Great People
This scientist did not invent the telescope, but improved it to show that the Sun does not actually revolve around the Earth. His discoveries bought him a one way ticket to house arrest.
Who is Galileo?
These small regions in Italy, like Florence and Venice, each had their own army and government.
What are city-states?
This word means "rebirth" in French, and describes a period of creativity and changing worldviews.
What is The Renaissance?
Compared to medieval art, Renaissance art focused more on this kind of expression.
A) Flat halos and gold backgrounds
B) Natural human emotions and faces
C) Cartoonish styles
D) Scenes only about animals
What is B) Natural human emotions and faces.
This artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel while lying on his back!
Who is Michelangelo?
Italy is surrounded by water on 3 sides, making it one of these.
What is a peninsula?
These people made money buying and selling goods, and some became very wealthy in Renaissance Italy.
What are merchants?
The Renaissance marks a time when people began focusing on the world around them instead of religion: a shift towards this way of thinking.
What is humanism?
This guy was not a politician, but wrote THE book on politics of the time, called "The Prince."
Who is Machiavelli?
Due to Florence's great location and many trade routes, Florence became one of the _______ cities in the entire world.
What is richest?
This drawing style was developed by Renaissance artists to make their work appear more lifelike. Our class practiced this when we went outside.
What is perspective drawing?
During the Renaissance, people started believing they didn't need the Church to understand the world - instead, they could use this.
What is reason (or logic)?
This artist was a painter, inventor, poet, writer, sculptor, and all-around genius.
Who is Leonardo Da Vinci?
Instead of training and fighting with its own army, Florence used these hired soldiers to fight wars for them.
What are mercenaries?
A person kicked out of the Church would receive this punishment.
What is excommunication?
The Renaissance was a revolution of, and for, the rich. During The Renaissance, commoners were mostly doing this.
What is dying of the Black Plague?
Filippo Brunelleschi (Big Phillip) was considered an important person during the Renaissance because he designed this famous structure.
What is the Florence Cathedral Dome?
This type of person supported artists by paying them to create beautiful works
What is a patron?
This unfair payment was kind of like a bribe, promising to reduce your sins and make you more likely to get into heaven.
What is an indulgence?
People's worldviews started shifting as they got access to more information. This invention allowed information to be copied and travel across Europe.
What is the Printing Press?