Topic 4-1/2: The Renaissance

Why was Leonardo Da Vinci known as a "Renaissance Man"?

During the Renaissance, there was a decrease in spirituality in Europe

Why was Italy considered the center of the Renaissance?

What was the first book printed on Johannes Gutenberg's printing press in 1455?

What is does Renaissance mean?

The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli was written with what purpose?

The intellectual movement focused on the Greek and Roman culture was known as

Jan van Eyck, one of the most important Flemish painters, differed from other Renaissance painters how?

Juliet and Romeo (about young love) and Julius Caeser (about the corruption of ambition) show Shakespeare wrote about

The powerful merchant families of Italy helped the Renaissance how?

Which family of bankers and merchats resided in Florence, Italy?

How would the Printing Revolution affect the spread of ideas?

William Shakespeare invented over 1700 words that are used today.

How did the Islamic Empire contribute to the Renaissance?

What is the common vernacular of the United States?

Who was another person considered a Renaissance Man?

Raphael included Renaissance artists in his painting School of Athens to show them as equals to past thinkers.

The Renaissance began in the 1300s and peaked in 1500s in what country?

Why did Erasmus want the Bible to be printed in vernacular?

Giotto became famous for his usage of perspective, which had what effect on his paintings?