The Renaissance in Europe Ch 1

What did Machiavelli think about the connection between politics and moral principles?

He believed that morality is unrelated to politics.

How did Northern Europe differ from Italian artists?

In the north they had smaller spaces so they developed art that fit into books and alter pieces

What did sculptors and artists sought to portray?

A human centered world

Humanism

An important intellectual movement of the Renaissance based on the classics of Ancient Greek and roman literature

How were the lives of burghers and workers similar?

Both groups lived miserable lives and made up a significant portion of the population

Wrote that women could learn as well as men if they attend the same school

Christine dePizan

"Renaissance man" artist, scientist, inventor, visionary; dissected human bodies to make his art more realistic

DaVinci

Sculptor; modeled his works after statues of Greeks and Romans

Donatello

What is the cultural center of Italy?

Florence

What did the movable type do?

Increased literacy rates

How did the growth of monarchical states in Europe affect the Italian states?

It lead to the French and Spanish battling because they wanted riches

How did Venice become important?

It served as a commercial link between Asia and West Europe

Flemish painter who was the first to use oil painting

Jan van Eyek

Where do most people live?

Large urban communities

What did the secular(non religious) focus of education lead to?

Liberal studies-history, philosophy, grammar, math

Painted frescos that showed depth

Masaccio

Painted the Sistine Chapel

Michaelangelo

What were the major territorial states?

Milan, Venice, Florence, Papal states centered on Rome, and the kingdom of naples

What did the German printer Gutenberg create?

Moveable type

Who is the father of Italian Renaissance humanism and began the emphasis on using pure Classical Latin.

Petrarch

What painters captured the perfection of nature and the individual in their art?

Rafael, davinci and Michelangelo

What did Petrarch do?

Revived forgotten latin manuscripts which led to humanist ideas being spread

Known for painting the Virgin Mary

Sanzio

What was expected of the nobility in Renaissance society?

Served as advisers to the king, character, Grace, talent, classy, warrior, classical edu, interest in the arts

How did artists achieve the realistic portrayed of the individual?

Technical and human anatomy

How did the ideas of the Renaissance influence art and education?

Technology contributed to the rise of and desire for literacy Well rounded citizens Individual focus influenced artists

Who is Dante?

The Author of the Divine Comedy and wrote in vernacular-local spoken language

What is Machiavelli the author of?

The Prince

What class is the most wealthiest?

The upper class

How did these states rise to power, and what kind of power did they have?

Through prosperous trade; economical and political

What did humanist educators believed the purpose of education was?

To create well rounded citizens; body and mind

What was the purpose of marriage?

To strengthen business or family ties

What was the role of the mother wife in the Italian family?

To supervise the household and raise children

What did humanists wanted to create?

Well rounded citizens and teach people how to live good lives