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Chapter 27
Term | Definition |
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city states | An independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory. |
Classical Art | Figures were lifelike but often idealized, or more perfect than in real life |
humanism | belief in the worth and potential of all individuals |
perspective | a visual technique used to make people and objects look closer or farther away and to give realistic depth to a scene. |
Medieval Art | Figures looked stiff, with little sense of movement |
Renaissance Art | art that showed full backgrounds and showed perspective |
patron | someone who commissioned (ordered and paid for) new buildings and art. |
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 |