Cities
the city where "The renaissance began"
What is Florence?
religious buildings were often these
what are public works?
these figures ruled over Rome during the renaissance
What is the Pope?
used a lot in rome then incorperated into buildings during the renaissance times
what are archs?
during the renaisance times in these people were at the bottom of the social ladder and worked the hard jobs
what are peasants?
The capital of Italy
What is Rome?
A Giant amphitheater located in Rome
What is The Colosseum?
during the renaissance, these people were at the top of the social ladder
what are nobles?
this cities access to port helped lead to the growth of the Italian city-states leding to the rapid growth of the renaissance style thinking
what is Venice?
his sculpture is on display in Burges and he has worked on the sistene chapel
who is Michelangelo?
During renaissance times Florance was ruled over by this group of people
what is the Signoria of Florence?
these structures are used in the Colleseum
what is an arch?
this class of people worked as carpenters or smiths, they also sold items that they made
what are tradesmen?
during the renaissance era these are what large cities were called
what are city-states?
during the renaissance this cathedral had the biggest dome
what is the Florance cathedral/ Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore/Duomo di Firenze?
a system of government where the most wealthy people rue in a closly knit circle
what is an oligarchy?
construction of this Florence building started on September 9th, 1296 and was opened on March 25th, 1436
what is the Florence Cathedral?
sold things that they did not make
what are merchants?
the city that produced Jan van Eyck and has a michelangelo sculpture is on display in the city
what is Burges?
the mosaic in this Basilica took over 8 centuries to complete and covers about 1.5 football fields (85,000 square feet)
what is the St. Marks Basilica?
the title of leader of Venice and the leader of a constitutional monarchy
what is the Doge?
the type of arcitecture most commonly used in Venice feutured closely spaced colums and coloured patterning to plain wall surface
what is Venetian Gothic?
in places with an oligarchy ruled by who was the richest, and that would be these people
what are nobles?