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Renaissance
This is a set of cards for Chapter 17 sections 1 and 2.
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01/08/2009

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Who wrote The Prince?
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Machiavelli
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What is "classical culture?"
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The culture of Greece and Rome
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Meaning "Rebirth," this period of time was roughly from 1400-1600 and represented a "rebirth" of classical culture.
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Renaissance
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These were people who used their wealth to help fund art projects, fueling the creativity of the Renaissance. And example would be the Medici family.
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Patron
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This is a belief from ancient greece that focuses on the individual dignity of human beings. In fact, this belief fueled the idea in the Renaissance that human beings should be the focus of the world and are embodied with dignity, intelligence and reason.
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Humanism
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This idea was incorporated into art and architecture during the Renaissance. It would help add depth to a 2 dimensional painting. One of the techniques that helped create more realistic art.
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Perspective
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Meaning "Worldly," this term describes how society during the Renaissance began turning away from the Church. The church was still important, but people began focusing more ont he here and now.
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Secularism
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During the Renaissance, more and more authors began writing in the regional language. For example, Shakespeare wrote in English.
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Vernacular
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The leader of the most powerful family in Florence. became an important patron of the arts. For 30 years, he was the defacto dictator of Florence.
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Cosimo de Medici
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Where did the Renaissance begin?
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Italy, in the city-state of Florence
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Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?
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Trade brought and increased amount of wealth to the city-states and a new class of bankers and merchants began funding artistic projects. Consequently, people began looking to ancient Greece and Rome for inspiration.
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This author wrote an advice book for leaders in which he applied concepts of humanism to politics. In it, he stated that leaders should do whatever is necessary to gain and keep power.
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Machiavelli
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He wrote a book entitled "The Courtier" in which he explained how one could become a "universal man."
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Baldassare Castiglione
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He was an artist from Florence whose statue of David was the first free-standing nude since the Greek and Roman age.
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Donatello
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He is considered to be a true "Renaissance Man." He was an artist, scientist and inventor. He kept extensive notebooks and his painting of the Mona Lisa is the most recognized in the world.
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Leonardo da Vinci
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He was an artist from the Renaissance who is famous for his sculpture of David, The Pieta and for painting the Sistine Chapel. His representations of the human form are famous expressions of ideal humanism.
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Michelangelo
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This painter made a name for himself in Rome. he was famous for painting portraits of the Madonna. he was a favorite of the Pope and his "School of Athens" depicts admiration for the culture of Greece and Rome.
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Raphael
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She was a famous writer of the renaissance who was friends with both Michelangelo and Castiglione. She published poetry that expressed emotion and were very personally.
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Vittoria Colonna
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This Italian humanist was oneof the first to advocate a return to Greek and Roman ideas. He is famous for his sonnets to "Laura," an unrequited love.
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Petrarch
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he was known as the "Leonardo of the North." He took the Renaissance ideas out of Italy and help make them popular in his native Germany. He was known for his woodcuts, in particular.
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Durer
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He was a Flemish painter known for placing minute detail into his paintings. This was accomplished with the use of oil paint, which he helped to invent.
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Jan van Eyck
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This Northern painter was famous for his paintings of peasants and everyday life.
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Pieter Bruegel
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This Northern humanist wrote "In Praise of Folly" in which he pokes fun at the church and argues that the ceremonies of the church are not as important as the message. his ideas would help lead to the Reformation.
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Erasmus
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This northern humanist was from England. He wrote "Utopia," about a fictional perfect city, built around tolerance and education.
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Sir Thomas More
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This Renaissance humanist was known for her strong defense of allowing women to be educated. She is seen as an earlier supporter of female rights.
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Christine de Pizan
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He was the most famous playright in England. his plays often express the humanist ideas found in the Renaissance.
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Shakespeare
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His invention of moveable type led to the creation of Europe's first printing press. As a result, Renaissance ideas could quickly spread throughout Europe.
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Johann Gutenberg
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Name the three main characteristics of the Renaissance.
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Secularism. Individualism. Humanism.
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