AP EURO: Ch 12: The Renaissance

The term for the traditional approach to education. It used logic and reason applied toChristian dogma. However this had a pretty specific curriculum, which had little to offer non-clergy.

• Scholasticism

• Humanism

• Romanticism

• Conservativism

The revival of classical studies such as literary criticism, linguistics, and rhetoric. This ideology emerge because some rhetoricians were starting to turn to classical worksof Greek and Latin, rather than religious sources, for their studies. The ones who practiced this were avid readers of religious texts as well, but sought to expand their studies beyond just church-centered works.

• Humanism

• Scholasticism

• Romanticism

• Liberalism

Known as the best scholar during the time. He was a lawyer and a clergyman, and his also known for his poetry. He was a strong advocate for both the study and emulation of classical Greek and Roman writers; they were his examples of virtuous behavior. Much of his work was very self-reflective, voicing concerns about how he could behave virtuously when love and fame were such tempting vices.

"Father of Humanism"

• Petrarch

• Boccaccio

• Martin Luther

• Geoffrey Chaucer

Italian poet, writer, and supporter of Petrarch. He is an example of a humanist during the Renaissance.

Most famous work: Decameron

• Boccaccio

• Petrach

• John Wyclif

• Wat Tyler

Scholars who believed that some aspects of the universe are unknowable. They often focused on the way humans describe things rather than what they actually are. This drew upon the idea that, though the use of observation was good, human perception is too limited for it to be overly useful.

• Nominalists

• Humanists

• Socialists

• Conservatives

Most famous nominalist; known for the idea of Ockhan's Razor (meaning, all other thingsbeing equal, the simplest explanationtends to be true).

• William of Ockham

• William of Orange

• Charles Ockham

• Ockham of England

A period where new art and ways of thinking emerged. It started with the economic and political growth of Northern Italy. While many new ideas emerged, this period was also a continuation of practices and events that happened in the past.

Derived from the French work meaning "rebirth".

• Renaissance

• Industrial Revolution

• Reconquista

• Glorious Revolution

Financial support of writers and artists by cities, groups, and individuals, often to produce specific works or works in specific styles.

• Patronage

• Commission

• Communes

• Hiring

Sworn associations of free men in Italian cities led by merchant guilds.

• Communes

• Hanseatic League

• Popolo

• City-states

Disenfranchised common people in Italian cities who resented their exclusion from power.

• Popolo

• Serfdom

• Communes

• Renaissance Men