Causes/effects of the Renaissance
Led to the deaths of about a third of European population.
Black Death
What does renaissance mean?
rebirth
who was a wealthy family of bankers from Florence who patronized artists and humanists?
Medici family
What were the wealthy that sponsored art and literature called?
Patrons
What happened in 476 AD?
fall of Roman Empire
Brought new ideas from the east to Europeans.
Crusades or Silk Road
What City is considered the Epicenter of the Italian Renaissance?
Florence
Who wrote The Prince?
Machiavelli
This person was known as the Father of Humanism
Petrarch
Which ancient civilization(s) did many Renaissance thinkers and artists take inspiration from?
Greeks and Romans
Increased patronage of the arts: Cause or effect of the Renaissance
cause
When was the Renaissance?
1350-1550
Who sculpted the statue of David?
Michelangelo
This medieval type of study emphasized logic and the use of reason to better understand Christianity.
Scholasticism
made books cheaper and more available
Printing press
What important organization in the Middle Ages was criticized and lost influence during the Black Death ?
Catholic Church
How did the printing press influence the Renaissance?
It helped spread the ideas of the Humanists.
What famous scientist was supported by the Medici family?
Galileo
An artistic technique that creates the appearance of three dimensions on a flat surface
linear perspective
Place these events in chronological order
Renaissance
Black Death
Fall of Rome
Fall of Rome
Black Death
Renaissance
What trades made Florence wealthy?
Wool and banking
These scholars spend their lives studying the ideas of Classical Greece and Rome.
Humanism
Advised a prince to love God and take care of the poor
Louis IX
What is writing a book in the country's native language called?
Vernacular
What is atmospheric perspective?
Objects in the distance are bluer and less clear.