Renaissance Test Prep

Who created Printing Press?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Who was threatened by the creation of the printing press?

Who was known as the Renaissance Man?

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

What do secular writings focus on?

Whose writings do dictators use to justify abusing power?

What were the 3 rich states in Italy?

What is the Heliocentric theory?

What two cultures did the Renaissance artists get their inspiration?

Who wrote Don Quixote?

What were the people who financially supported artists called?

Where did Renaissance begin?

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

Who thought the church was very corrupt?

What is Michelangelo's famous painting?

What does Renaissance mean?

What are Da Vinci's famous paintings?

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

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

What group came up with oil paint?

What architecture style did the Renaissance artists copy from Rome?

Who was the father of astronomy?

Which Biblical figures did Michelangelo sculpt?