2.1 midieval europe and renaissance

Feudalism

A political and social system where land is exchanged for loyalty and service

Sacraments

Important religious ceremonies or rituals

Longbow

A 6ft tall bow that could shoot 200-300 yards and pierce armor at a close range

Classicism

Interest in art, architecture, ideas, and ancient Greece and Rome.

Nicholas Copernicus

Theorized that the sun was in the center of universe

Niccolo Machiavelli

had strong views on christianity

Manor

Fortified plot of land built by lords

Tithe

economic tax to the church

City state

Independent city with its own government

Individualism

The belief in potential of human beings acheivement.

Patron

A person who sponsors and funds artists and art

Perspective

Art that was 3d or had dimension

Serfdom

Peasants were tied to the land that they worked on.

Excommunication

Excluding people from sacraments in church

Humanism

Belief that humans should study human topics rather than church views.

Renaissance man

A person who is good or talented at many things

Lorenzo de Medici

A famous patron who sponsored leonardo da vinci

Chiaroscuro

Art form that included using colors with lots of contrast

Fief

A piece of land given to a noble in exchange for loyalty and knights.

3 field system

A sytem to keep crops and land full of nutrients. they would switch where crops were.

Secularism

The focus on worldly matters and human experience

Galileo galilei

Person who proved nicholas copernicus’ theory

Cosmo de medici

Lorenzos father who is a famous patron and banker

sfumato

the art style where artists blend colors to where you cant see where one color starts of where one color ends