Social studies chap 2
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| 🇬🇧 | 🇬🇧 |
| An existing way of doing things | Status quo |
| The local language spoken | Vernacular |
| Living or occuring at the same time | Contemporary |
| A way of looking at things | Perspective |
| Period of European cultural, artistic, political and economic “rebirth” following the Middle Ages. | Renaissance |
| The standard of health, comfort, or happiness experienced by an indiviual or a group. | Quality of life |
| Why did artists start signing their work | Art was becoming marketable (for profit) |
| What did Nicolaus Copernicus prove during his lifetime | The earth and all the other planets revolved around the sun. |
| How do humanists ideas shape your life | Humanism teaches me to be a good citizen and that learning makes everyone smarter and better. |
| What did Johannnes Gutenburg do? | Invented the printing press. |
| What did Leonardo DaVinci do? | He painted the famous Mona Lisa. He invented multipule things such as the parachute, tank, cannon, helicopter and many more. |
| How did renaissance art change with the increased focus on Humanism | These new techniques were directly influenced by the humanist focus on earthy details and realism, as well as a need for artists to develop their own ideas of how things should look. |
| An existing way of doing things | Status quo |
| Death by fastening to a cross | Crucifixtion |
| What is petarch known for? | Translating Greek and Roman texts and premoting their study |