Which characteristics set Renaissance paintings apart from Medieval paintings?

Impeccable detail and 3D aspect of Renaissance paintings

Which of the following did Humanists believe about the Individual?

People can achieve great things through learning

Where did our form of government (democracy) get it's name from?

the Greek system of participatory government

Why were the arts important in an era like the Renaissance, and still today?

The arts tell us about a society's worldview

Which subjects were added to educational studies during the Renaissance?

Greek and Roman writings, Ethics and Morality, Aesthetics

Who was Francesco Petrarch?

A humanist thinker and scholar of the early Renaissance

What was an important characteristic of the painting called "the Ambassadors"?

It celebrated the Renaissance individual

Where does the word "civic" come from?

The Latin word civis, which means "citizen"

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Which civilization further developed & preserved the knowledge of Greek & Roman civilizations?
The Ancient Egypt Civilization
The Classical Civilization
The Maya Civilization
The Islamic Civilization
2
Which characteristics set Renaissance paintings apart from Medieval paintings?
Renaissance paintings are flat and 2 dimensional
The way Renaissance paintings glorify God and religion
The dull colours in Renaissance paintings
Impeccable detail and 3D aspect of Renaissance paintings
3
Which of the following did Humanists believe about the Individual?
People should have a closed mind and limited worldview
Individuals are not capable of anything
The individual should not do anything but serve God
People can achieve great things through learning
4
Where did our form of government (democracy) get it's name from?
It was named after a Greek God
the United States' idea of a democratic party
the Greek system of participatory government
It was named after one of our Prime Ministers
5
Why were the arts important in an era like the Renaissance, and still today?
Because art belongs to the wealthy
Art has little importance
The arts tell us about a society's worldview
Because art can decorate a room
6
Which subjects were added to educational studies during the Renaissance?
Greek and Roman writings, Ethics and Morality, Aesthetics
Logic, Arithmetic, Astronomy
Grammar, Scripture, Medicine
Public speaking, Geometry, Music
7
Who was Francesco Petrarch?
A talented artist of the Renaissance
A patron
a Greek philosopher
A humanist thinker and scholar of the early Renaissance
8
Which of the following arts were important during the Renaissance, aside from painting?
All of the above
Architecture
Literature
Sculpture
9
What source did people from the Middle Ages get their ideas from about the meaning of life?
Humanist scholars
Their parents
Religious beliefs
Greek and Roman philosophers
10
What was an important characteristic of the painting called "the Ambassadors"?
It cost a lot of money
It was a painting of Jesus and his friend
It was painted by Leonardo Da Vinci
It celebrated the Renaissance individual
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Where does the word "civic" come from?
The Latin word civis, which means "citizen"
The English word "civilization"
A man named Marcus Tullius Cicero
The word does not have an origin

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