7th Grade - Social Studies: Renaissance Part 1

What powerful family ruled Florence?

During the Renaissance Europeans became more ____. They were interested in worldly ideas.

This helped spread humanist ideas throughout Europe ______.

Today, when we say someone is "Machiavellian" means that person is _____ and _____.

What is an intellectual movement that focused on education and the classics?

This city gained its wealth from banking and making and trading cloth made from England.

How did being secular help the Renaissance spark?

When was the Rennaissance and Reformation?

Renaissance is the French word for______.

Many artists painted on fresh wet plaster with watercolor paint. This technique is called_____.

Why was the Gutenberg Printing Press so useful?

Who sculpted the statue "David" and painted murals on the ceiling in the Sistine Chapel?

What was the first printed book produced by the Gutenberg Printing Press?

A church in the Vatican whose ceiling was painted with murals by Michaelangelo is __________.

In The Prince, what did Machiavelli state that rulers should do to keep their power?

One of the most influential works on political power is __________.

What was/is the primary mode of transportation used in Venice?

To deal with neighboring states, the Italians developed ____ to make agreements with them.

Who had the idea that for a vehicle that could fly vertically (like a helicopter)?

Leonardo da Vinvi and Michaelangelo were_______.

Niccolo Machiavelli wrote _____ to try to answer how a ruler could hold onto his power.

Compare and contrast how Italian nobles gained wealth before and after the Renaissance.

A portrait of a woman whose mysterious smile has baffled views for centuries is __________.

How were mercenaries important to the Italian city-states?

Why might ideas spread differently in Romania & Bulgaria than in the Italian region?

After what event caused people to be more confident about the future?

This art technique used light and shadows instead of lines to separate objects.

Which city-state in Italy became the center of business, art, and learning?

How was Renaissance art very different from medieval art?