Early Renaissance
A time period that began around 1350 that is considered a rebirth of classical knowledge and a cultural awakening in Europe.
What is the Renaissance?
This group of people sponsored artist and commissioned works.
Who are Patrons?
He is considered to be the ultimate renaissance man. He painted the Mona Lisa and designed the Whirly Gig.
Who is Leonardo Da Vinci?
A system of beliefs that is based on the idea that people are basically good and that problems can be solved using reason instead of religion
What is Humanism?
He wrote The Prince, and claimed it was far safer for a ruler to be feared rather then loved, so long as they avoided hatred.
Who is Niccolo Machiavelli?
The Renaissance was able to happen because this term flourished between the city states, and many other nations that surrounded them.
What is Trade?
Or Diplomacy.
This family were well known bankers and were powerful patrons.
Who are the Medici's?
A new creation in Renaissance art that allowed people to see art work more clearly due to proper painting of background imagery.
Relating to ancient Greek or Latin literature, art, or culture.
What is Classical?
Artisans were controlled by secular groups called this term, that protected artisans and ensured quality goods.
What are Guilds?
The many city state ports, like Genoa, Pisa, and Venice led merchants and traders to receive this in large amounts.
What is Currency?
Humanism placed an emphasis on this.
What is the Individual?
Or Human Talents/Arts.
This gentleman painted the Sistine Chapel and sculpted the David.
Who is Michelangelo?
In, relating to, or characteristic of a town or city.
What is Urban?
Johannes Gutenberg created this revolutionary invention, causing a surge in the spread of information.
What is the printing press?
The Renaissance began in this area.
What is Italy?
This word means a focus on things of the world instead of religion.
What is Secularism?
This was a key difference between Italian and Northern Renaissance art.
What was the use of oil paints and symbolism.
A city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.
What is a City State?
This religious body was deeply tied to governance before many Renaissance thinkers started to question its authority to rule on earthly matters.
What was the Roman Catholic Church?
This town was a center for banking?
What is Florence?
Money and New Ideas led to this.
What are advancements in art, literature, and philosophy?
These are at least 4 out of the 5 things that make Renaissance Art clearly distinguishable from Medieval Art.
Perspective, proper anatomy, life, color, and action.
(At least 4 needed to be right)
The profession, activity, or skill of managing international relations, typically by a country's representatives abroad.
What is Diplomacy?
This prominent writer and playwright of the English Renaissance helped to open the Globe Theater in London, and wrote over 350 poems and sonnets in his life.
Who was William Shakespeare, the master of barbed insults and the O.G. Rapper.