Chapter 1: The Renaissance

He was the author of Utopia--but ended up getting beheaded because of his religious faith

The emphasis of the Renaissance, as it spread north into Europe was placed where? 

German craftsmen who used Chinese technology to develop the European printing press

Writing in your native language

This invention copied pages, making books more available and at a lower cost

True Renaissance man--painter sculptor, inventor, scientist; painted the Mona Lisa

Author of The Courtier which stressed how to be the ideal Renaissance man and woman

An intellectual movement that focused on a person's potential and achievements

According to Machiavelli, as a ruler your people should _________________________ you!

Sfumato is an art technique that does what? 

A person who financially supports someone (like an artist) 

A shift from a spiritual to a more worldly manner

An effect of the printing press is that 

This Englishman is considered one of the the greatest playwrights of all time

If you were a wealthy merchant, such as the Medici, what might you do to show off your success?

Renaissance artist whose Sistine Chapel ceiling paintings are a part of his many achievements

The Renaissance started in this country

With their wealth, these Italians "fueled" the Renaissance by funding artists

Thomas More's book that described an ideal place--with no greed, war or suffering

This term means rebirth, but we refer to it as a revival of art and learning

This Christian humanist believed in Christianity of the heart; he wrote The Praise of Folly

Chiaroscuro is an art technique that does what?

The emphasis of the Renaissance in Italy was placed where? 

An art technique that shows 3-dimension on a flat surface

Author of The Prince, he examined how a ruler can gain power & keep it in spite of his enemies