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gross epidemic, killed 2/3 of European population;
Due to trade, population density, and they didn't bathe. |
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period of intellectual and artistic explosion in Europe;
*rebirth of Greco-Roman culture
began in Florence, Italy |
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THE big, powerful family;
SUPER wealthy, so they were major patrons of the arts - basically funded the start of the Renaissance |
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| rejuvenated Greco-Roman idea; the idea of life centered around the individual rather than the church - your achievement, your potential |
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religious tolerance, not everything surrounds religion - there's a life separate from it
*first major resistance of the church and its power |
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language or dialect spoken in a particular region
*people started using the vernacular again during the Renaissance, rather than Latin |
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| artist; know for the Pieta, David, and painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel |
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| artist; known for the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper |
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wrote The Prince - all about how leaders should rule and use their power
"Modern politics" |
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| wrote the Divine Comedy, which is where we get our ideas of heaven and hell today; written in Latin |
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| famous playwright- lots of comedy; plays were accessible to commoners (MAJOR INNOVATION) |
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| author known for Don Quixote - transformative novel, first "modern" novel, written in the vernacular |
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| developed the first western printing press; printed a bunch (more literacy); printed a bunch of Bibles in the vernaculars |
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Flemish painters- best and last of Renaissance
*Jan Van Eyck |
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| In what ways did the Renaissance change the way the Western world looked at life? |
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| more focus on arts, bigger separation from the church |
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| What factors contributed to European urban revival just before and during the Renaissance? |
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| population spike (because of the agricultural revolution); led to more food and more labor |
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| What are some examples of cities that declined just after the European Medieval Period? What cities replaced those older cities? |
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Chang'an decline. Replaced by Hangzhou and Beijing.
Kiev declined. Replaced by Moscow.
Rome decline. Replaced by Venice. |
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| Although Islamic scholars preserved Greek science and philosophical teachings; those concepts did not return to Europe until the Renaissance. Why? |
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| religion was THE center of all European's lives. And the church didn't allow for any sort of knowledge or exploration because it would lead to questioning the church (authority) |
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| How did widespread commercial success lead to promotion of the arts in Europe? |
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| people had money to spend on the arts (patrons) |
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commercial (trade)
in the Hanseatic League |
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commercial (trade)
Trans-Saharan trade route |
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commercial (trade)
Indian Ocean trade route |
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commercial (trade)
link between the Silk Roads and the Pacific Ocean |
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commercial (trade)
Indian Ocean trade route |
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commercial (trade)
on the Silk Road
cultural
huge learning center w/ lots of diversity |
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commercial (trade)
link between Pacific and Indian trade |
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governmental
Aztec capital |
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culture
has a bunch of North American/Native culture |
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governmental
capital of Russia |
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governmental
capital of England |
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governmental
capital of China |
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commercial (trade)
middle men on the Silk Roads |
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commercial (trade)
Mediterranean trade route |
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commercial (trade)
powerful merchants (according to Ibn Battuta) |
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cultural
birthplace of the Renaissance |
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