Western Civ. II Vocab

Renaissance

Word for “rebirth“ in French, a period of rebirth of culture and art

Antiquity

the Greco-Roman civilization

Individualism

what is good for me, focus on the person, not the divine, unique traits to each person

Secularism

not relating to the Church, worldly

Estates

Traditional division of European society, it is based on heredity or clergy

Bourgeoisie

social middle class,

Niccolo machiavelli

A diplomat of Florence who was expelled by the Medicis, wrote The Prince

Humanism

Intellectual movement based on the study of classical literary works of Greece and Rome

Petrarch

The father of the Italian Renaissance, Italian writer and scholar, discovered a manuscript by the roman statesman and orator Cicero that discussed the virtues “de studiis humanitatis“, he is responsible for the revival of Classic Latin writers

Cicero

A roman statesman

Civic Humanism

when you have this learning you have to use it to better the state and government

Johannes Gutenburg

credited with the moveable metal type printing press

Fresco

A painting on a wall or ceiling typically in a cathedral

Tempera

A paint mixed with egg yolk

Linear Perspective

the illusion of depth and 3 dimensional space in an image by drawing lines toward a vanishing point

Vanishing Point

where all the lines converge giving the illusion of depth and 3 dimensions

Artisans

a craftsman, creates something for someone in a specific way

Patron

a wealthy person who supports a craftsman or artist

Vernacular

the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region.

Nepotism

the practice of showing favoritism or giving preferential treatment to family members in a professional context