Renaissance 101
What does Renaissance mean?
Rebirth
Renaissance ideas had a major influence on…
A) Japanese culture
B) Modern western worldviews
C) Travel to the Arctic
D) "Discovery" of the Americas
Modern western worldviews
Which event killed about one-third of Europe’s population?
The Black Death
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
William Shakespeare
The Silk Road was…
A network of trade routes.
Where did the Renaissance begin?
Italy
Which worldview element focuses on land, climate, and location?
Geography
Humanists contributed to weakening the Church because…
people started questioning its authority
Renaissance art is known for being…
realistic and 3D
The Silk Road connected which geographical locations?
Europe and Asia.
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
Shakespeare
During the Middle Ages, the centre of most people’s worldview was…
Faith and Relgion
In the Feudal System, the king gave land to…
The Nobles
Who invented the printing press with movable type?
Johannes Gutenberg
Along the Silk Road, people traded goods and also…
Ideas
Which writer is known as the “Father of Humanism”?
Petrarch
Which element of worldview focuses on money, resources, and who controls them?
Economy
Explain the order of the feudal system.
King / Monarch
Nobles / Lords
Knights
Peasants / Serfs
Why was the printing press important?
It made books cheaper and spread ideas.
Who was a famous explorer of the Silk Road?
Marco Polo
Renaissance art is known for being…
3D and realistic
3D and realistic
What changes in thinking and learning during the Renaissance shaped our worldviews today?
Any of these;
Art, Science, Technology
Medieval art is often described as…
Flat and two dimensional
Which book by Machiavelli taught leaders how to gain and keep power?
The Prince
How did traders usually travel on the Silk Road?
With camels through caravans