Origins / Viewing the World
someone who gives money or other support to a person or group
What is patron?
A view that religion need not be the center of the human affairs
What is secularism?
an imaginary, ideal place
What is utopia?
the idea that the sun is at the center of the solar system
What is heliocentric theory?
means "rebirth"
What is another meaning of Renaissance?
A cultural movement of the Renaissance based on the study of classical works
What is humanism?
a kind of writing that uses ridicule or sarcasm to criticize vice or folly
What is satire?
a belief that goes against Church teachings
What is heresy?
The belief that the individual was more important than the larger community
What is individualism?
the everyday spoken language of the people
What is vernacular?
to remove material from published works or to prevent its publication
What is censor?
a method of suing observation, experiments, and careful reasoning to gain new knowledge
What is the scientific method?
related to commerce or trade
What is mercantile?
A type of art where clothing has realistic folds and gathers, works appear three-dimensional, and human subjects show emotion
What is Renaissance art?
an art form in which the artist etches a design on a metal plate with a needle and acid
What is engraving?
the belief that knowledge is gained by thinking things through using reason
What is rationalism?
A great cultural revival that swept through Europe from the 1300's through the 1500's
What is the Renaissance?
took inspiration from classical ideas and added harmony, proportion, and a new realism when using pigments from ground berries, insects, or semiprecious stones.
What is Renaissance art?
He stated the sun, not the Earth, was the center of the solar system
Who is Galileo?
the process of looking at specific facts and making a rule or general principle based on those facts
What is inductive reasoning?