Arts and Culture
Who is the famous artist who sculpted "David"?
Donatello
Copernicus
What is Humanism?
A Renaissance cultural movement which turned away from Medieval scholasticism and revived interest in ancient Greek and Roman thought, where humans were capable of changing their lot in life and achieving their goals.
What is Usury?
the illegal action or practice of lending money at unreasonably high rates of interest.
You and someone else (from a different team) will draw a picture of the Mona Lisa with your eyes closed. We will vote on whose was the best.
Answers will vary.
The Mona Lisa was painted by this famous artist.
Leonardo DaVinci
Who invented the Scientific Method?
Leonardo DaVinci
Who is Machiavelli?
He is a civil servant who wrote "The Prince" in which he discusses power for power's sake, and how the leaders of countries can remain powerful, often at the expense of others who are more "moral" than they are.
Why did taking out loans become okay over time? (The Church once banned it.)
The Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther and other Reformation leaders believed that usury was inevitable and should be permitted by civil law. They separated civil law from Christian ethics, arguing that the world was too corrupt to be guided by Christianity.
Skit time:
You are Lorenzo de Medici. Choose someone to be Michelangelo. Act out a likely interaction between these two.
Probably Medici askes Michelangelo to paint or sculpt something, and he offers to pay him for it and put him up at his home. Maybe also asking him to come to a fancy de Medici party.
Who were the four "ninja turtles" of the Renaissance?
Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, Raphael
What was the Scientific Revolution?
Until the Renaissance, scholars based their thinking on the Bible. After the Renaissance, scientists started basing their thinking on observations of the natural world.
Who is Petrarch?
The father of Humanism. A scholar, writer, philosopher, and poet.
Why was Italy an ideal place, economically speaking?
It was near the water, so lots of trading could happen (between places that had different goods to sell)
What does the next line mean?
Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?
Romeo, Romeo, why are you Romeo?
(That is, why is your name Romeo? Why are you a Montague? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet..._)
Who painted the Sistine Chapel and why is that painting important?
Michelangelo
Because it was painted upside down and on scaffolding and he really had to learn about perspective.
Who was Galileo Galilei?
He developed and built a telescope that magnified objects 30 times. This technology allowed him to see things no one else had seen before. He saw, for example, that the moon was solid and its surface was pitted and scarred.
Is Leonardo DaVinci a Humanist? Why or why not?
Leonardo is widely regarded to have been a genius who epitomised the Renaissance humanist ideal, and his collective works comprise a contribution to later generations of artists matched only by that of his younger contemporary Michelangelo
Why did the Church ban Usury?
The Church believed that charging interest on a loan was a sin against commutative justice, which governs interactions between people. It was also seen as immoral and unjust to charge a fee for something that was intended to be an intermediary for exchanging goods
The Renaissance was known for these three key words.
Truth
Beauty
Wisdom
What is art patronage?
It's when someone sponsors an artist and pays them for their work.
What is Ptolemy's theory of the universe (pre-Copernicus)?
He thought the Earth was at the center of the universe.
Is Michelangelo a Humanist and why?
Yes, Michelangelo was a humanist. His work, including his sculpture David, the painting of Adam in the Sistine Chapel, and his poetry, all reflect his humanistic beliefs.
How did commerce contribute to the prosperity of the City States?
Merchants made money by purchasing good in one place and then selling them for a higher price in another place. They also bought raw materials and made them into products to sell. For example, they'd buy wool and then turn it into cloth and sell that
What does the word "Renaissance" mean in French?
REBIRTH