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The Renaissance
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| city state | an independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory |
| Renaissance Art | art made during the renaissance |
| Classical Art | influenced by the styles and techniques of ancient Greece and Rome |
| Medieval Art | art made in medieval times |
| patron | a person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, cause, or activity. |
| humanism | a philosophy that tries to balance religious faith with an emphasis on individual dignity and an interest in nature and human society |
| perspective | the art of drawing solid objects on a two-dimensional surface so as to give the right impression of their height, width, depth, and position in relation to each other when viewed from a particular point. |
| 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 |