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Humanism is....
Study of the human body
Focus on human potential
Style of art
Belief in natural human rights
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Why was the printing press significant?
Made bibles less expensive and easier to get
Religious leaders could interpret medieval works
Monarchs could communicate laws to their subjects
Made books less expensive and spread ideas
3
An invention of the Renaissance is:
Flying Shuttle
Electrical Telegraph
Cotton Gin
Printing Press
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Where did the Renaissance start?
France
Great Britain
Germany
Italy
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Medieval or Renaissance?
Medieval
Renaissance
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How did the Medici family control Florence?
They were bankers with lots of economic and political influence.
They were soldiers who brought Renaissance ideas to Florence.
They were officials who opposed art and architecture.
They were popular artists
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Why did the reniassance start in Italy?
Ancient art and ruins for inspiration
Lots of trading
Wealthy patrons paid for art
All of the above
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Who is the father of humanism?
Politician
Petty
Monarch
Petrarch
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Renaissance scientists believed the best way to learn was to...
Read Aristotle's works
Ask the Church for advice
Read the Bible
Watch what happens
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The Medici family ruled fifteenth-century
Venice
Milan
Rome
Florence
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All of the following were new renaissance art techniques EXCEPT:
the use of light and shadow
oil on stretched canvas
a religious focus
perspective (think 3-D)
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The birthplace of the Renaissance was
Rotterdam
Rome
Amsterdam
Florence
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Who was Nicolaus Copernicus
Bishop of the Church that did not like science
Astronomer who said the earth was the center of the universe
Astronomer who said the sun was the center of the universe
Renaissance painter who painted the Mona Lisa
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Medieval or Renaissance?
Medieval
Renaissance
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What did Galileo invent?
telescope
printing press
helicopter
looking glass
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Medieval or Renaissance?
Renaissance
Medieval
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Renaissance art celebrates
man as an individual and in control of his own destiny
God as responsable for all humankind's successes
the patrons of Renaissance artists
the wealthy merchant class
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Medieval or Renaissance?
Renaissance
Medieval
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What is a Renaissance Man?
A man who lived in Italy
A good warrior
A man who can dance and cook
A man who practices art, design, science and literature
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What ideas did the Renaissance Art promote?
religion, god, the Pope
Good intentions, loyalty
going against the church, wealth, beauty
humanism, importance of man, human potential
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Renaissance means ____________.
Renew
Redo
Reteach
Rebirth
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Medieval or Renaissance?
Medieval
Renaissance
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Which powerful family was a huge patron of Italian Renaissance artists?
The Borgia
The Medici
The Pope
None of the above
24
Medieval or Renaissance?
Medieval
Renaissance
25
Medieval or Renaissance?
Medieval
Renaissance
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Which Renaissance artist made this painting?
Raphael
Leonardo Da Vinci
Machiavelli
Michelangelo
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This Renaissance artist painted The Sistine Chapel, among other works like his famous statue of
David.
Petrarch
Leonardo da Vinci
Titian
Michelangelo
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Johannes Gutenberg created what?
The Sistine Chapel Paintings
Book on Humanism
The farming plow
The first printing press
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Medieval or Renaissance?
Medieval
Renaissance
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Why was the church mad at Galileo?
He believed that the Sun revolved around the Earth
He believed that the Earth revolved around the Sun
Wrote the 95 Theses
He wasn't going to church
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Medieval or Renaissance?
Renaissance
Medieval
