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Chapter 12 Terms
The Renaissance
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Renaissnace | The "rebirth" of classical culture that occurred in Italy between 1350 and 1550; era of new intellectual thought and political and artistic change |
| Northern Renaissance | Term used to describe a Renaissance in Europe anywhere other than Italy(Low Countries), spread of humanist ideas; new religious interpretation and led into Reformation |
| Humanism | Intellectual movement in Renaissance Italy based on the study of Greek and Roman classics, gave importance to secularism and individualism |
| Secularism | Movement in Renaissance, directed away from other worldliness and towards life on Earth |
| Individualism | Emphasis on and interest in the unique traits of each person; made people believe their life took precedence |
| Civic Humanism | Intellectual movement of the Italian Renaissance that saw Cicero as the ideal and held that humanists should use their training in government |
| Printing Press | A machine used to print text or pictures, invented between 1445-1450; spread ideas across Europe faster |
| Secular | Belief in separation of government institutions from religious ones; gave church less political power |
| Protestant Reformation | Religious revolution initiated by Luther, schism of Catholics and Protestants |
| Patronage of the Arts | Supporting/ giving money to certain artists or those who work in the arts; encouraged artists to keep creating |
| Niccolo Machiavelli | Italian diplomat/politician and writer after his exile in 1512, author of "The Prince |
| Lorenzo Valla | Roman papal secretary, proved the "Donation of Constantine" a forgery, author of "The Elegances of the Latin Language" |
| Marsalis Ficino | Leader of Florentine Platonic Academy and translator of Plato's works |
| Pico Della Mirandola | Italian Hermetic/magi, pupil of Ficino, author of "Oration on the Dignity of Man" |
| Leonardo Bruni | Florentine humanist, chancellor, and author of "The New Cicero" |
| Jean Bodin | Late sixteenth century political theorist |
| Baldassare Castiglione | Italian writer and author of "The Book of the Courtier", proper social graces for nobles |
| Francesco Guicciardini | Italian historian, humanist, and author of 2 prominent history works of Italy and Florence |
| Michelangelo | Painter, sculptor and architect of the High Renaissance, painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel |
| Donatello | Florentine sculptor that studied his trade in Rome |
| Raphael | Italian painter in the High Renaissance, painted 'The School of Athens' |
| Leon Battista Alberti | Florentine humanist and architect |
| Filipo Brunelleschi | Renaissance architect that reintroduced the dome to the Italians and built Il Duomo |
| Leonardo Da Vinci | High Renaissance artist and scientist; painted 'The Mona Lisa' |
| Jan Van Eyck | Northern Renaissance artist, one of the first artists to use oil paint |
| Pieter Brughel the Elder | Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painter |
| Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain | Monarchs of Spain, unified Spain under authority by purging minorities and controlling the Church |
| Star Chamber | Court established by Henry VIII that did not use juries and could use torture to get confessions |
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