Review Questions Pg. 39

Villalobos Period C

Eamon Barkhordarian 9/16/08

Review Questions pg.39 1. Identify a. Lorenzo De Medici i. Represented the Renaissance ideal. He was a clever political that held Florence together during difficult times. He also as a generous patron of the arts. b. Francesco Petrarch i. An early renaissance humanist. He wrote literature of his own. In monasteries and churches he founded and assembled a library of Greek and Roman manuscripts. c. Leonardo da Vinci i. A very famous artist and a very creative man. He is very well know for painting the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper. Not only was he a painter, but worked in the categories of botany, anatomy, optics, music, architecture, and engineering. 2. Define a. Patron i. A financial supporter. b. Humanism i. Intellectual movement at the heart of the Italian Renaissance that focused on worldly subjects rather than on religious issues c. Humanities i. The study of subjects taught in Ancient Greece and Rome, such as grammar, rhetoric, poetry, and history. d. Perspective i. An artistic technique sued to give drawing and painting a three dimensional effect. 3. What conditions in Italy contributed to the emergence of the Renaissance? a. In Italy there were architectural remains, statues, coins, and in scriptures. A wealthy and powerful merchant class further promoted the cultural rebirth. These merchants exerted both political and economic leadership. They stressed education and individual achievement. They also spent lavishly to support the arts. 4. Identify the concerns and attitudes emphasized during the Renaissance. a. Maybe one concern of the Renaissance was the new method on everything that people were taking. Education was becoming more important, and art was looked at completely differently. 5. How did Renaissance art reflect humanist concerns? a. They often set artistic figures against Greek or Roman backgrounds. Also, portraits were produced of well known figures of the day, reflecting the humanist interest in individual learning 7. In The Prince, Machiavelli advised rulers that it “is much safer to be fear than to be loved.

Villalobos Period C

Eamon Barkhordarian 9/16/08

a. What did he mean by that? i. Maybe fear will stay as fear, and nothing more, but love can take any course and can turn from love to hate. Love is probably something Machiavelli never experienced before. b. Do you think a political leader today would be wise to follow that advice? Why or why not? i. No, it’s not very common someone would not accept love and call it worst then fear. I believe love is an important part of everyone’s lives.