Renaissance vocabulary
city-states
independent cities that govern themselves
Michelangelo
Italian Renaissance artist, painted the Sistine Chapel.
Mona Lisa
da Vinci painting showing a beautiful woman with an enigmatic smile
Medici family
powerful banking family who ruled Florence
Renaissance
a rebirth of the classical age in the 15th and 16th centuries
classical age
the period in history of the ancient Greeks and Romans
Pazzi family
Family who wanted to regain control of Florence by killing the Medici.
the artistic style of the Middle Ages
Gothic
who are humanists?
those who were passionately interested in the ancient world and believed humans had great potential for growth
Protestant
any of the Christian church denominations that formed after separating from the Roman Catholic church
feudal system
society based on the common person’s need for protection
Gian Galeazzo Visconti
The Duke of Milan, wanted to conquer the independent Italian city-states.
Last Supper
da Vinci painting showing Jesus and his disciples
What does usury mean?
lending money with interest; considered a sin by the church
This invention changed the education in the Renaissance and influenced Reformation
The printing press
Bubonic Plague
a disease called the Black Death and carried by fleas on rats
Brunelleschi
architect from Florence who was able to build the first dome since ancient times
The Creation of Man
A painting by Michelangelo on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
what does patronage mean?
spending money for the public good on art and architecture
linear perspective
a way to create the illusion of a three-dimensional image drawn on a flat surface
Reformation
a rejection of some Roman Catholic practices that led to the forming of Protestant
churches
Martin Luther
A German priest who started the reformation by posting 95 theses on the door of the Wittenburg Church.
A Renaissance statue of David after defeating the Goliath.
Donatello’s David
The four representatives of the wealthiest families make up the ruling council of Florence called...
Signory
The humanist education
Humanists education included education of the mind and the body. Students studied history, literature, grammar, rhetoric, logic, music, arithmetic, geometry, and natural science, swimming, dancing, riding, and fencing.