Italy

Questions
1)
a)Renaissance~ Reborn, a period of time that changed history 
b) Humanism~movement that focused on human potential and achievements 
c) Secular~ being concerned with worldly other than spiritual matters
d) Patron~supports artists financially 
e) Perspective~ artists 3-D appearance 
f) Vernacular~every day language used
3) What are some of the characteristics of the "Renaissance Man" and "Renaissance Women"?
 A young man should be charming, witty, well educated, know how to dance, sing, play music, and write poetry. He should also be a skilled rider, wrestler, and swordsman. Renaissance women were supposed to be charming,  were expected to inspire art but not create it, and were better educated than medieval women but had little influence in politics.
4) How did Italy cities help to make it the birthplace of the Renaissance?
It had thriving cities, a wealthy merchant class, and the classical heritage of ancient Greece.
5) What was the attitude of Church leaders and the wealthy toward the arts? why?
they beautified Rome and other cities by spending huge amounts on the arts. They became patrons by financially supporting artists. Wealthy families were also patrons of the arts. They had their importance demonstrated by having their portraits painted in public squares.