Renaissance People
Author of “The Prince”, provided advice to local nobles about how they should rule their country, coined the phrase “The end justify the means”
Niccolò Machiavelli
Who was the last Incan Emperor, slain by Francisco Pizarro?
Atahualpa
What two cities were known for their role in the flourishing of the renaissance in their particular region. (Hint: One is in Italy, the other in Northern Europe).
Florence and Flanders
Explain why we use the term 'Renaissance' to explain this time in history?
A true “Renaissance man”; known for the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper
Leonardo Da Vinci
What is Quipu?
Incan system of counting
What is perspective as it relates to art?
A way of painting that uses a "vanishing point" to portray a three dimensional image.
A person or group of people with no permanent settlement. They travel in groups following herds of animals for food and resources.
Who created the Printing Press?
Johann Gutenburg
What were 2 reasons why the Native Americans did not have plagues and diseases like the Europeans did?
-Lack of domesticable animals on the continent
-Europe had deeply interconnected cities that were filthy and dirty
Why was wealth so important to the Renaissance, both in Italy and in Northern Europe?
Wealth allowed a few things: Better access to education, rich nobles who could sponsor non-essential things like artwork, and wealth (and trade networks) to buy ancient texts and art from the Muslim Arabs.
What role did the Black Plague play in shaping European society into the Renaissance?
It did a few things: Disrupted the balance of power so peasants had better economic opportunities and political freedoms, weakened the repressive and dominant Catholic Church, and changed peoples perspectives on the traditions and culture of the middle ages.
Known for depicting the human body realistically; works include the Sistine Chapel and David
Michelangelo
What was the method of agriculture for the Mayans, that potentially led to their downfall?
Slash and Burn Agriculture
What is Humanism?
Philosophy with a focus on universal human dignity and individual freedom.
What is polytheism and what is special about the Aztec's version of this?
Belief in many gods; the Aztecs used human and blood sacrifices regularly to appease the gods.
What Renaissance figure is known for his use of perspective; often using the Madonna and child as a subject? Famous works include the “School of Athens”.
Raphael
What is the primary language of the Aztecs that is still spoken by over a million people today in Mexico?
Nahuatl
How did "Realism" change the way art was produced in the Renaissance compared to the Middle Ages?
It made paintings much more detailed and realistic, which differed from the medieval paintings that were often flat and uninteresting.
What is notable about the Caral-Supe people?
They were the first known civilization in the Americas located in Modern-Day Peru. They had sustained agriculture, government, and architecture.