Which civilization maintained an interest in classical knowledge prior to the Renaissance?
What is Islamic Civilization
100
Humanism centers around the individual. True or False
What is True
100
Who were Patrons?
What is people who paid artists to produce works, and promoted art during the Renaissance
100
Which societies impacted Renaissance Culture
What is Greek and Roman
100
The language spoken by Humanist Scholars was what?
What is latin
200
Which Classical Civilizations did Humanist scholars study?
What are Greece and Rome
200
Ideas of Humanism are no longer present in our society today. True or False.
What is False
200
How did the focus of art change from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance?
What is a focus on beauty and the natural world from a focus on religion
200
Renaissance architects differed from architects in the Middle Ages for what reasons?
What is had to be skilled in many areas, became artists more than workers
200
Civic means what in Latin?
What is citizen
300
Classical works were studied in the Middle Ages from a Christian Perspective, in the Renaissance what were scholars interested in classical ideas about what (four) things.
What are society, politics, history, and the arts
300
Why did humanists believe in improving the individual?
What is because God had given them talents to use, and it was honourable to develop your talents.
300
Which famous painter painted the Mona Lisa, and the Last Supper?
Who is Leonardo DaVinci
300
What does vernacular mean?
What is language that people spoke
300
What does a responsible citizen mean in Renaissance Society?
What is educating yourself about history and politics and working to improve society
400
Classical knowledge was first a privilege of the upper classes. What technologies made it possible to spread these ideas to the lower classes?
What are the printing press and books written in the common vernacular.
400
What is the definition of humanism?
What is the belief in the dignity and potential of the individual, and the belief that people could shape their lives through their own efforts and talents.
400
What were most Renaissance paintings of?
What are Portraits and Landscapes
400
Humanist writers focused on the expression of their ______ and _____
What is thoughts and emotions
400
What does education of the whole child mean?
What is develop body, mind and spirit, and create questioning and curious individuals
500
Why were architects, sculptors and artist celebrities in the Renaissance
What is they elevated society to a higher level of beauty, it emphasized the beauty and potential of humans, and focused on the grandeur of society
500
What was the role of religion in Renaissance society?
While still important, life was no longer dictated by the church. People wanted to develop the talents that God gave them, doing this was to honour him