Renaissance Review 2020

Question 1

Thomas Aquinas wrote about bridging the gap between which two things?

Accepted Answer

Reason, Faith

Question 2

What were the systems of patronage during the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Ways that rich people paid for artists to create new artwork

Question 3

Who spent money on art and advancements during the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

The Kings and Queens, The Catholic Church, Wealthy families like the Medici

Question 4

What two things did Thomas Aquinas blend together?

Accepted Answer

Works of Greek & Roman philosophers/Humanism, Teachings of Christianity

Question 5

Humanism came from studying old texts from what people?

Accepted Answer

Romans and Greeks

Question 6

What was Michelangelo known for?

Accepted Answer

Sculpted the David and the Pieta, Designed the Medici Chapel, Painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

Question 7

Florence was the main city/epicenter of the Renaissance.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

What was Leonardo da Vinci known for?

Accepted Answer

Use of the scientific method, Had a notebook full of ideas, like the flying machine, Painted the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper

Question 9

What family essentially started the Renaissance by paying the artists for their work?

Accepted Answer

Medici

Question 10

Humanism is a system of thought that is...

Accepted Answer

Human-centered

Question 11

What made Florence so important during the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

It was a wealthy banking town, The currency used was the Florin, It had a strong guild system

Question 12

What geographical feature of Europe is the location of the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Italian Peninsula

Question 13

The Medici family was the most influential and powerful family during the Renaissance.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

Who wrote about bridging the gap/divide between faith and reason?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Aquinas

Question 15

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

Accepted Answer

Rebirth

Question 16

What was William Shakespeare known for?

Accepted Answer

Was part of the Globe Theatre in London, Famous for writing Macbeth, Hamlet, and Romeo and Juliet, Wrote plays, poems, and sonnets

Question 17

The Renaissance emerged because of what?

Accepted Answer

Increased trade throughout Europe, Renewal in classical knowledge, Renewal in Greek and Roman knowledge, Rise of banking

Question 18

What Peninsula was the crossroads of trade during the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Italian

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