Renaissance Test Prep

What were the people who financially supported artists called?

Who was the father of astronomy?

While Northern Renaissance art focused on the beauty of humanity, the Italian Renaissance focused on imperfections.

Which early humanist thought it important to live a full life while also focusing on religion and the afterlife?

What term means focusing on human potential on Earth and the capability of Humans?

What is the social movement where people focused on life on Earth, not the afterlife?

What was the first thing printed on the new printing press?

What architecture style did the Renaissance artists copy from Rome?

What are Da Vinci's famous paintings?

What group came up with oil paint?

What does Renaissance mean?

Who was threatened by the creation of the printing press?

Where did Renaissance begin?

What do secular writings focus on?

What two cultures did the Renaissance artists get their inspiration?

Who proved the Heliocentric theory by discovering planets had elliptical orbits?

Who wrote Don Quixote?

Who created Printing Press?

What do people in the Middle Ages not do so souls would go to heaven?

What were the 3 rich states in Italy?

What is the Heliocentric theory?

Renaissance writings focused on Christian teachings while Middle Ages writings focused on Human Reason.

What is Michelangelo's famous painting?

Whose writings do dictators use to justify abusing power?

Who was known as the Renaissance Man?

Who was NOT a classical writer the Renaissance writers read/studied?

Middle Ages focused on the afterlife, so what did the Renaissance focus on?

Who thought the church was very corrupt?

Who was the best author/playwright of this time period?

Which Biblical figures did Michelangelo sculpt?