Renaissance Quiz Review

Renaissance humanists suggested that people could:

Who wrote The Prince, which advised government rulers?

Merchants in Italy grew influential based on merit rather than social rank, which sparked:

Which was a factor that led to the Renaissance starting in Italy?

Who painted The Last Supper and Mona Lisa?

Renaissance artists often depicted Mary and Jesus as:

Who sculpted David and painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

He is known as the Father of Humanism.

While women during the Renaissance chiefly raised children and kept house, some also:

As people moved to towns and cities in the Renaissance, they began living in _______ families.

About how many years did the Renaissance last?

What powerful family supported many famous Renaissance artists?

Which was NOT a major characteristic of the Renaissance?

The Renaissance spread northward as a result of war, travel and:

A person who supports an artist or the arts is called a(n):

Perspective was discovered in the arts through the:

Who invented the printing press?

The three main elements of humanism seen in Renaissance art are classicism, secularism and:

Which was NOT a reason why the Renaissance started in Italy?

What city was the epicenter of the Renaissance?

What playwright wrote Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet?

The Renaissance Woman:

Renaissance art depicted religious themes like medieval art, BUT with:

The printing press spread the use of ________________ language used by ordinary people.

The Renaissance can be defined as a:

During the Middle Ages and Renaissance, scholarship was typically preserved in:

Light and dark shadowing, perspective and ____________ were characteristics of Renaissance art.

What was the first printed book?

This Flemish artist was a pioneer in oil painting and in the use of perspective.

What did Northern Renaissance artists introduce that allowed for richer colors?

This movement focused on studying classical texts and human potential and achievement.

The Renaissance Man: