Vocabulary
People
Art
Government
Miscellaneous
100
This word literally means "rebirth", and is often used to describe the time period from 1350 to 1550.
What is the Renaissance?
100
He developed the printing press.
Who is Johannes Gutenberg?
100
Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Donatello were all artists from _______________.
What is Italy?
100
Leader of Venice
What is a doge, or duke?
100
What invention helped ideas spread during the Renaissance?
What is the printing press?
200
The art of negotiating or making deals with other countries.
What is diplomacy?
200
This Renaissance artist was also known as an inventor.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
200
During both the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, most art focused on ________________.
What is religion?
200
This politician wrote "The Prince" that details ideas about diplomacy.
Who is Niccolo Machiavelli?
200
When did the Renaissance spread to Northern Europe?
What is the late 1400s?
300
This word describes things/ideas that are worldly, not religious or sacred.
What is secular?
300
One of the greatest authors of the Renaissance, he wrote Romeo and Juliet.
Who is William Shakespeare?
300
Describe art during the Renaissance.
What is the Renaissance art is more detailed and realistic?
300
This Italian city was ruled by a council of aristocratic merchants led by a doge.
What is Venice?
300
When did the Renaissance spread to England?
What is the later 1500s?
400
Everyday language of the people.
What is the vernacular?
400
Author of Canterbury Tales.
Who is Geoffrey Chaucer?
400
Sculptor of Pieta, painted the Sistine Chapel.
Who is Michelangelo?
400
This rich banking family from Florence had a major impact on the arts and politics during the Renaissance.
Who are the Medici?
400
Florence grew wealthy primarily through _____________.
What is banking?
500
The belief that the individual and human societies are important.
What is humanism?
500
This man wrote one of the first texts in the vernacular, the Divine Comedy.
Who is Dante Alighieri?
500
Creator of the Mona Lisa and Last Supper.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
500
The wealth of the Italian city-states came mainly from _____________.
What is trade?
500
Renaissance Italy was divided into city-states. Name two other civilizations we have studied that were also divided into city-states?
What are ancient Greece and Mesopotamia?
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