What differentiated Dante Alighieri's writing from most of the other Medieval writing?

He included real people in his writing

A wealthy townhome built around a central courtyard

Mercato Nuovo was a place for people from all over Europe to come and

Recieve loans, Convert money into Florins

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Florence: The Cradle of the Renaissance

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1
What differentiated Dante Alighieri's writing from most of the other Medieval writing?
He was actually funny
He created characters for his writing, which was considered heresy
He included real people in his writing
He wrote about a seclar subject
2
Which city is known as "the Cradle of the Renaissance?"
Venice
Old York
Prague
Florence
3
Michelangelo's sculpture of the biblical figure David is similar to a
Medieval sculpture
Classical Era sculpture
Sculpture made by people living in biblical times
Real life person
4
Florence was located on which river?
Adige
Adda
Danube
Arno
5
Florence was the European center for banking during the Renaissance
True
False
6
Which of the following was NOT an advance made by Leonardo Da Vinci
Building the Duomo
Coming up with the idea for a Helicopter
Drawing maps as if they were seen from above
Learning about how the eye and blood vessels work
7
Which family ruled Florence for almost 300 years?
Florintines
Schnatter
Alighieri
Medici
8
After studying ancient ruins, Brunelleschi was able to design
The Duomo
The Tower of Piza, but a design flaw caused it to lean
modernized columns
An arched gate in the city wall
9
What is a Palazzi?
An old building that has been repurposed and designed
A wealthy townhome built around a central courtyard
A home built like a castle to be easily defensible
A small collection of shops, similar to a modern mall
10
Machiavelli's writing of The Prince was closely related to realism
True
False
11
Painters such as Botticelli were able to advance Renaissance painting by
showing emotion on the face of the subject
widening the color palette
adding a sense of depth
teaching religious stories through their artwork
12
This scientist's work on gravity and astronomy showed the value of observation and experiment
Copernicus
Leonardo Da Vinci
Galileo
Isaac Newton
13
Mercato Nuovo was a place for people from all over Europe to come and
Recieve loans
Convert money into Florins
Catch up on all the news and gossip
Purchase clothing from all the latest styles
14
The arts flourished only because everyone in the Renaissance was extremely smart and talented
True
False
15
Vernacular was an important change that occurred in literature in the Renaissance, where writers
wrote how to guides with illustrations
spoke the stories first, then wrote them on paper
wrote in the common language
Incorporated church sermons into their writing

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