Renaissance 1
Comes from the French word "rebirth"
What is Renaissance?
The years we typically claim as the Renaissance
What is 14th to 16th centuries?
This family was active in politics in Florence in the 1400s and controlled the city for most of the next 300 years
Who are the Medici Family
He created the Viitruvian Man.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
Centered on the appreciation of human life and existence
What is humanism?
The belief that the sun is the centre of the universe
What is heliocentric?
Developed in the 1450s that made books and new ideas available to more people
What is the printing press?
He was credited in printing the first book (a copy of the Bible)
Johann Gutenberg
Michelangelo's giant statue
What is David?
A person who not only was educated in the humanities but also could talk with wit and charm, create paintings and sculpture, perform music, write poetry and essays, and be fluent in several languages
What is a true Renaissance person?
The ceiling of this building is 60 feet high and painted with many frescoes
What is the Sistine Chapel?
Academic disciplines that study aspects of human culture like literature, art, philosophy, and science.
What are Humanities?
The Father of Astronomy
Who is Galileo Galilei?
Wrote superb plays such as Hamlet
Who is William Shakespeare?
The city where the Renaissance began.
What is Florence?
The dominant social system in medieval Europe with Kings at the top and peasants at the bottom of the social class.
What is Feudalism?
He painted the Mona Lisa
Who is Leonardo da Vinci
The belief that the earth is the centre of the universe
What is geo-centric?
It was founded in Florence sponsored by Cosimo de’ Medici and became the centre of studies in Greek philosophy. (Named after a Greek philosopher)
What is the Platonic Academy
Characteristic of Greek or Roman art or culture.
What is Classical?