Module 14 Renaissance

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

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

Craftsman who developed a printing press.

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

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

The everyday language of people in a region or country.

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

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

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

A person who supports artists, especially financially.

Paper was first manufactured in __________.

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

The most famous writer of the Elizabethan Age.

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

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

Artists who used realistic style when depicting the human body.

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

An ideal place.

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

Concerned with worldly rather spiritual matters.

How was Italy organized politically before and during the Renaissance?

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