How did trade help to bring about the Renaissance?

Trade brought new ideas to Europe

What effect did wealthy families like the Medici paying for the creation of art & architecture?

increased interest in art and architecture

What was one reason for the growth of trade in Europe?

European cities were located on trade routes

What is Petrarch known for?

He is the founder of Italian Renaissance humanism

Merchants and bankers use their increased wealth in a way that contributed to the Renaissance?

They ordered and paid for new buildings and art

Based on your reading of Section 4, what is a "patron of the arts"? Think the Medici family.

someone who supports the work of artists

1559 Cosimo de' Medici hired an architect to build the Uffizi, who were the Medici's?

A wealthy family that ruled the city-state of Florence

Which of the following was a goal of Renaissance artists?

They tried to capture the way things looked in real world.

focusing on individual dignity, nature, & human society

Merchants & bankers use their increased wealth in a way that contributed to the Renaissance?

They commissioned artists and paid for new buildings and art

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1
How did trade help to bring about the Renaissance?
Trade provided work for sculptors who created coins.
Trade brought new ideas to Europe
Trade provided work for painters who created money.
Traders learned how to create works of art
2
What effect did wealthy families like the Medici paying for the creation of art & architecture?
better health for people in Europe
better education for people in Europe
decreased power for Italian city-states
increased interest in art and architecture
3
When did the Renaissance begin?
at the end of the Roman Empire
at the end of the Middle Ages
at the beginning of the Middle Ages
at the beginning of the Roman Empire
4
What was one reason for the growth of trade in Europe?
European cities were located on trade routes
none of the above
Europeans had little interest in goods from the East.
Silk Road became too dangerous for traders to travel
5
What is Petrarch known for?
He was an important patron of the arts in Italy
He lived during ancient times in Rome
He is the founder of Italian Renaissance humanism
He invented the first banking system in Europe
6
The Renaissance was a rebirth of interest in the art and learning of ancient Greece and ...?
Rome
Egypt
India.
China
7
Francesco Petrarca, also known as Francesco Petrarch. Who was Petrarch?
an Italian poet
an Italian ruler
an Italian sculptor
an Italian painter
8
Merchants and bankers use their increased wealth in a way that contributed to the Renaissance?
They took painting lessons from medieval artists
They hired artists to create new forms of currency
They ordered and paid for new buildings and art
They traded artwork for spices from the East
9
Based on your reading of Section 4, what is a "patron of the arts"? Think the Medici family.
someone who teaches artists to create art
someone who supports the work of artists
someone who works as an artist
someone who destroys the work of artists
10
1559 Cosimo de' Medici hired an architect to build the Uffizi, who were the Medici's?
A family of painters and sculptors living in Florence
A wealthy family that ruled the city-state of Florence
A wealthy family that ruled the city-state of Venice
A line of kings who ruled Florence during the Renaissance
11
Which of the following was a goal of Renaissance artists?
They tried to create art that looked two-dimensional
They always showed subjects that were religious.
They tried to capture the way things looked in real world.
They tried to copy the characteristics of medieval art.
12
What is humanism?
focusing on individual dignity, nature, & human society
belief that people should not try to control their own lives
belief people should follow religious teachings w/o question
class/family is more important than individual achievement
13
Merchants & bankers use their increased wealth in a way that contributed to the Renaissance?
They took painting lessons from medieval artists
They traded artwork for spices from the East
They commissioned artists and paid for new buildings and art
They hired artists to create new forms of currency.

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