Famous People
What was one reason that the Renaissance began in Italy?
Increased trade/wealth, support from the Medici family, money made off the Crusades, the political division of city states, etc.
This item was invented in Germany in 1440 and helped increase the spread of ideas around Europe.
The printing press
How did the Crusades help the Renaissance start?
They led to the development of new trade routes.
This was the primary economic system in Europe during the Middle Ages.
Feudalism/Manorialism
This artist was very famous for his paintings of the Madonna, and the School of Athens
Raphael
A philosophy which puts emphasis on human beings.
Humanism
This artist was known for the Mona Lisa, but also his love for inventions.
Leonardo da Vinci
Name one characteristic of art during the Middle Ages.
Religious themes, stylized/unrealistic people, dark moods, unnatural movement, etc.
This is the economic system which will replace feudalism/manorialism in Europe after the Commercial Revolution.
Mercantilism
This artist painted the Creation of Adam in the Sistine Chapel.
Michelangelo
This word is the opposite of spiritual and involves looking through a worldly lens.
Secular
This Italian city-state is where the Medici family invented new banking practices, such as double-entry bookkeeping.
Florence
Most children died between the ages of 0-5.
What was the Commercial Revolution?
The slow transformation of the European economy from being barter and agriculture-based to money and trade-based.
This author wrote the book The Prince.
Niccolo Machiavelli
What was the Renaissance a "rebirth" of?
Classical (Greek/Roman) Culture
The lady in this painting has a mysterious smile. What's the name of the painting?
The Mona Lisa
What four groups make up the social class pyramid of Feudalism/Manorialism?
King, Nobles, Knights, Serfs
The Crusades, the Black Death, the Medici Family/growing wealth in Italy, the Age of Exploration, Urbanization, Peasant Revolts, etc.
What was Machiavelli's ideal ruler like??
He was feared but not hated. He was respected but not loved. He did what he needed to do to maintain power. He felt the ends justified the means. He was realistic and ruthless but not out-of-control.
Italy was politically fragmented into these (ex: Florence, Milan, Naples, etc.)
City-states
Name one characteristic of Renaissance Art.
Humanism, realism, both religious and secular themes, natural movement, anatomical correctness
Rats
When were the primary years of the Commercial Revolution?
1400-1700