Renaissance Vocabulary

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Renaissance

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means 'rebirth.' It was a period of cultural, economic, and political changes that occurred from the 14th to the 17th century.

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Humanism

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an intellectual and cultural movement that revived interest in ancient Greek and Roman thought and emphasized the importance of human potential and individual achievement.

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Feudalism

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A political and economic system in which large landowners or lords gave land and protection to people in return for their service to the landholder.

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Florence

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a city in Italy where the Renaissance began.

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Medici Family

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an Italian banking family that had wealth and political power in Florence.

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Black Death

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a deadly pandemic resulting in the death of 75 to 200 million people.

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Patronage

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a system where wealthy individuals and institutions provided financial support and commissions to artists, writers, and scholars to create art.

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Perspective

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using geometric lines and a vanishing point to give the illusion of depth and space.

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Fresco

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A painting technique where pigment is mixed with water and painted onto wet plaster.

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Michelangelo

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Italian sculptor, architect, and poet (marble David, Pietá, Sistine Chapel).