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Lesson 27

Stack of vocabulary for lesson 27 Renaissance

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humanism belief in the worth and potential of all individuals. They balanced religious faith with belief in the power of the mind. Took a fresh interest in human society and the natural world.
perspective is a visual technique used to make people and objects look closer or farther away and to give realistic depth to a scene.
classical art 500 B.C.E. to 500 C.E. balance and harmony; figures were lifelike but more perfect than life; nude or draped in togas, or robes; active and motion was believable; faces calm no emotion; scenes showed heroic or real people doing everyday tasks; paint no perspective.
medieval art 500 to about 1300 C.E. religious; important figures were larger; stiff, little movement; fully dressed but stiff; serious faces; two dimensional; bright colors
renaissance art 1300s to the early 1600s. religious and non religious; interest in nature; lifelike, action, with or without clothes; every day tasks; faces showed expression; colors responded to light; symmetrical, or balanced; showed background and perspective
patron Someone who commissioned (ordered and paid for) new buildings and art.
city-state an independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory. Most conducted trade, collected their own taxes, and made their own laws.
republic a form of government in which citizens elect representatives to rule for them
humanities collectively, areas of study that focus on human life and culture, such as history, literature, and ethics
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