Trecento

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/trecento

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the chronological scope?Encompasses the years 1300 through 1399
2. What is the historical designation?Identified as the beginning of the Italian Renaissance or Proto-Renaissance
3. What does the word "Trecento" mean?It comes from the Italian word for 1300, so it refers to the 14th century, the years 1300 to 1399.
4. Why was the Trecento a special time for art?Artists like Giotto painted with more depth and real human feelings, moving away from flat, symbolic styles.

Trecento: The Italian term for the 14th century, a pivotal period marking the early stages of the Renaissance.
Italian Renaissance: A transformative period in European history characterized by a revival of classical art, literature, and learning.
Proto-Renaissance: An art historical term for the period immediately preceding the Renaissance, exhibiting its early characteristics.
Vernacular Literature: Literary works written in the common, everyday language of a region or country, rather than in Latin.