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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Playwright | person who writes plays |
| Individualism | belief in the importance of the individual as opposed to the larger community |
| Patron | someone who gives money/other support to person/group |
| Utopia | imaginary, ideal place |
| Realism | tendency to view/represent things as they really are. |
| Vernacular | everyday spoken language. |
| Secularism | view that religion need not be center of human affairs. |
| Humanism | cultural movement based on the study of classical works from Greece/Rome |
| Idealize | regard/represent as perfect or better than in reality. |
| Renaissance | French for "Rebirth", Refers to the period of cultural revival in Europe from the 1300s-15000s. |
| Johannes Gutenberg's moveable type printing press | helped spread new ideas throughout Europe, helped increase literacy rate, helped spread Renaissance into the rest of Europe. |
| Renaissance Man | person who has may different interests/expert in several areas. |
| Renaissance art vs Medieval art | Medieval artists emphasized symbolism over realism, art was typically flat/2D. Renaissance artists gave their work a secular look, idealized human figure with Golden section, and used perspective for depth. |
| Erasmus vs Machiavelli | Machiavelli: ruler must do whatever necessary to keep power, be feared over loved, be a matter of war. Erasmus: a good leader should be educated in classics, Bible, and be concerned with public good. |
| Humanism vs Medieval Values | Medieval values focused on faith/the Church. Humanist said thought and study mattered just as much as faith, and Led to better life |
| Famous Italian Artists | Michelangelo, Leonardo,and Raphael |
| Why Renaissance started in Italy | Centrally located in Mediterranean, trade made them rich and declined feudalism, newly rich patronized arts, and ancient Roman ruins inspired their artists. |
| New Ideas about learning - start Renaissance | people interested in learning about non church subjects: law, medicine, Philosophy, engineering , and science |
| Growth of cities - end of feudalism | worker moved from manors to cities for jobs/money, Nobles moved to cities for money/prestige. This weakened manor system/contributed to the end of feudalism. |
| Commision | formal request to produce something (especially art) in exchange for payment. |