Vocab
Renaissance means
Rebirth
DAILY DOUBLE: This banking and merchant family sponsored Renaissance art and buildings in their name
Medici
This historical event caused the death of up to 2/3 of Europe's population, contributing to loss of faith
Black Death/Bubonic Plague
The Italian Renaissance began in this city
Florence
It's Wednesday, you know what that means..
It's Wednesday
Early Out
Wear Pink
Intellectual movement inspired by revival of Greek and Roman classical works, focused on the individual, education, and art
Humanism
This artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel while lying on his back
Michelangelo
The revival of classical works from these people inspired the Humanist movement
Greeks and Romans
English playwright of the Renaissance, Queen Elizabeth I was a big fan
Shakespeare
DAILY DOUBLE: Name one of Mr. Nydle's favorite movies
Mean Girls
Donnie Darko
Inglorious Basterds
DAILY DOUBLE: Term for the movement away from religion and more towards a study of the natural world
Secular
Artist who painted The Last Supper
Leonardo Da Vinci
DAILY DOUBLE: This invention increased access to texts, boosting literacy rates and spreading ideas throughout Europe
Printing Press
“If a Prince wants to maintain his rule, he must learn how not to be virtuous, and to make use of this or not according to his need.”
The passage above best reflects the argument of
Machiavelli
This person rescued over ten people from the higher floors of the South Tower during the 9/11 attacks in NYC
Man with the red bandana
Term for applying humanism to governance and politics
Civic Humanism
DAILY DOUBLE:
Inventor of the European Printing Press
Johannes Gutenberg
True or False: Renaissance Humanism inspired people to question the teachings of the Catholic Church
True
Painted The School of Athens
Rafael
The term to "purchase" or "order" a work of art
Commission
One of the holiest sites in Christianity, namely Catholicism. It's near Rome
Vatican (St. Peter's Basilica and Sistine Chapel)
Describe TWO characteristics of Renaissance art
Depth (3D)
Bright colors
Natural light
Religious focus
Classical focus
Symmetrical
Identify the time frame when the Renaissance began
1350 CE
DAILY DOUBLE:
The "father" of Humanism
Petrarch
DAILY DOUBLE:
Wrote "In the praise of folly" which criticized the rich elites and the Catholic Church
Erasmus