Italian city-states were often run by...

a powerful, wealthy ruler or family

All of these describe Humanist qualities EXCEPT...

the Bible is the only source of knowledge

Venetians became expert shipbuilders because...

their city was built on swampy islands

What does it mean when historians say that "people became more secular during the Renaissance"?

The focused on their life and the world around them.

Advances in cartography allowed...

exploration of new areas of the world

Northern Renaissance art was different from Italian Renaissance because Northerners...

made engravings & used oil paints

increased European trade with China

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Renaissance Review

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A quiz about the Art/scientific changes, Reformation and Exploration during the Renassance #history #renaissance #reformation #davinci

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1
What was the name of the family who funded Renaissance Art in Florence?
DaVinci
Medici
Windsor
Galileo
2
Who is considered to be the ultimate Renaissance Man?
DaVinci
Michelangelo
Donatello
Raphel
3
All of these are Renaissance painting techniques EXCEPT...
Linear Perspective
Chiaroscuro
Gouache
Sfumato
4
Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?
Italian city-states competed with one another
Italy was wealthy
All of these
Roman ruins reminded Italians of their past
5
Italian city-states were often run by...
a representative assembly
wealthy merchants
a powerful, wealthy ruler or family
a council of nobles
6
Who wrote The Prince?
Machiavelli
John Calvin
Martin Luther
Shakespeare
7
During the Renaissance people began to model their lives after what ancient civilizations?
The Romans & Greeks
The Egyptians & Syrians
The Chinese & Japanese
The Persians & Mongols
8
What is the name of this famous painting?
David
Mona Lisa
God Giving Knowledge
Pieta
9
What was the difference between Renaissance art and Dark Ages Art?
There was no difference
They had persepective
They were darker
They were religious
10
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
To Start Over
New Art
Rebirth
A New Year
11
All of these describe Humanist qualities EXCEPT...
the individual and human society are important
Emphasizeda balance between faith and reason
the Bible is the only source of knowledge
Men should be active in their cities & achieve great things
12
Venetians became expert shipbuilders because...
the Italians were constantly at war
their city was built on swampy islands
they were very wealthy
most of them served in the Navy
13
Where did the Renaissance begin?
England
Spain
Italy
Germany
14
Frescoes were a type of painting which used
short brush strokes
watercolors on wet plaster
oil paint
acrylic paint on wood
15
Florence grew wealthy through...
both trade & banking
book selling
banking
trade
16
Literature became more popular during the Renaissance because...
all of these
more people learned to read
books were written in the vernacular
the printing press made books more widely available
17
What does it mean when historians say that "people became more secular during the Renaissance"?
They read only the Bible.
The focused on getting into heaven.
They divided and became more feudalistic
The focused on their life and the world around them.
18
The art of making deals with other governments.
diplomacy
secular
vernacular
fresco
19
What was Dante's Inferno (The Divine Comedy) about?
The Levels of Heaven
About Limbo
The Human Experience
The Levels of Hell
20
Who created this painting?
DaVinci
Michelangelo
Donatello
Raphel
21
Advances in cartography allowed...
the translation of the Bible
a better banking system to develop
exploration of new areas of the world
the building of spectacular cathedrals
22
Who was Francesco Petrarch
An artist
A Pope
A humanist scholar
A Spanish writier
23
Northern Renaissance art was different from Italian Renaissance because Northerners...
painted frescoes
made engravings
used oil paints
made engravings & used oil paints
24
What is this top of this building called?
Davinci's Ceiling
The Octagon
The Rock
The Duomo
25
What is this building called?
Sistine Chapel
The Globe
The Doma
The Vatican
26
Marco Polo's book...
told the story of a trip from hell to heaven
increased European trade with China
became an important Catholic text
outlined the value of European coins
27
What two groups of people blended, through marriage, during the Renaissance?
nobles & peasants
clergy & nobles
merchants & traders
wealthy merchants & nobility
28
What is the name of this man?
Raphel
Shakespeare
Machiavelli
DaVinci
29
What book did Miguel de Cervantes write?
Don Quixote
The Canterbury Tales
The Divine Comedy
Hamlet
30
Invented the printing press
Galileo
Dante Alighieri
Johannes Kepler
Johannes Gutenberg

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