Alberta Social 8 - Chapter 3: Spread of Renaissance Ideas (Nelson)

Question 1

Which war ended, making travel safer and aiding the spread of Renaissance ideas in Europe?

Accepted Answer

The Hundred Years War

Question 2

How did Europe's Roman Catholic Church contribute to the spread of these new Renaissance ideas?

Accepted Answer

They didn't do this, because they didn't want change.

Question 3

Why are the plays of Shakespeare (1564-1616) still so popular today?

Accepted Answer

Het plays use language creatively and contain rich depth.

Question 4

Who painted the Mona Lisa in the early 1500s, now one of the most famous Renaissance artworks?

Accepted Answer

Leonardo da Vinci

Question 5

Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) was a:

Accepted Answer

Humanist

Question 6

Why is the Renaissance so important in the history of Europe and the Western world?

Accepted Answer

Because it helped to determine how we think today.

Question 7

What is Feudalism?

Accepted Answer

A social and economic system of hierarchy, ruled by a King.

Question 8

By 1500, printing presses ran in most cities in Germany and Holland. The greatest impact was:

Accepted Answer

The rapid spread of ideas.

Question 9

Humanism is all about:

Accepted Answer

Rationalism and innate human morals, needs, and potential.

Question 10

Copernicus proved that the Earth and the other planets revolve around the sun. This is called:

Accepted Answer

Heliocentrism

Question 11

For whom did little change in their lives since the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

Women

Question 12

Renaissance Humanism and Secularism are similar, because:

Accepted Answer

Both value rationality.

Question 13

The Renaissance spread through Western Europe, because:

Accepted Answer

Wars ended, the feudal system declined, and trade picked up.

Question 14

Masaccio was good at drawing 3D appearances, like this crucifixion scene. What is crucifixion?

Accepted Answer

Death by fastening to a cross.

Question 15

Dante (1265-1321) set the trend to write in Italian instead of Latin. He is famous for:

Accepted Answer

The Divine Comedy poems: Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso, La Vita Nuova ("The New Life")

Question 16

What was the Polish man named Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543)?

Accepted Answer

Astronomer

Question 17

During the 15th century, Renaissance artists began to paint:

Accepted Answer

Non-religious subjects., Realistic images of the, Classical Greek and Roman myths.

Question 18

Children had no ______ in the Renaissance family.

Accepted Answer

Childhood

Question 19

The printing press also aided the spread of Renaissance ideas, because:

Accepted Answer

Book publication became less expense and faster.

Question 20

Why was Sir Thomas More executed

Accepted Answer

For his refusal to denounce the Roman Catholic Church.

Question 21

Which French painter known for this manuscript illuminations painted Hebrews in the Desert?

Accepted Answer

Jean Fouquet

Question 22

Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) was the mentor, advisor, and Lord Chancellor for this English king:

Accepted Answer

Henry VIII of England

Question 23

Renaissance Humanism influences Capitalism, because:

Accepted Answer

Both value individual potential.

Question 24

The Roman Catholic Church resisted translation of the Bible in local languages, mostly because:

Accepted Answer

The Bible could only be interpreted by Priests.

Question 25

Early Humanist scholars of Renaissance Europe loved to read:

Accepted Answer

Greek and Roman literature.

Question 26

Erasmus (1466-1536), a RC priest, is one of the greatest Christian Humanist and well-known for:

Accepted Answer

Updating Greek and Latin Bible translations.

Question 27

How did writers influence the Renaissance worldview of celebration and equality?

Accepted Answer

They wrote in their own local/vernacular languages.

Question 28

One of the first Renaissance painters of just landscapes, such as The Hunters in the Snow was:

Accepted Answer

Pieter Brueghel

Question 29

The Renaissance started in Italy, where after is spread throughout:

Accepted Answer

Western Europe

Question 30

What was one thing Renaissance Humanists did not look to for inspiration?

Accepted Answer

Asian art, writing, and architecture.

Question 31

Why was Marguerite de Navarre (1492-1549) an important figure in the French Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

She was highly educated, authored, and kenw many languages.

Question 32

What is the name of the famous group of seven French Renaissance poets?

Accepted Answer

La Pléiade

Question 33

Who is best known for inventing the mechanical printing press around the mid-1400s?

Accepted Answer

Johannes Gutenberg

Question 34

Who recorded plans for numerous inventions, such as: a parachute, tank, and submarine?

Accepted Answer

Leonardo da Vinci

Question 35

Renaissance Humanism and current Socialism are similar, because:

Accepted Answer

They value equity and equality.

Question 36

Petrarch (1304-1374) was one of the first Renaissance Humanists. He's known for:

Accepted Answer

Discovering and traslating ancient Greek and Roman texts.

Question 37

Why did Feudalism slow down the spread of Renaissance ideas in Europe?

Accepted Answer

Tension between Kings and Nobles caused too many wars.

Question 38

Masaccio (1401-1428) was a popular Italian painter who died at age 26. The rumor was that:

Accepted Answer

He was poisoned by a jealous artist.

Alberta Social 8 - Chapter 3: Spread of Renaissance Ideas (Nelson)

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Alberta Social 8 - Chapter 3: Spread of Renaissance Ideas (Nelson)

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