AP European History: Chapter 2 Reading Quiz

Petrach

father of humanism, most famous works were actually sonnets

Humanism

scholarly study of the Greek, Roman, and church classics

Castiglione

wrote a practical guide for nobles, embodied Italian humanism

Renaissance

a time of transition from medieval to modern times

Signoria

council in Florence that governed with the Medici's

Linear Perspective

adjusting the size of the figures to give viewer continuity

Civic Humanism

education to promote individual virtue and public service

Chiaroscuro

the use of shading to enhance naturalness

Mannerism

most famous artists of this school were El Greco and Tintoretto

Platonism

held a flattering view of human nature

Gutenberg

invented printing with movable type which spread literacy

Michelangelo

best remembered for painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

Thomas More

his Utopia served as a criticism of contemporary society

Golden Bull

established a seven member electoral college that elected the HRE

Machiavelli

called for a strong leader to unify the Italian city-states