What is the Renaissance?
What French word means “rebirth”?
Renaissance
What economic activity helped spread new ideas into Europe?
Trade
Fiefs
What period of art history did the Renaissance borrow ideas from?
What two things did humanists believe that all humans have?
Importance and dignity
In what country did the Renaissance begin?
Italy
What major trade route connected Europe and Asia?
What city-state is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance?
Florence
Which time period focused mostly on religious art?
Medieval
Who is called the father of Renaissance humanism?
Petrarch
During what century did the Renaissance begin?
1300s (14th century)
What type of economy replaced barter during the Renaissance?
Currency-based economy
What city was known for its navy and trade in spices and silk?
Venice
Classical art attempted to show people as lifelike, but were often _____________?
Idealized or more perfect than real life
What topics were the most important to study? Why?
The humanities, they focused on humans
Which two ancient civilizations inspired the Renaissance?
Greece & Rome
What city-states became major trade centers in Italy?
Venice & Genoa
Which family became powerful politicians and patrons because of their control over Florentine banking?
The Medici Family
What is one key difference between Renaissance art and art from the Classic or Medieval periods?
Realistic movement or showed emotion.
According to humanism, what matters more than family background or birth?
Individual achievement
How were Europeans exposed to new ideas in the Middle East that inspired the Renaissance?
The Crusades
What wealthy group financed art, buildings, and learning?
Patrons
What political feature made Italian city-states independent?
They made their own laws, collected their own taxes, and conducted their own trade.
Renaissance artists were able to create depth in their art by using what new technique?
Perspective
Humanist ideas directly challenged what teachings?
The teachings of the Roman Catholic Church