renaissance and Reformation?
Made written materials easy to spread and reproduce
What does it mean to be a "Renaissance Man"?
To be talented in many fields such as sculpture, painting, writing, architecture, anatomy, music, etc.
What person kickstarted the Protestant Reformation?
Martin Luther, German Monk
What was 'simony'?
Buying a church post, like cardinal, bishop, and even Pope
What two ancient cultures inspired the Renaissance?
Ancient Rome and Greece
What did Machiavelli believe about rulers?
That it is better to be feared than loved, if you can't have both
Name two famous works buy Leonardo DaVinci
Mona Lisa, Last Supper, Vitruvian Man
What were 'indulgences'?
A document a sinner could buy for salvation
What was the Protestant Reformation?
The protest to reform the Roman Catholic church
What does Renaissance mean?
Rebirth or Rewakening
How did the revival of Greek and Roman ideas in the Renaissance effect the Protestant Reformers?
People began questioning everything, including the authority of the Roman Catholic church
What was Michelangelo famous for?
The statue of David, painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling, the Pieta (statue)
How did the Roman Catholic church punish Martin Luther?
They excommunicated him.
What was a main result of the Protestant Reformation?
New denominations of Christianity (Lutheran, Calvinism, Baptist, Anglican, etc)
Why did the Renaissance start in city-states of Northern Italy?
It was a trading center where wealthy patrons supported the Arts
What is Humanism?
Glorification of people and human reason
What is 'perspective' in Art?
To show depth by making objects in front larger and objects in back smaller
What were the 95 Thesis?
Martin Luther's list of complaints against the Roman Catholic church he nailed to the church door at Wittenburg
What corruptions were taking place in the Roman Catholic church that angered the Protestants?
Lecherous popes and clergy, selling indulgences, simony, hypocrisy, extreme wealth
What does 'secular' mean?
Non-religious ideas and beliefs
How did humanism effect religious art?
Artists used ancient Greek and Roman realism to portray biblical subject matter
What is Brunelleschi most famous for?
Designing and building the Dome on the Cathedral of Florence
Why did the church sell indulgences?
To build St. Peter's Basilica in Rome
People could read the Bible in their own language and see for themselves what it said AND whether what the pope/church decreed was right or not