| Question |
Answer |
| Key Term- Renaissance |
A period of artistic, cultural, and intellectual revival. Means "rebirth". |
| Key Term- Secularism |
A belief that life was more than a preparation for hereafter. Things aside from the church. |
| Key Term- Humanism |
A literary movement that was modern in that a class of non-clerical writers concerned themselves with secular issues. |
| Key Term- Quattrocento |
Italian for 15th century |
| What city-state was considered the cultural hub of the Italian renaissance? |
Florence. |
| Why was the geographical location of Italy so important? |
It had ports and was able to start overseas trading with Asia. It was able to help spread culture from foreign nations to the rest of Europe. |
| What purpose did the middle class serve? |
They were merchants and bankers. Controlled the government of the city-states. Were patrons of the arts. Encouraged secularism. (Had money and could spend it on pleasures) |
| Who were the Medici family? |
Powerful class of bankers. Ruled the Grand Duchy of Tuscany into the 18th century. Founded by Giovanni de' Medici. |
| Key Term- Virtu |
Literally, "the quality of being a man." Meant living up to one's highest potential and excelling in all that one did. Promoted individualism. |
| The greatest patron of the arts during the Renaissance was ________. |
The church. (New commercial class and government did help though.) |
| What changes in art were introduced with the concept of individualism? |
Art was more anatomically proportional, faces had emotion and the artists showed their individual style. |
| Who was Leonardo da Vinci? |
Important artist of the Renaissance. He was a painter,sculptor, architect, engineer, writer and scientist. Painted the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper. |
| What was distinct about humanist writing? |
Dealt with politics and other things outside of religion. Also it was written by laypeople that considered writing a profession as opposed to the clergy. Written in Italian-first vernacular literature. |
| Who were a few humanist writers? |
Petrarch, Boccaccio, Leonardo Bruni, Castiglione, Machiavelli. |
| What book made Machiavelli famous? |
The Prince. (It was an observation of how governments rule withour moral judgement.) |
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