Which group supported those who conducted the early work of the Renaissance?
Italian patrons
The Renaissance began in...
Italy
What quality is commonly seen in paintings by Michelangelo, Raphael, and van Eyck?
A realistic depiction of the human body
The printing press most directly affected writers by making it easier to...
Create and distribute their books quickly and cheaply
Who wrote "The Book of the Courtier", which describes the qualities of an ideal Renaissance man?
Baldassare Castiglione
Renaissance humanists focused their studies on the...
Ideas of the Ancient World
The Renaissance was largely a change in...
Ways of thinking about the world.
The studies of Andreas Vesalius built most directly on methods used by which Renaissance figure?
Leonardo da Vinci
Which factor contributed most to the content of Niccolo Machiavelli's writings?
Political upheaval in Italy
Which family included extremely wealthy merchants and bankers?
The Medici family
Which activity was the main source of wealth for Italian city-states during the Renaissance?
The organization of medieval and Renaissance Italy into independent city-states was most similar to the political structure of...
Ancient Greece
Leonardo da Vinci's best known work of art is known as...
The Mona Lisa
William Shakespear has most strognly influenced which?
Modern movie-making
Which family held the MOST power in Florence?
Popolo Grasso
Which Chinese art form had the greatest influence on the Italian Renaissance?
Woodblock printing
Which invention had the most direct influence on Renaissance thinking?
Indian decimal system
Niccolo Machiavelli's "The Prince" addressed the question of how societies should best....
Govern effectively
Andreas Vesalius contributed...
Which Renaissance man was accomplished in art, astronomy, anatomy, botany, biology, architecture, engineering, and mathematics?
Leonardo da Vinci
Which factor most contributed to the spread of Renaissance ideas throughout Europe?
The travel of merchants and diplomats
What change was an outcome of the Renaissance?
Advancements in European art and science.
The works produced by Raphael were most strongly influenced by....
Leonardo and Michelangelo
The printing press was invented by...
Johannes Gutenberg
Who is "The Bard of Avon?"
William Shakespear