The Renaissance

Define humanism.

A renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievements.

Why was humanism important during the Renaissance?

After the Middle Ages and the Crusades proving that Europe was falling behind intelectually, the people wanted to become the dominant civilization again. They modeled their civilization off of the classical era where they were the dominant region and put more emphasis on learning. The idea of focusing on human accomplishments rather than contributing everything to religion allowed new thinkers to develope and push the Renaissance forward.

What did Michelangelo accomplish?

An Italian painter, sculptor, and architect of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Among many achievements in a life of nearly ninety years, Michelangelo sculpted the David and several versions of the Pietà, painted the ceiling and rear wall of the Sistine Chapel, and served as one of the architects of Saint Peter's Basilica, designing its famous dome. He is considered one of the greatest artists of all time.

Describe some of the major differences between the Renaissance and the Middle Ages.

During the Middle Ages the day to day lives of people were about surviving the plague and viking attacks. During the Renaissance, people turned torwards innvoation and trying to make life better. In the Middle Ages people were very oriented about religion and were willing to accept anything and everything that counted as knowledge, even if it meant believing that everything was done by God. In the Renaissance, people are more likely to question religion and they try to experiment on their own. The plague kills off 2/3 of the population and then people relaize that they are falling behind in the grand scheme of things and start trying to rebuild.

Why was Gutenberg signifigant to the Renaissance?

Gutenberg invented the first portable printing press that allowed for a greater copying and publishing increase in the amount of books available.

What book did Machiavelli write that was a guide to how to gain power and keep it?

He wrote the book, The Prince.

What were some of Leonardo Da Vinci's accomplishments?

Leonardo Da Vinci is most well known for his painting of the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper. He also did a lot of disections and work with anatomy. He was an inventor that came up with several ideas that wouldn't be expanded upon unti hundreds of years later.

Who Painted the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper?

Leonardo Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper.

Why is Leonardo Da Vinci considered a Renaissance man?

Leonardo Da Vinci was a Renaissance man because he tried to question everything. Anything that could be experimentally proven was considered wrong until proven right. He was amoung the first to question the great thinkers of Greece and often rebuked their faults. His questioning often put him outside the moral ethics of the Church but he continued to do it so that he could keep learning.

Which Queen of England was another symbol of the Renaissance?

Queen Elizabeth I. She promoted learning and did what she could to turn a struggling countyr back from the brink of a civil war after the difficulties with the rulers before her.

Why was the printing press important to the Renaissance?

Suddenly it mater who wrote things and knowledge could be spread everywhere that was accepted everywhere rather than bits and pieces that may have been inaccurate. Their was an increase in books that changed the economy and how people learned in universities. It also demanded that the Church spread some of its knowledge which loosened its religious monopoly.Phamplets and other scientific discoveries could be widely communicated.

When did the Renaissance take place?

The 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries after the end of the medieval era.

Who were the Medici and why were they important?

The Medici were a powerful and rich Italian merchant family.Florentine business family, patriarch was Cosimo who established family's power in 1434. Lorenzo, a descendant, would be the great patron of Renaissance artists. Started as wool merchants and became bankers. Great wealth and power. By using the family influence many artists and thinkers of the Renaissance would be sponsored or commisioned allowing their ideas to spread.

Where did the Renaissance begin?

The Renaissance began in Italy and partly in the Meditteranean region.

Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?

The Renaissance began in Italy due to their diverse governing system of individual city rulers, their prime location to trade with more advanced civilizations, their rich economy that founded the ability to study, and their location near the heart of Roman culture which provided a firm location for humansim.

Where did the Renaissance spread to?

The Renaissance moved from Italy to France, the German States, Holland, and England. Their were 2 Renaissances. The Southern Renaissance that was the rebirth of Italy, and the Nothern Renaissace that was the rebirth of the rest of western Europe.

Why was Niccolo Machiavelli signifigant to the Renaissance?

The Renaissance was a time of great change, certainly when it came to leadership. The philosophy "if the end justifies the means" heavily influenced leaders decisions. Several leaders often listened to his ideas that it was better to be feared than loved. This changed many of the outcomes of several areas. He took a very different approach to governing then what had been seen before.

Define vernacular.

The everyday speech of a particular country or region, often involving nonstandard usage. During the Renaissance not many people spoke Latin because they spoke German, Frecnh, or other common languages.

What was the Renaissance?

The great rebirth of art, literature, and learning in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries which marked the transition from the medieval to modern periods of European history. A new way of thinking. Which lead to future reforms for the catholic church and ultamately different religions. The birth of humanism or the focus on human potential for achievements by basing civilization off of the traditional Greek and Roman.

This class of people became very wealthy during the Renaissance through the trade and sale of goods.

The merchant class and buissnessmen became very wealthy through the trade and sale of goods that increased during the Renaissance.

What art style was popular during the Renaissance?

The thinkers of the Renaissance frowned upon the art of the Medieval Era and preferred the classical art from Greece and Rome. Religious art remianed the dominant style of their period while objective art (still portraits of inaniment objects) was becoming increasingly popular.

He was a famous playwrite, author, and poet from England.

William Shakespear, who wrote several plays and sonnets.

perspective

point of view; make distant objects smaller than those close to the viewer