Italian Beginnings
In which country did the Renaissance begin around the 1300s?
A: What is Italy
Q: Name one famous Renaissance artist.
A: Who is Leonardo da Vinci (or Michelangelo, Raphael, etc.)?
Q: What is the term for the intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievements and looked back to classical Greece and Rome?
A: What is humanism?
Q: The Renaissance began in Italy, but later spread to other parts of Europe. Name one region/country outside Italy where Renaissance ideas took hold.
A: What is Northern Europe / Germany / Netherlands / England (etc.)?
Q: True or False — The Renaissance only affected art, and had no influence on science, exploration or politics.
A: What is False?
Q: What is the meaning of the word “Renaissance”?
A: What is "rebirth"
Q: The technique of showing three-dimensional depth in painting, often used by Renaissance artists, is called what?
A: What is perspective?
Q: True or False — Renaissance thinkers were only interested in religious subjects and ignored the physical world.
A: What is False?
Q: What role did the printing press play in spreading Renaissance ideas?
A: What is it made books more available and affordable, helped spread literacy and new ideas?
Q: Name a way Renaissance ideas helped pave the way for the modern world.
A: What is the emphasis on human potential, secular studies, scientific inquiry, or questioning authority?
Q: Name one reason why Italy was fertile ground for the Renaissance.
A: What is the widespread trade, wealthy merchant class, or independent city-states?
Q: Which Renaissance artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
A: Who is Michelangelo?
Q: Which invention helped spread ideas and literacy by making books more affordable and widespread?
A: What is the printing press (movable-type)?
Or What is Gutenberg printing press?
Q: During the Northern Renaissance, how did art differ from the Italian Renaissance (give one difference)?
A: What is more emphasis on everyday life, domestic interiors, oil painting techniques, or more religious reform themes?
Q: The Renaissance overlapped with the beginning of another major historical movement involving religion. Name that movement.
A: What is the Reformation?
Q: Which class (group) in northern Italy helped support and fund Renaissance art and learning?
A: Who are the merchants or merchant class?
Q: The revival of interest in the human body, nature, and classical forms in art represents which broader movement?
A: What is the Renaissance humanistic interest in the physical world?
Q: Name one way the worldview of Europe changed as a result of Renaissance thought.
A: What is the increased interest in the individual, nature, or critical thinking about old authorities?
Q: Describe one way the merchant class or trade helped the spread of the Renaissance.
A: What is increased wealth allowed patrons to fund art and learning or trade routes brought ideas and goods from Italy to Northern Europe?
Q: How did Renaissance art reflect a change from medieval art (give one aspect)?
A: What is more realistic human forms, use of perspective, more secular subjects, classical themes revived?
Q: Name one way literature or the arts changed during the Renaissance in Italy.
A: What is more realistic art, interest in the classical world, or secular subjects in addition to religious ones?
Q: Renaissance painters often studied anatomy, engineering, botany, and other fields. This shows the ideal of a “Renaissance man”. Name one of these artists known for such breadth.
A: Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
Q: Which author wrote a famous political treatise on how rulers should behave, reflecting the secular side of Renaissance thought?
A: Who is Niccolò Machiavelli (author of The Prince)?
Q: Name a technological or scientific development during the Renaissance era that changed how people viewed the world.
A: What is the printing press, improved maps/navigation, use of perspective in art, or observational science (e.g., astronomy)?
Q: Explain one long-term effect of the Renaissance on European society.
A: What is increased literacy and education, growth of the merchant middle class, a more secular outlook, foundations for modern science, or the rise of nation-states?