Vocabulary
Styles of Art
Trade and Commerce
Humanism
Influence of Italian City-States
100
a person who supports the arts or other activities by supplying money for them
patron
100
True or False: In paintings, classical art had little background or sense of perspective (showing people and objects bigger or smaller to make them look closer or farther away).
TRUE
100
Trade brought new _____________ as well as _____________ into Europe.
trade and goods
100
True or False Humanism believed in the worth and potential of just one class of society.
False! Humanism believed in the worth and potential of ALL individuals.
100
During the feudal times, the Roman Catholic Church encouraged people to think more about what?
life after death
200
an independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory
city-state
200
Purpose of medieval art was to ___________ ____________ to people who could not read or write.
teach religion
200
What strengthened the contacts between western Europe, Byzantine, and Muslim cultures?
The Crusades
200
What subjects did humanists study that focused on human life and culture? Name at least 2
grammar, rhetoric, poetry, history, and ethics
200
The city-states' wealth encouraged a boom in _______ and ________________.
art and learning
300
a form of government in which people elect representives to rule in their name
republic
300
The purpose of Renaissance art was to show the importance of _______________ and ____________, not just religion.
people and nature
300
What were just a few luxury goods mentioned that moved along the trade routes linking Europe to Africa and Asia?
silk and spices
300
Humanists' ideas sometimes brought them into conflict with the _________________ _____________.
Catholic Church
300
What was the name of the famous family in Florence that ruled their own city-state for a long time
the Medici family
400
the appearance of distance or depth on a flat surface, as in a painting
perspective
400
Describe at least 2 characteristics of Renaissance art.
religious, non-religious scene, reflected interest in nature, lifelike/3 dimensional, reflected anatomy, bodies look active, nude or clothed, everyday tasks, expression of thought, colors responded to light, symmetrical/balance
400
The increase in trade led to a new kind of economy. What kind of economy was created?
a money economy
400
Who were humanists most inspired by in terms of ideas and art and architect?
the Greeks and Romans
400
Where did the Renaissance begin?
northern and central Italy
500
areas of study that focus on human life and culture, such as history, literature, and eithics
humanities
500
Look at the center painting on the poster, located on the whiteboard. Who are the two individuals in the center of the painting, titled, "The School of Athens" by Raphael?
Plato and Aristotle. Two Ancient Greek philosophers.
500
What groups of people became more important to society as a result of a money economy?
craftspeople, merchants, and bankers
500
Humanists during the Renaissance are credited for not only influencing creative thinking and instilling self-worth, but for laying the foundation for modern thinking about ________________ and ____________________.
politics and government.
500
Italian city-states conducted their own trade, collected their own ___________, and made their own __________.
taxes and laws
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