renaissance
rebirth
Anatomy
The study of the structure of the human body
Astronomy
The study of the celestial objects, including stars, planets and comets
City states
Most of Italy was divided into city states. Each one included a city and surrounding country side. City states had their own laws and money
Dissection
Cutting up a corpse or plant to study its internal structure
Fresco
Painting done on damp plaster
Heliocentric model
A model of the solar system in which earth and other planets revolve around the sun in the centre of the solar system
Heresy
Knowingly holding a view that went against the official teachings of the Catholic Church
Humanism
The main philosophy of renaissance scholars. Humanists emphasise the potential of the human mind to make sense to the world
Ligature
A thing used to bind or tie something tightly
Patron
A wealthy person who sponsors artists to create works of art
Perspective
A technique used in art to give the illustration of depth and space
Printing press
A method of printing books that placed individual letters into a frame to form words, coated with ink and pressed the frame onto paper
Renaissance
A historical period of time when Europeans received their interests in the learn of Ancient Greece and Rome. Scholars artists and scientists produced great works and inventions
Scientific method
The system of noting observations, doing experiments and drawing conclusions
Sfumato
A painting technique that allows colour to shade gradually into one another. It results in softened edges instead of harsh lines. The word ‘sfumato’ means smokey
Sonnet
A poem of fourteen lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
Telescope
An instrument that makes distant objects appear closer when you look through it
Vernacular
The language of the people
Causes of the renaissance [1]
[1] new ideas from traders brought back more goods from the east. People from china, India etc brought new ideas to change the country. Eg. Math from the Arabs introduced the Arabic number system and we still use it today
Cause of the renaissance [2]
[2] the ruins of the Roman Empire , Italy was the centre of the Roman Empire. Left over roman buildings and art were everywhere. Italian language was based on Latin, made it easier for the people in later times to see and change as they wanted to follow in their ancestors footsteps.
Cause of the renaissance [3]
[3] the fall of Constantinople in 1453, Constantinople was the capital of the eastern Roman Empire and was captured in 1453 by the ottoman Turks. Many Greek scholars fled to Italy and brought pieces of ancient Greek + roman manuscripts. These were full of ideas from the ancient world the Italians had never seen
