Renaissance Wrap Up

Question 1

True or false: The Renaissance began in Florence, Italy.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 2

True or false: the Renaissance did not spread to other European countries

Accepted Answer

false

Question 3

True or false: Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 4

When did the English Renaissance begin?

Accepted Answer

15th century

Question 5

What were some issues of the Renaissance era?

Accepted Answer

witch hunts, religious wars

Question 6

What event occurred after Martin Luther's grievances against the Catholic Church?

Accepted Answer

The Protestant Reformation occurs

Question 7

What language does the word renaissance originate from and what does it mean?

Accepted Answer

French; rebirth

Question 8

What time period was the predecessor of the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Middle Ages, Dark Ages

Question 9

What ancient civilizations did the European Renaissance rebirth?

Accepted Answer

Greek and Roman

Question 10

What was Giovanni de Medici known as?

Accepted Answer

Bank owner, Godfather of the Renaissance

Question 11

Which Renaissance artist sculpted David and painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling?

Accepted Answer

Michelangelo

Question 12

What is the belief that the sun is the center of the universe called?

Accepted Answer

heliocentrism

Question 13

Define Renaissance Man

Accepted Answer

a multi-talented person

Question 14

In what time period did the Renaissance era occur?

Accepted Answer

14th - 17th century

Question 15

Where was the Medici bank located?

Accepted Answer

Italy

Questions 15