The Renaissance

Wrote The Prince and stated that it is better to be feared than loved.

Humanism was one of the driving forces behind the Renaissance. How would this term be defined?

Upon which of the following beliefs did Copernicus and Galileo agree?

This family help to make Florence one of the prominent cities in Northern Italy

Painted the Mona Lisa and is known as the first "Renaissance Man"

During the Renaissance artwork became more realistic and focused less on this topic..

This philosophy stressed reason,observation, and the power of the human mind

Painted the Sistine Chapel

First book printed by the Gutenberg press

What does it mean that people became more secular during the Renaissance?

Historians consider the Renaissance the beginning of modern history. 

Helped to increase literacy rates

Humanist studied  ___________ Greek and Roman writings, art, architecture..

Renaissance is a French word that means what?

Someone who commissions paintings, sculptures, and architecture. 

This world and life are worth studying and living now, not just as preparation for after life