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Chapter 13 European Cultures Test

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humanism
an intellectual movement at the heart of the Renaissance that focused on education and the classics
humanities
study of subjects such as grammar, rhetoric, poetry, and history, that were taught in ancient Greece
Petrarch
early Renaissance humanist, poet, and scholar
Florence
a city in the Tuscany region of northern Italy that was the center of the Italian Renaissance
patron
a person who provides financial support for the arts
perspective
artistic technique used to give paintings and drawings a three-dimensional effect
Leonardo da Vinci
the ideal "Renaissance Man", an inventor, painter, scientist, etc. (Mona Lisa, The Last Supper)
Michangelo
famous Renaissance painter and sculptor (David, Pieta, ceiling of Sistine Chapel)
Raphael
Renaissance artist that blended Christian and classical styles (The School of Athens, depiction of the Madonna With Child)
Baldassare Castiglione
Renaissance author who wrote The Book of the Courtier that outlined the manners, skills, learning, and virtues that a member of a royal court should have
Niccolo Machiavelli
Renaissance author famous for writing The Prince which was a guide for rulers on how to gain and maintain power. Concept for the ends justifying the means
Johann Gutenburg
printed the first complete edition of the Bible using a printing press with moveable type
Flanders
a region that included parts of present-day northern France, Belgium, and the Netherlands; was an important industrial and financial center of northern Europe during the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Albrecht Durer
German painter who was one of the first northern artists to be profoundly affected by the Italian Renaissance. Traveled to and studied in Italy and spread Renaissance ideals to northern Europe. Applied painting techniques to engraving
engraving
art form in which an artist etches a design on a metal plate with acid and then uses the plate to make multiple prints
vernacular
everyday language of ordinary people
Erasmus
a Dutch priest and humanist who wrote texts on a number of subjects and used his knowledge of classical languages to produce a new Greek edition of the Bible
Thomas More
an English humanist who pressed for social reforms. Writer of Utopia, a book which describes an ideal society in which men and women live in peace and harmony
utopian
idealistic or visionary, usually used to describe a perfect society
Shakespeare
English poet and playwright who was the towering figure of Renaissance literature. Between 1590 and 1613, he wrote 37 plays that are still performed around the world today
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