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vocabulary
Beginnings
People
Artists
Other people
100
The meaning of the word Renaissance
Rebirth
100
In what country did the Renaissance begin?
Italy
100
The family who became powerful bankers and won support of the government
Medici
100
Who sculpted David?
Michelangelo
100
Some have called him the father of the Renaissance
Petrarch
200
The meaning of the word secular
worldly, rather than religious
200
In what city did the Renaissance flourish?
Florence
200
Known as"theMagnificent"--he became a patron of the arts
Lorenzo de Medici
200
Who painted The School of Athens?
Raphael
200
Wrote the Decameron, tragic and comic view of life during this time
Boccaccio
300
What is perspective?
showing three dimensions on flat surface
300
How did the plague jump start the Renaissance?
Fewer Laborers, survivors could demand higher wages. With few opportunities to expand businesses,merchants began to get interested in art
300
The man who began the idea of the Humanism
Petrarch
300
Who painted The Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci
300
Pointed out that governmental people should be honest, but they can lie and be crafty
Machiavelli
400
Meaning of vernacular
native language, rather than Latin
400
How did the city-states jump start theRenaissance?
Most of Northern Italy was urban--had city-states which were places where people exchanged ideas--breeding ground for intellectual revolution
400
A man who excelled in many fields during the Renaissance was known as
Renaissance man
400
Who sculpted the first sculpture of a free-standing nude?
Donatello
400
As a woman, exercised power in politics and fresher husband from captives
Isabella d'Este
500
What is humanism?
movement that focused on human potential instead of focusing only on Christian teachings
500
How did the Great Schism help jump start the Renaissance?
questioning of the Church, expressing spirit of man
500
Wrote The Prince, a guidebook for politicians
Machiavelli
500
Who was the first Italian woman artist who became famous?
Sofonisba Anguissola
500
Wrote a book called TheCourtier that taught how to become a Renaissance Man
Castiglione