Why is The Prince of Machiavelli considered controversial?

Because he might encourage people to act immorally

What was the Great Chain of Being?

A social rank God created about all matters and life.

Scholars who study the humanites (grammar, history, poetry)

What is Linear Perspective?

The use of lines to give the illusion of depth and distance.

Which idea about leadership would Niccolo Machiavelli most likely support?

Leaders should do whatever is necessary to achieve their goals

Which of the following would be a quote from Machiavelli?

“It is better to be feared than to be loved”

Description of a Renaissance Man

Expected to create art and excelled in many fields.

rule by a small group of wealthy aristocrats

What advice would Niccolo Machiavelli give to a leader?

Be strong as a lion and shrewd as a fox

How was Machiavelli a humanist?

He beleived that rulers should be fit to rule and not just born into it

How did the merchant class of Northern Italy influence the Renaissance?

By becoming patrons of the arts

Who were Ferdinand and Isabella?

king and queen of Spain, granted Columbus money

Leonardo da Vinci can be considered "THE" Renaissance Man because:

He was an inventor, scientist, painter, sculptor, genius.

Which countries are part of the BRICS economies?

Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa

what is the separation of church and state

The gov't can't favor religion or est. an official religion

What is the Renaissance?

Period after Middle Ages when art/literature was ”reborn”

that people should make decisions NOT based on religion or the church

The return to Greek and Roman ideals

Who were the New Monarchies

France, England, Spain, Holy Roman Empire

What ideas did the Renaissance Art promote?

humanism, importance of man, human potential

Renaissance art depicted:

Realism/life-like representations

Sfumato can best be described as

the use of mellowed colors and blurred outline

2. Study the painting. Which characteristic of Renaissance art does the painting show?

The figures look lifelike and three-dimensional

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1
Why is The Prince of Machiavelli considered controversial?
Because many rulers read it and followed his ideas
Because it renovated poetry
Because of the language
Because he might encourage people to act immorally
2
What was the Great Chain of Being?
A social rank God created about all matters and life.
A system Shakespeare designed to order actors around.
A law that gave Monarchs complete authority.
A set of rules Monarchs created for everyone to follow.
3
What are Humanists?
Group of painters who perfected the oil painting technique
Renaissance Atheists
German men who invented the printing press
Scholars who study the humanites (grammar, history, poetry)
4
Dutch humanist who satirized the Church in The Praise of Folly
William Harvey
Desiderius Erasmus
Albrecht Durer
Thomas More
5
What is Linear Perspective?
The use of lines to give the illusion of depth and distance.
Really cool lines that do stuff.
Applying multiple lines to make cubes in a 3-D plane.
Using lines that never intersect.
6
Brunelleschi reinvented
Gestures of Christ
Linear Perspective
Gold Leaf paintings
Fresco Techniques
7
Which idea about leadership would Niccolo Machiavelli most likely support?
Leaders should listen to the desires of the people
Leaders should fight against discrimination and intolerance
Leaders should do whatever is necessary to achieve their goals
Elected leaders should be fair and good
8
THE PRINTING PRESS MADE BOOKS MORE EXPENSIVE.
TRUE
FALSE
9
Which of the following would be a quote from Machiavelli?
“It is better to be feared than to be loved”
“Honesty is the best policy”
“the pen is mightier than the sword”
“It is better to be loved than to be feared”
10
Description of a Renaissance Man
Build sturdy churches
Farm good
Make good food
Expected to create art and excelled in many fields.
11
The Medici family ruled fifteenth-century
Venice
Rome
Milan
Florence
12
Who is a patron of the arts?
the subject being painted
the person funding the art
the artist
the person viewing the art
13
Oligarchy refers to
Kings and Queens
sole leaders who rule by force
rule by a small group of wealthy aristocrats
Rule by the people
14
What advice would Niccolo Machiavelli give to a leader?
Be rude
Be smart
Be liked by the people
Be strong as a lion and shrewd as a fox
15
Humanism is....
Style of Renaissance art
the belief in natural human rights
the focus on human potential
The study of the human body
16
Who was Machiavelli?
An Author
A person
All of the Above
The Father of Modern Politics
17
Where did The Renaissance begin?
France
England
Spain
Italy
18
The changing of social views that emphasized the growing individualism in the Renaissance
Rebirth
Theocracy
Reformation
Humanism
19
The Prince is about:
Proper behavior
Artistic techniques
Economics
Political power
20
How was Machiavelli a humanist?
He believed humans should be evil
He believed that religion was unimportant
He beleived that rulers should be fit to rule and not just born into it
He was known for painting portraits of humans
21
How did the Italian city states make their money?
selling art
natural resources
trade & banking
Factory production
22
Economic sanctions are penalties applied to countries
True
False
23
How did the merchant class of Northern Italy influence the Renaissance?
By wearing fashionable clothes and writing poetry
By converting to Protestant Christian denominations
By becoming patrons of the arts
By taking time to meet with the Pope
24
Who built the dome of Florence Cathedral?
Bramante
Brunelleschi
Picasso
Alberti
25
Which of these would be valued most by a Renaissance thinker who emphasized individualism?
a person's achievements
an army's success in battle
a family's ancestors
a nation's strength
26
Who were Ferdinand and Isabella?
king and queen of France, gave Magellan money
king and queen of Portugal, financed the making of maps
king and queen of Spain, granted Columbus money
king and queen of England, financed the slave trade
27
The Medici family was a family of __?
Bankers
Artists
farmers
Royals
28
When was the Renaissance?
1400-1600 BCE
1400 CE till the present
14th and 15th centuries CE
1400-1600 CE
29
The Medici Family was an example of Humanism and art patronage.
False
True
30
Leonardo da Vinci can be considered "THE" Renaissance Man because:
Because he traveled all over Europe.
Because he lived during the Renaissance.
He was an inventor, scientist, painter, sculptor, genius.
Because he invented secret codes in his paintings.
31
What is Machiavelli known for?
His scientific discoveries
His Plays
His art
His writing
32
Which countries are part of the BRICS economies?
Belgium, Romania, Italy, China, Singapur
Brazil, Russia, Italy, China, Spain
Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa
Borneo, Rwanda, Indonesia, Cuba, Sudan
33
what is the separation of church and state
guarantees the right to a trial by jury
the power to take private property for public use
The gov't can't favor religion or est. an official religion
protects the rights to posses firearms
34
What is the Renaissance?
Period before Middle Ages when art/literature was “rebirthed
Period after the first World War when militarism “rebirthed”
Period before Civil War when all of the civilians rebelled
Period after Middle Ages when art/literature was ”reborn”
35
Where was Niccolò Machiavelli born?
Italy
Greece
France
USA
36
Secularism means:
that being human is beautiful!
that people should make decisions NOT based on religion or the church
people should perform medieval, latin mass every sunday at church
that people should make decisions based on religion or the church
37
What was the focus of the Renaissance?
Greek and Roman art
Byzantine art
Romanesque art
Religion
38
What is classicism?
The idea of the wealthy guiding the rest of society
The sectioning off of people's social status
The belief of increasing education
The return to Greek and Roman ideals
39
Who were the New Monarchies
France, England, Spain, Rome, Eastern Dublin
France, England, Spain, Holy Roman Empire
France, England, Spain, Rome, Eastern Europe
France, England, Spain, Greece, Rome, Eastern Europe
40
What ideas did the Renaissance Art promote?
ability to make scrambled eggs, hepatitis b, icy poles
going against the church, wealth, beauty
humanism, importance of man, human potential
Good intentions, loyalty, malaise
41
Renaissance art depicted:
Realism/life-like representations
Surrealism
Abstraction
Modernism
42
Who was the Renaissance Man?
Raphael
Donatello
Leonardo Da Vinci
Michelangelo
43
What was Machiavelli known for?
His astrological ideas
His ideas about law and order
His political ideas
His environmental ideas
44
What does the Renaissance mean?
“Redo”
“Retorn”
“Rebirth”
“Revamp”
45
Sfumato can best be described as
exaggerated modernist techniques
the use of mellowed colors and blurred outline
mode of analysis that goes beyond the art work
art used as a symbol of status
46
who invented the printing press?
Abe Lincoln
Johannes Gutenberg
Romeo
Frans Gutenberg
47
The printing press was made during this era. What was the first book printed on it?
The Leopard
In Praise of Folly
The Prince
The Bible
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2. Study the painting. Which characteristic of Renaissance art does the painting show?
The figures are shown performing a heroic task
The figures look lifelike and three-dimensional
The figures show little knowledge of anatomy
The figures look stiff and flat

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