Italian Peninsula
The Renaissance was a time of rebirth & interest in art & literature in what two ancient cultures?
Rome and Greece
What city was the birthplace of the Renaissance?
Florence, Italy
What two ancient cultures did most Renaissance humanists study?
Greek and Roman
Name two paintings for which Leonardo da Vinci is famous
The Last Supper and Mona Lisa
What genre of play is Romeo and Juliet?
Tragedy
Name one reason that the Renaissance begin in Italy.
-Its location on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Its borders along southern Europe. Its independent trade cities made it a crossroads of trade. -Where there is trade, there are people. -Banking systems developed that made trade easier.
What was one of the main goals of the guild system?
To regulate trade in a city-state.
Humanist believe that people are ____________ and can solve problems through _____________.
Basically good, reason
Name at least two inventions that Leonardo da Vinci invented.
Parachute, armored car, helicopter
When wealthy people gave money and support to artists, painters, and musicians, it was known as a _________.
System of patronage
Which Medici family member was known as a "patron of the arts?"
From the Alps, in what direction would you go to reach Florence.
South/ southeast
How did humanists want people to gain knowledge?
Through using reason.
What did Leonardo da Vinci use to hide his knowledge in his secret notebooks?
Mirror script, backwards writing.
-Unrealistic painted backgrounds
-Painting often idealized
Which artistic period is described above?
Early Renaissance
How did Italy's location help to spread culture & ideas during the Renaissance?
Its location on the Mediterranean Sea.- Its borders along southern Europe.- Its independent trade cities made it a crossroads of trade.
What were two ways the Medici influenced the Renaissance?
Banking for people, Patrons of the arts, held political posts in Florence
What two areas did Thomas Aquinas bring together?
Faith & Reason
For what is William Shakespeare known?
Writing plays and poems, Romeo & Juliet.
- Realistic/ photo-like
-Painted many different subjects: individuals, everyday life
Which artistic time period is described above?
High Renaissance
True or False: Leonardo da Vinci painted The Last Supper.
True.
As the city of Florence had no port, what made its economy strong?
A banking system.
Humanists believe in making the world ____________; and that Greek & Roman cultures have lessons _________________________.
A better place/ people need to live a moral life.
What famous ceiling did Michelangelo paint?
Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Under cover of night, Leo did what? Why?
Dig up bodies. To study the human body, what it looked like, how it worked, etc. (Anatomy)