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1
12. book about a perfect place w/o greed, war , or corruption
ROMEO & JULIET
UTOPIA
IN PRAISE OF FOLLY
THE PRINCE
2
criticized Church corruption & wealthy popes in his book IN PRAISE OF FOLLY
SHAKESPEARE
Petrarch
Machiavelli
ERASMUS
3
What writer is famous for plays & sonnets that focus on human flaws & emotions
Shakespeare
Machiavelli
Erasmus
Petrarch
4
A "RENAISSANCE" person .....?
general in a powerful army
intelligent & popular ruler
a talented and famous artist
a successful person in many fields
5
Who invented the movable type printing press ?
Shakespeare
Leonardo
Gutenberg
Petrarch
6
focus on humans & their life in this world
Hinduism
feudalism
Buddhism
Humanism
7
Who wrote THE PRINCE
Erasmus
Shakespeare
Petrarch
Machiavelli
8
How were paintings in the Renaissance different?
The artists refused to use religious subjects
They focused on portraits & landscapes
They were realistic, had colors & perspective
They only showed people from the bible
9
people like the Medici's who financially supported artists
Petrarch
Patrons
Secular
Humanists
10
What is significant about the printing press w/ movable type
People stopped reading the Bible
increase in spread of knowledge
literacy decreased
Kings lost power over their people
11
The Renaissance revived the classic ideas of the-
Egypt & Mesopotamia
Muslims & Persians
French & English
Greeks & Romans