When Renaissance writers made fun of dishonest Church officials, it showed that

the Church no longer had the power it once had over people

Leonardo da Vinci was

an artist, scientist and inventor during the Renaissance

The Renaissance spread to Spain in the late 1400’s and early 1500’s. It was influenced there by

the close ties between the Church & the government of Spain

one of the wealthiest families in Florence who supported art

The Dutch priest Desiderius Erasmus

criticized corrupt leaders in the church& called for reforms

Writing in the vernacular means

writing the language of people who will read the book

rich citizens who supported artists, scholars and writers

Humanism was a way of thinking that stressed the

importance of human actions and abilities

Perspective refers to

new techniques used by artists to show distance in paintings

Johannes Gutenberg helped to spread Renaissance and Reformation ideas because he

invented a printing press that helped spread new ideas

To prove their power to European kings, the popes

excommunicated kings who rebelled against them

Michelangelo was the artist who

painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

One of the main ideas of the Renaissance was that

people should increase their knowledge by studying the past

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When Renaissance writers made fun of dishonest Church officials, it showed that
All Europeans wanted the church destroyed
Only kings of Europe had the respect of the people
the Church no longer had the power it once had over people
Even with some bad leaders, it was still respected
2
Leonardo da Vinci was
a religious reformer in Italy
an artist, scientist and inventor during the Renaissance
a person who spread the Renaissance to other parts of Europe
an explorer who found an all water route to India
3
The Renaissance spread to Spain in the late 1400’s and early 1500’s. It was influenced there by
Italian patrons who supported Spanish artists and writers
Wealthy Spaniards who brought Italian artists to Spain
the close ties between the Church & the government of Spain
Ordinary people who wanted to improve their lives
4
The word Renaissance literally means
Rebirth
Play acting
Wealthy elite
Religious purity
5
The Pieta’ was a
statue carved by Michelangelo
book written by Cervantes
painting created by Boccaccio
painting created by Leonardo da Vinci
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The Medici were
a family of artists who introduced new art techniques
a group of monks who tried to bring discipline to Florence
one of the wealthiest families in Florence who supported art
a group who studied medicine& discovered the typhus bacteria
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The Renaissance began in the city-states of northern Italy whose wealth came mainly from
Trade
Crusader states
Taxes collected by their kings
The Catholic
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The Dutch priest Desiderius Erasmus
criticized corrupt leaders in the church& called for reforms
wanted women to be allowed to attend his university
painted portraits that were realistic rather than idealized
criticized corrupt royalty and overthrew the monarchy
9
Writing in the vernacular means
writing a book in Latin
writing the language of people who will read the book
composing a book with moveable type
telling stories about people of a particular region
10
Patrons were
monks who copied manuscripts from Latin to other languages
leaders of merchant guilds
rich citizens who supported artists, scholars and writers
church officials who lived in the Vatican
11
The English Renaissance reached its height during the reign of
Queen Mary and Phillip of Spain
King Charles
Queen Elizabeth I
King Henry VIII
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Christian humanism is a blend of humanist and religious ideas, originated in
The Papal States
Central Russia
Northern Europe
The British Isles
13
Humanism was a way of thinking that stressed the
Religious beliefs of many different civilizations
Legal systems that had developed in Europe
importance of human actions and abilities
Ancient Greek philosophies of Plato and Aristotle
14
Perspective refers to
new ideas about classical civilizations of Greece and Rome
new ways of thinking about religion
a new way of looking at the world through a telescope
new techniques used by artists to show distance in paintings
15
Johannes Gutenberg helped to spread Renaissance and Reformation ideas because he
traveled Europe teaching new art techniques
invented a printing press that helped spread new ideas
preached throughout Europe that all people were equal
wrote plays and produced them in major European cities
16
To prove their power to European kings, the popes
stopped the building or universities everywhere except Italy
excommunicated kings who rebelled against them
sent bishops to supervise the kings
rebuilt Rome &made it the center of the Italian Renaissance
17
The first book on political science, or government, during the Renaissance was written by
Miguel de Cervantes
William Shakespeare
Niccolo Machiavelli
Leonardo da Vinci
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Development of the printing process & the establishment of universities led to the demand for
lower taxes
reforms in the church
public libraries
free education
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Michelangelo was the artist who
artist that painted the Mona Lisa
painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
rich banker who ruled Florence
person who spread the renaissance to England
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One of the main ideas of the Renaissance was that
Learning about the world was not important
Only royalty and church officials had dignity and worth
people should increase their knowledge by studying the past
Learning should be reserved from church officials

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