Module 14 Renaissance

Why was Johann Gutenberg's movable type so important to the Renaissance?

True or False: During the Renaissance, basic education was provided in most towns and universities developed.

An intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievements.

Craftsman who developed a printing press.

TA philosophy based on the idea that nothing can be known for certain.

The most famous writer of the Elizabethan Age.

How did Renaissance architects, such as Brunelleschi, use past styles in their designs?

A period that renewed interest in classical culture led to changes in art, learning, and views of the world.

Artist who was known as a true "Renaissance man".

Concerned with worldly rather spiritual matters.

The everyday language of people in a region or country.

An ideal place.

Artists who used realistic style when depicting the human body.

How did the style of portraits and sculptures illustrate the ideas of the Renaissance?

Which Italian city-state was dominated by the Medici family?

How was Italy organized politically before and during the Renaissance?

Paper was first manufactured in __________.

Why was the new technology of papermaking important to the Renaissance?

A person who supports artists, especially financially.

How was humanism different from intellectual movements during the middle ages?

In the 1300s 60% of the population was killed as a result of

An artistic technique that creates the appearance of three dimensions on a flat surface.