1. European Renaissance A Golden Age in the Arts

2. What was the Renaissance? A rebirth in art and learning that took place in Western Europe between 1300 and 1600.

3. What caused the Renaissance in Western Europe? The rise of trade

4. What caused the rise of trade? Crusades Use of Hindu-Arabic numerals Letters of credit and other banking practices. Europe recovered from the Black Death

5. Where did the Renaissance begin ? Northern Italian Cities Florence Genoa Venice Florence, Italy

6. Why did the Renaissance begin in Northern Italy? Florence, Genoa and Venice were centers of trade between Middle East and Northern Europe They were city-states governed as republics.

7. How did Renaissance art differ from that of the Medieval period? Medieval art focused on spiritual topics. Renaissance art focused on individuals and secular (worldly) matters as well as Christianity Medieval artRenaissance art

8. What was Humanism? A movement in art and literature that celebrated the individual It revived study of Greek and Roman literature and culture It was supported by wealthy patrons School of Athens by Raphael

9. Patrons Supporters of the arts Financed artists Came from the wealthy merchant class Lorenzo de Medici

10. Italian Artists and Writers Artists Michelangelo Leonardo da Vinci Writers Machiavelli Petrarch da Vinci’s Ermine

11. Michelangelo Painted the Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel Sculpted David

12. Michelangelo Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel The Creation of Adam

13. Michelangelo David

14. Leonardo daVinci He painted The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa He is considered to be the ultimate Renaissance man (one who becomes an expert at many fields of study).

15. He was a painter, sculptor, scientist and inventor da Vinci’s Mona Lisa

16. Petrarch Early humanist scholar Wrote sonnets: Sonnets to Laura Sonnet: love poem Assembled a library of Greek and Roman works

17. Machiavelli Wrote The Prince about his ideas on government The end justifies the means One should do good when possible, but do evil if necessary Ruler should have absolute power

18. How did the Renaissance spread to Northern Europe? With the rise of trade, travel, literacy, and wealth, the Renaissance spread to Northern Europe.

19. Northern Renaissance Artists Portrayed religious and secular subjects Peter Paul Rubens

20. What helped spread new ideas during the Renaissance? The movable type printing press (Gutenberg Press) the sale of books The Gutenberg Bible was the first book printed with this new technology.

21. Northern Renaissance Humanist Writers Merged humanist ideas with Christianity Erasmus Sir Thomas More Gutenberg Printing Press

22. Erasmus Wrote The Praise of Folly which used humor to expose the ignorance and immoral behavior of many people, including the clergy

23. Sir Thomas More Humanist reformer Wrote about a perfect society (Utopia)