Renaissance Rebirth
The word Renaissance comes from a French word meaning this.
What is rebirth?
A person who gives money or other support to an artist is called this.
What is a patron?
He painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.
Who was Leonardo da Vinci?
Around 1450, this German developed a new system of printing with movable type.
Who was Johannes Gutenberg?
This queen ruled England during much of its famous Golden Age.
Who was Queen Elizabeth I?
The Renaissance began in this country in the mid-1300s.
What is Italy?
During the Renaissance, artists increasingly tried to make their work look true to life, a quality called this.
What is realism?
He painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Who was Michelangelo?
Movable type made it possible to produce books much more quickly and at a lower this.
What is cost?
Elizabeth I was succeeded by this Scottish king, who became James I of England.
Who was James VI of Scotland?
This greek god was the king of the gods and also the god of lightning.
Who is Zeus?
This technique makes a flat picture appear to have depth or distance, and figures closer appear larger than figures farther away.
What is perspective?
This artist was hired by Pope Julius II to paint frescoes in the papal apartments. Hint: He was also the red ninja turtle.
Who was Raphael?
The period of religious change that divided western Christianity became known as this.
What is the Protestant Reformation?
The belief that monarchs receive their authority directly from God was called this.
What is the divine right of kings?
These three Italian city-states played major roles in the Renaissance.
What are Florence, Rome, and Venice?
This powerful Florentine family became famous for banking and for supporting Renaissance artists.
Who were the Medici?
This character from Greek mythology portrays women as a bad influence on humanity, much like the portrayal of Eve in the bible. Hint: She opened a box.
Who was pandora?
This German religious reformer became one of the central figures of the Reformation. Hint: He was not a "King".
Who was Martin Luther?
Fill in either blank for a correct answer: King _______ was executed by the order of Oliver _______ for treason.
Who were King Charles I and Oliver Cromwell?
Name two factors that helped bring about the Italian Renaissance.
Possible answers: greek mythology, ancient Roman ruins, prosperous city-states, wealthy merchants, increased education, contact with other cultures, Byzantine scholars and manuscripts, or the printing press.
Explain one major way the status of artists changed from the medieval period to the Renaissance.
What is: artists became respected creators rather than simply craftspeople; they signed their work, earned higher fees, and gained greater independence?
Why does the textbook describe Leonardo as a true “Renaissance man”?
What is: he had wide interests, knowledge, and skills in art, science, engineering, design, music, and other fields?
Why was the printing press especially important to an age of religious and intellectual change? Why has it come up so much in our studies?
What is: it allowed books, pamphlets, religious writings, and new ideas to be copied quickly, cheaply, and spread to many more people?
Why did some English leaders invite William of Orange to invade England in 1688?
What is: they feared the Catholic rule of James II and the possibility of a continuing Catholic dynasty, and they supported the Protestant William and Mary?