Vocab Vault
An economic system that depends depends on supply & demand. The main goal is to make profit.
What is capitalism
The collapse of this system allowed for more freedom to explore changes in society and allowed for new ideas
What is Feudalism
I invented the mechanical printing press
Who is Johann Gutenberg
True or False?
Feudalism was dying?
True: Capitalism was taking it's place
The language used by the Catholic Church
What is Latin
This term refers to beliefs that go against the official teachings of a religion, often causing trouble for those who believe them.
What is Heresy
How did Renaissance artists help change the worldview?
What is Renaissance painters used techniques like perspective, realism, and the focus on human emotions, which helped people see the world more realistically and value individual experience.
A thinker who believed people could be religious and still follow the ideas of humanism
Who is Petrarch
This group became very wealthy (as capitalism was introduced) from increased trade, and were able to purchase castles
The merchant/middle class
True or False: Religion continued to be the highlight in all works of art that was produced in the later Renaissance?
False: It was still used yes but was not the highlight. Artists started to incorporate the real world and the places and people around them.
Worldly/physical things that do not relate to religious or spiritual things
What is secular
True or False
War furthered the spread of ideas, knowledge, and helped advance science and the arts during the Renaissance?
FALSE
Leonardo Da Vinci was known as the Renaissance Man. What does that mean? (what is being a renaissance man?)
The quality of life was improving during the Renaissance as capitalism was coming into play
True
What were peoples’ attitudes towards life during the Renaissance?
During the Renaissance, people began to focus more on individual achievement, human potential, and enjoying life, rather than just focusing on religion and the afterlife.
The general term for language or vocabulary of the local people in a particular area
What is vernacular
Why were Renaissance ideas slow to spread in some areas?
This was one reason Renaissance ideas spread slowly in some areas, due to factors like war, and resistance from the Church.
Who is Michelangelo
NO, there was still people who ranked above others
Explain the function of marriage during the Renaissance.
During the Renaissance, marriage was often seen as a social and economic arrangement, used to form alliances, secure wealth, and maintain family status, rather than purely for love.
What is humanism?
A system of thought that centres on humans and their values, potential, and worth. Values human achievements, rather than just relying on religion.
What helped the spread of new ideas and new writings?
What is the printing press
What did Nicolaus Copernicus discover?
What is the heliocentric model
3 reason why capitalism was the new economic system of the Renaissance
What is increase in use of money, new manufacturing system, better quality of life, more opportunities, and people investing into their communities
What were the characteristics of a Renaissance family?
During the Renaissance, families were often patriarchal, with the father as the head, and marriage was seen as a way to secure alliances and wealth. Family life was centered around the home, and children were expected to learn trades or skills to support the family.