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Vocabulary
Writers
Humanism
Art
Renaissance
100
The existing way of doing things
Status Quo
100
His works are still known today (Romeo and Juliet) and his works are translated into languages all around the world
William Shakespeare
100
Every human has potential and worth. This challenged the worldview of the middle ages.
Humanism
100
An artist that uses a unique technique for casting bronze statues.
Donatello
100
Girls were usually married at around what age?
Around 16 years old
200
An opinion against the beliefs of a given religion
Heresy
200
An advisor of King Henry VIII. This man died for his beliefs
Sir Thomas More
200
These 2 groups helped spread humanism
Scholars and Philosophers
200
Painted scenes from the bible in a new, individual style.
Jean Fouquet
200
Give 3 examples that made the Renaissance ideas spread slowly.
Feudalism War Religion
300
The art of persuasive speaking and writing
Rhetoric
300
Believed that great french literature should imitate the classical literature of Greece and Rome. Hint: 7
Pleiade
300
Maintain their faith AND live their life to the fullest
Humanist thought this
300
A painter that introduced the technique, the intentional blurring of lines.
Leonardo Da Vinci
300
What about war that prevented the spread of the Renaissance?
The states that were involve in the wars used their resources for military support, but not for advancing arts or science.
400
An economic system that depends on the private investment and making profit
Capitalist Society
400
He wrote about the social and political circumstances of the time, using humorous stories of pilgrims on their way to Canterbury Cathedral
Geoffrey Chaucer
400
These people became more interested of the classical writings of the Greeks and Romans
European Scholars
400
The first painter to use linear and aerial perspective.
Masaccio
400
Which family member ruled the household and makes all the important decisions for everyone in the household
The farther
500
The language and nationality of the powerful medieval principality of Flanders, now divided among Beligum,France, and the Netherlands
Flemish
500
His works are good illustrations of humanist interest in questioning all aspects of society and existence.
Francois Rabelais
500
Greek, Latin, and Hebrew
Important Languages that humanists should learn
500
A painter that was known for his fine woodcuts
Albrecht Durer
500
Who was "The Prime Minister of the poor"
Marguerite de Navarre