True or False
True or false:
The Renaissance means "rebirth"
True
Which city state was a very important hub for the Renaissance:
a) Rome
b) Genoa
c) Pompei
d) Milan
Petrarch
What was a great way to get your friends and family together during the Renaissance?
A FEAST
True or False?
False
It is French
True or False:
During the Renaissance there was a rebirth of things that had happened in the ancient civilizations of Africa
Greece and Rome
What did famous place did Michelangelo paint?
a) Mont St Michel
b) The Louvre
c) The Sistine Chapel
d) Westminster Abbey
C) The Sistine Chapel
In the Middle Ages, people thought that their lot in life was just their lot in life. However, during the Renaissance, people started to think that humans had potential and freedom to build their own lives. This is called ________________.
Humanism
Which Century did the Renaissance start in?
14
Which Medieval invention influenced reading and writing?
The Printing Press
True or False:
Martin Luther introduced the practice of buying and selling Indulgences
False
Which famous da Vinci painting is known for using innovative painting techniques?
a) The Mona Lisa
b) The Last Supper
c) Lady with an Ermine
A) The Mona Lisa
This famous family the ______________ patronized the arts.
de Medici
What two eras are on either side of the Renaissance (before and after)?
Middle Ages, and the Enlightenment
Merchants were people who bought goods at a low price and sold them for a ___________
profit
True or False:
Martin Luther wrote the 85 Theses on Indulgences
False
95
Usury, which was usually illegal with the Church, became legal for which reason?
a) It was profitable
b) There were long journeys overseas and pirates
c) The Church started embezzling money for their own profit
B
Lorenzo ______________ was a famous patron of the arts as well as a poet.
de Medici
What port cities went to war because they wanted control of trade in the Mediterranean Sea?
Genoa and Venice
What is a "Renaissance man"?
Someone who practices lots of different things (ex: visual art, music, philosophy, astronomy, music) and is good at them
True or False:
Leonardo DaVinci was a physicist
TRUE
Where did the Renaissance start and why?
a) Florence was an existing trading hub
b) Florence had political stability
c) Florence was Wealthy
d) Florence nurtured humanism
e) Florence had religious tolerance
f) all of the above
F
The famous playwright, _____________________, wrote The Merchant of Venice, as well as Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare
What is usury?
The practice of charging interests on loans
How many apostles in DaVinci's The Last Supper?
12