Renaissance
This was a period in European civilization immediately following the Middle Ages
Renaissance
The Renaissance began in Italy in the _______ (years) and spread later to the rest of Europe.
mid-1300s
In the 1400’s, this family of Florence organized a banking system.
The Medicis
The Renaissance attained its most glorious expression in its ______________, sculpture and architecture.
painting
They believed that education should stimulate the individual’s creative powers.
Humanist
The Renaissance marked the transition from medieval (dark ages) to the __________.
modern world
Italy was the center of this ancient civilization, and that is why it was only natural for the Renaissance to start there.
Roman
Like ancient Athens, this city-state produced a dazzling number of gifted poets, artists, architects, scholars and scientists.
Florence
Popes and princes, along with _____________ , supported the work of hundreds of artists.
successful merchants
Humanism was initiated by ______ men of letters rather than by the scholar-clerics who had dominated medieval intellectual life and had developed the Scholastic philosophy.
secular
It is the meaning of the word Renaissance in French
rebirth
Architectural remains, antique statues, coins and inscriptions were all daily reminders of the glory of _______________________.
ancient Rome
Florence, more than any other city, came to symbolize the _________________
Italian Renaissance
Like the artists of the Middle Ages, Renaissance artists portrayed religious figures like _________.
Mary and Jesus
Humanism began and achieved fruition first in _______ (place).
Italy
During the Renaissance, there was a new emphasis on _________________.
individual achievement
In the north of Italy, city-states like Florence, Milan, Venice and Genoa grew into prosperous centers of ________ and _______________
trade and manufacturing.
This Medici gained control of the Florentine government in 1434, and the family continued as uncrowned rulers of the city for many years.
Cosimo de Medici
Artists studied ancient ______ and ______ works and revived many classical forms
Greek and Roman
Humanism emphasized the ______ of humankind
dignity
The Renaissance ideal was a person with talents and skills in _______________ .
many fields
Wealthy merchants stressed individual achievement and spent lavishly to support the ____________.
arts
The Medici family had ______, lots of ________, which translated into cultural and political power.
Money, lots of money
He created a life-size statue of a soldier on a horse. It was the first such sculpture done since ancient times.
Donatello
Humanism looked forward to a rebirth (renaissance) of a lost human spirit and _______.
wisdom