World History Chapter 11 Test Review

What Italian city became a leading cultural city as well?

The Renaissance focus on man's worth & capacities was called humanism.

Brunelleschi defeated Ghiberti in competition to build the

Machiavelli wrote that a successful ruler uses force when necessary.

Which of the following is not a distortion found in Michelangelo's Pieta?

Which of the following is not a reason that Italy led the Renaissance?

Leonardo da Vinci was the most versatile man of the Renaissance.

The most famous Renaissance patrons were members of which family?

Renaissance artists differed from medieval artists in that they wanted no recognition.

The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel depicts in fresco the story of Creation, man's fall, etc.

Renaissance is a French word meaning rebirth.

Which 3 of the following Renaissance artists exemplify the best of the High Renaissance?

Savonarola was the Dominican friar who tried to bring reform to the church in Florence.

Which of the following was the most popular instrument of the Renaissance?

Erasmus's Praise of Folly points out the evils and follies of the Renaissance.

In the 14th century, Florentine writers' study of the classics stirred a rebirth of

The Renaissance humanists stimulated a rebirth of interest in literature, art, & philosophy.

Renaissance music was

Van Eyck was one of the first painters to use oils.

Which of the following is not true about Botticelli?

The Renaissance people praised the wonders of group achievement.

The birthplace of the Renaissance was

The secular age of the Renaissance prepared the way for the

Petrarch was the Father of Humanism.

Who was the leading musician during the Renaissance whose music helped make the transition

Many humanists were interested in classical learning and also acknowledged the existence of God

Durer was an artist who was best known for his engravings and woodcuts.

Movable-type printing brought about all of the following consequences except

The Italian painter Giotto is known for his frescoes, which are

The best known composer of Renaissance church music was