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Renaissance

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Renaissance   Transition from Medieval times to the early modern world.  
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Humanism   Intellectual movement during Italian Renaissance.  
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Humanities   Subjects such as grammar, rhetoric, poetry, and history.  
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Classical Studies   Greek and Roman History  
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Urban Society   Trade assumed greater importance.  
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Bourgeoisie   Middle class  
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Secular   Having to do with worldly rather than religious matters.  
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Patrons   Financial supporters of the arts.  
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Mercenaries   Soldiers serving in a foreign army for pay.  
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Lorenzo de Medici   Major patron of the arts in his city state of Florence ("The Magnificent")  
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Francesco Petrarch   Translated classics invented the sonnet.  
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Baldassare Castiglione   Wrote The Book of the Courtier  
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The Book of the Courtier   Describes manners, skills, learning, and virtues that members of the court should have.  
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Niccolo Machiavelli   Wrote guide for rulers on how to gain and maintain power.  
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The Prince   Written by Niccolo Machiavelli - how to get power and keep it.  
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Vernacular Literature   Everyday language of ordinary people.  
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Dante   Vernacular poet, wrote Divine Comedy  
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Geoffrey Chaucer   Wrote Canterbury Tales - vernacular stories.  
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William Shakespeare   Poet and Playright  
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Johann Gutenberg   Printed first complete edition of the Bible using a printing press with moveable type.  
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Fresco   Paint right on the wall while plaster is still wet (ex: Leonardo Da Vinci - The Last Supper).  
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Perspective   Techniques for representing both humans and landscape allowed Renaissance artists to create realistic art.  
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Chiaroscuro   Use of lighting effects - black and white; mixing different shades.  
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Oil Pants   Mix better; gave more colors.  
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Peita   Pity  
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Middle Ages   500 AD/CE-1500 AD/CE - Civilization's "mid-life crisis" - transition from ancient to modern  
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Early Middle Ages   (500-1000 AD) Known as the dark ages. Best known for feudalism and the rise of the Catholic Church  
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Feudalism   Social system based on birth, land, and loyalty.  
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Feudal Contract   agreement between a lord (who gave land) and a vassal (who gave loyalty/service)  
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Chivalry   Code of conduct for knights.  
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Nobles vs Serfs   10% were nobles/lords, 90% peasants/serfs  
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Life Expectancy   Average life expectancy was 30 years - concern with afterlife  
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Catholic Church   Survived the fall of Rome, unifying elements in Europe, acted as a go between for man and God, determined salvation  
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Later Middle Ages   (1000-1500 AD) Major events: Crusades, town life, Magna Carta, and Black Death  
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Crusades (wars of the cross)   1096-1204 - cause was control of the Holy Land/Jerusalem, main result was increased travel and trade between east and the west  
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Town Life   population shift from towns to cities, trade opened up, social mobility, rise of bourgeoisie (middle class)  
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Magna Carta   1215- Great Charter, signed by King John of England. Three essential ideas: even kings must follow the law, listening to individual rights, taxation must be fair  
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Black Death   1348- bubonic plague, bacteria transmitted by flea bites, carried on trade ships by rats, 20-25 million killed (abt 1/3 of Europe's population)  
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Early Renaissance Art   Most art was religious in nature and told stories  
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Sandro Botticelli   The Birth of Venus  
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Donatello   St. George, Gattamelata, David  
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High Renaissance art   more classical/humanist ideas, studio system developed, bigger scale  
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Leonardo Da Vinci   Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, various notebook sketches  
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Raphael   St. George and the Dragon, La Belle Jardiniere, The School of Athens, Baldassare Castiglione  
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Michelangelo   Pieta, David, Sistine Chapel, Moses, Medici Family Tomb, The Last Judgement, St. Peter's Basilica, The Deposition of Christ  
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Northern Renaissance   realistic portraits; very detailed; symbolism and social comment  
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Albrecht Durer   self portrait, A Young Hare, The Four Horsemen, The Bagpiper,  
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Pieter Breughel   The Peasant Wedding, Hunters in the Snow, The Beggars  
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Rembrandt   Philosopher in Meditation, self-portraits, The Three Crosses  
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