Renaissance Art
Renaissance Context
Ren Power/Politics
Renaissance Key Terms
Renaissance Facts
100

Renaissance art heavily featured the human nude as a physical analogy for what key renaissance belief?

Humanism

100

Which Pope was kind-napped by King Phillip IV in 1303 begging the Avignon Papacy?

Pope Boniface III

100

This medieval political structure is characterized by a social/economic pyramid in which wealth and service flow up to the King in exchange for land.

What is Feudalism

100

The belief that all humans had potential, and that maximizing their potential through things like learning and training were important

Humanism

100

This city in Italy was the first city to experience the Renaissance because of its strategic trading location and local wealth.

Florence

200

Which Renaissance poet is considered the Father of Humanism due to his championing of the reintroduction of Classic Greek and Roman literature?

Petrarch
200

Which wealthy family came to dominate Florence and spent much of their fortune on art and artisans?

The Medicis

200

Why did medieval monarchs tire of Feudalism even though the system placed them at the top of the pyramid?

What is they resented sharing any power with the nobility?

200

An extension of humanism, this term meant that creators took credit for their work and began to celebrate their own achievements as a way to demonstrate how far they had taken their potential. 

Individualism

200

This series of medieval wars in the Middle East gave Europeans a taste for Asian goods, the trade of which provided wealth to start the Renaissance

The Crusades

300

This term indicates the use of 3D shapes, lines, and lighting to create depth and the illusion of three dimensions?

Geometric Perspective

300

Idolization and respect of which ancient civilizations were crucial to the renaissance?

Greece and Rome

300

What did medieval monarchs begin to do to end feudalism and their dependence on nobles?

Create Professional Militaries

300

This term means the practice of relationship building between countries that was developed in the 1400s.

Diplomacy

300

What are the 5 major states in Italy during the Renaissance?

Florence, Milan, Papal States, Venetian Republic, Kingdom of Naples

400

Not just nice to look at! This art style allowed Renaissance scientists to record their discoveries with accuracy and detail!

Realism

400

What large empire in modern day Turkey expanded into the eastern Mediterranean at this time and increased European access to eastern goods?

The Ottoman Empire

400

What historically powerful institution began to see its power over monarchs decline due to internal disputes, exterior pressures, corruption, poor leadership, and a lack of commitment to their principals?

The Catholic Church

400

Although Europeans were still very religious in the 1400s, this term meant that religious influences in art, politics, and social interactions were minimized. 

Secularism

400

These types of governments like the one in Venice, which vest all power in the wealthy, were common in Italian city-states during the Renaissance.

Oligarchies

500

What critical invention allowed Renaissance art and literature to be distributed out of Italy to influence the Northern Renaissance?

The Printing Press

500

What technological advances not only helped New world explorers but also Mediterranian traders?

Lateen sails, Stern post rudder, Compass. Astrolabe, Cartograpy

500

in addition to military control, complete authority over this typical government function was a clear indicator that a monarch had become a "New Monarch."

Tax collection
500

This term meant that a person influenced by humanism had developed many aspects of their potential in many disciplines.

Virtu

500

Fill in the blanks: Florentine merchants became so wealthy that they were able to explore new hobbies and money making ventures, such as investing in art (aka _____), and making financial investments and opening accounts for other wealthy people (aka _____)

Patronage, Banking