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44 Cards in this Set
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humanism
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- the focus of worldly subjects and humanistic values in loo of religious topics
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Renaissance
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- the "rebirth" into creativity in terms of art, politics, culture, and world views
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sonnet
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- lyrical poem style used by Shakespeare and Francesco Petrarch
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perspective
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- using linear laws and mathematics to recreate a proportionate scene
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parchment
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- a fabric paper used in books
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patron
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- someone who finances the creation of the arts
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Utopia
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- a book that urged social reform
- the "perfect world" scenario whereas all men and women are educated, everyone lives harmoniously, etc. |
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Treaty of Tordsillas
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- 1494
- when Portugal claimed Brazil - issued grants to Portuguese nobles who developed land |
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Sufmato
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1492
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- the year that Columbus made his voyage to the Americas
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1494
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- the year that the Treaty of Tordsillas was issued
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1519-1522
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- Voyages of Magellan
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Johann Gutenberg
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- printed the first completed edition of the Bible with the press
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Francesco Petrarch
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- father of humanism
- invented the Italian sonnet |
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De Medici
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- rich merchant family
- Lorenzo Medici "the Magnificent" served as patron to Renaissance |
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William Shakespeare
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- 37 poems
- invented 1,000 poems - England - Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, A Midsummer Night's Dream |
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Miguel Cervantes
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- Wrote Don Quixote
- mocked romantic aspects of medieval chivalry |
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Baldassare Castiglione
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- The Book of the Courtier
- manual for how members of court should act |
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Thomas More
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- wrote Utopia
- fellow humanist of Erasmus |
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Niccolo Machiavelli
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- The Prince
- Diplomat in Florence |
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Donatello
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- worked for deMedici family
- sculpted "David" out of bronze |
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Leonardo Da Vinci
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- Mona Lisa
- The Last Supper |
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Michelangelo
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- sculpted "piety"
- "The Touch" (aka Creation of Adam) - painted Sistine Chapel |
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Albrecht Durer
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- "German Leonardo"
- brought methods of painting and engraving from Italy to Germany - helped to spread the Renaissance |
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Jan Van Eyck
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- developed oil paint
- vibrant colors |
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Rafael
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- School of Athens
- designed tapestries in the Sistine Chapel |
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Christopher Columbus
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- sailed the ocean blue in 1492
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Zheng He
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- made 7 voyages
- muslim eunuch from Ming empire |
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Francisco Magellan
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- his crew was the first circumnavigates
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Hernan Cortez
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- conquered Aztecs
- Founded Mexico City - Moctezuma was destroyed |
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Francisco Pizarro
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- captured Incan ruler (Atahualupa)
- killed thousands of Incas |
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The Prince
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- "whatever method works"
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Don Quixote
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- mocked romantic notions of medieval chivalry
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The Book of the Courtiers
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- manual for members of the court
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School of Athens
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- painted by Rafael
- portrayed life in ancient greece - replaced with Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Rafael himself |
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Birth of Venus
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- painted by Botticelli (first nude paegan paintings)
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Pieta
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- sculpted by Michelangelo
- Mary and son |
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David sculpture
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- sculpted by Michelangelo
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Creation of Adam (The Touch)
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- contrast in light and color
- painted by Michelangelo |
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Mona Lisa
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- Leonardo Da Vinci
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The Last Supper
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- Leonardo Da Vinci
- ghost hand |
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Arnofini Wedding
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- multiple people in painting
- great perspective and detail |
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St. Jerome in his Study
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- multiple point perspective
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Donatello in bronze
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- first free standing sculpture
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