.Sec 1-2 His Book B Ch1 Pt1

The Renaissance refers to a return to what ancient school of thought?

When was the printing press invented?

T/F Food in the 14th century was scarce and expensive

What outbreak in 1347 killed millions in Europe?

What allowed greater understanding of the human body?

T/F The Renaissance focused on humanism & artistic revival.

Which is a wealthy family who commissioned artists during the Renaissance?

Humanists tried to distinguish fact from fiction by means of ____________.

This famous Renaissance artist shares his name with the red masked ninja turtle.

This holy place in Vatican city was masterfully painted by Michelangelo.

Buildings were becoming more inspired by what culture?

Humanists believed that not only God was responsible for human _________.

Which renowned Renaissance man was both an engineer and artist?

T/F Music drew inspiration from the Orient, like the rest of the Renaissance.

What type of painting became more popular during the Renaissance?

T/F The 14th century saw many peasants revolt against their lords

T/F European populations grew drastically in the 14th & 15th centuries.

T/F Artists were being considered professional artists, not just artisans.

What allowed books to be printed by machine so they no longer had to be copied by hand?

T/F Books written in everyday language helped spread humanist ideas.

T/F Religious themes were no longer sources of inspiration in art.

T/F Scholars developed research based on observation & experimentation.

What did professional artists do to differentiate themselves from other artisans?

Copernicus' theory that the Earth revolved around the sun in which theory?

How long did the Renaissance last?

The European Renaissance began around what year?

What term is used for everyday spoken language of countries or regions?

The artistic Renaissance started in the cities of northern __________.

Humanists were mostly men from the rich ___________.

Humanists focused on what instead of god?

_________ were scholars who put humans at the center of their ideas

T/F Perspective was discovered from historical texts.