Religion (and politics)
Leonardo da Vinci
St. Peter's Basilica
Nicolaus Copernicus
Payment to a religious figure for the absolution of sin.
Realism, Expression, Perspective, Classicism, Individuality, Geometry
Michelangelo
'predestination' was the idea that God determines the fate of all people. America adopted much of this philosophy as it became the country we know today.
Geomterical Design (and classicism)
individual
individual
Fresco: using a plaster blend, tracing, and then painting over it.
Education, literature, philosophy, scholarship, artistry, classicism, and Humanism
Raphael
'The Prince' justified the concentration of power and the right of a dictator to make any decisions for his society.
Example: Biology and Anatomy (dissected and recorded the structure of the human body); Optics (light refraction, etc.); Engineering (weaponry, mechinzation)
The Renaissance begin in Italy, then developed in unique ways in more northern parts of Europe (France, Germany, and England)
He nailed the 95 theses to a church door in Wittenberg.
In heliocentric, the sun is at the center of the solar system.
rebirth
Example: tank, mitre lock, helicopter, ball bearing systems, gear systems, robotics, etc.)
Leonardo da Vinci
The printing press was important because it spread the vernacular Bible and encouraged literacy.
around 1400-1600
La Pieta, David
Name at least three ways that da Vinci contributed to three different scientific disciplines.
Name the book Niccolo Machiavelli wrote and describe its importance.
How did Luther inititate the first protestant religion?
Explain in detail, using at least one specific example, why the Reformation could not have taken place without the Renaissance.
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Name the two sculptures I display.
Name and describe the style the artist used to paint the Sistine Chapel.
Where did the Renaissance begin and how did it dpread throughout Europe?
Within one hundred years, in what range of history did the Renaisance take place?
Who painted the Sistine Chapel?
Who came up with the concept of a heliocentric universe?
Name at least three of Leonardo da Vinci's imagined (or real) inventions.
Describe the difference between the geocentric and heliocentric notions.
Name the building Michelangelo designed for the pope.
What were 'indulgences?'
Name the characteristic of Renaissance art that is represented in architecture and describe how it shows up.
Name and explain the significance of Johannes Gutenberg's Renaissance invention.
Name and explain at least five of the six characteristics of Renaissance art.
Who painted 'The Last Supper?'
What aspect of society was being reformed during the reformation?
Explain Humanism and its importnace to the Renaissance.
What does 'renaissance' mean in French?
Define and explain the importance of Calvin's idea of 'predestination.'
Indentify at least three Renaissance values.
Who painted 'The School of Athens?'