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What was the Renaissance?
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a period of great cultural and artistic change that began in Italy around 1350 and spread throughout Europe
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What is humanism?
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concern with interest and values
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What is the difference between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance?
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Middle Ages - people often turned their thoughts toward heaven
Renaissance - religious but focused on what people could achieve in this world |
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What is a patron?
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supporter - usually of the arts
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How did Lorenzo Medici affect the city of Florence?
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encouraged art and learning because he loved poetry and painting
he paid scholars and artists to pursue their work |
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What are the classics?
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works of literature from ancient Greece, Rome and Arabia
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Who was Petrarch?
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a poet who lived from 1304-1374
became the most celebrated poet in all Europe |
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Who was Michelangelo?
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one of the greatest Renaissance artists - used classical ideas such as balance and form
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Who was Leonardo da Vinci?
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humanist painter from Italy
was also a scientist, engineer and musician |
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What discovery did Nicolaus Copernicus make?
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Earth seemed to orbit around the sun once a year
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