The Renaissance

Question 1

What was Francesco Petrarch famous for?

Accepted Answer

Inventing the philosophy of humanism

Question 2

What was the period of time in Europe called that happened before the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

The Middle Ages/Dark ages

Question 3

Around what year did the Renaissance begin?

Accepted Answer

1400

Question 4

How was humanism different from the way most people thought before the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 5

What artist is considered the first Renaissance painter?

Accepted Answer

Giotto

Question 6

What made Renaissance painting different from the previous period of art?

Accepted Answer

Subjects were painted as they appeared in nature

Question 7

From what ancient civilizations did the people in Italy get the idea for humanism?

Accepted Answer

The Romans and Greeks

Question 8

What country did the Renaissance start in?

Accepted Answer

Italy

Question 9

True or False: The Italian Renaissance stayed in Italy and never touched the rest of Europe.

Accepted Answer

False

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