Beginning
Art
Humanism
Italy
Writing
100
Where did the Renaissance begin?
Italy
100
What type of characteristics and designs did the buildings have?
Columns, arches, and domes
100
What was their main religion?
Catholicism
100
Italy was divided into small what? Name them.
Five city-states: Milan, Florence, Venice, Papal States of Rome, and Kingdom of Naples
100
Who wrote The Book of the Courtier?
Baldassare Castiglione
200
Who is Francesco Petrarch?
A Florentine who lived in the 1300s and was an early Renaissance humanist, poet, and scholar.
200
What is perspective?
A new type of art that allowed artists to paint scenes that appeared three-dimensional
200
What helped spread the idea of humanism?
Trade
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What famous family ruled Florence?
Medici Family
200
What does The Book of the Courtier say?
The manners, skills, learning, and virtues that a member of the court should have.
300
The Renaissance is also called the what?
The rebirth
300
Raphael's most known painting was...
The School of Athens
300
The humanist movement of the Renaissance was based on
The study of Roman and Greek classic literature.
300
What were the three social classes of Renaissance Italy?
Ruler/noble, Townspeople, Peasants
300
Who wrote The Prince?
Niccolo Machiavelli
400
Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?
Trade routes and the spread of ideas.
400
What are two of Leonardo da Vinci's most famous paintings?
What is the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper
400
The purpose of humanists schools during the Renaissance was to
Produce individuals who were able to led good lives.
400
What attitude is most typical of Italy during the Renaissance?
Individualism
400
What did The Prince say?
Told rulers what to do and said to do whatever necessary to achieve their goals.
500
What were mercenaries?
soldiers who primarily fights for money.
500
What were two of Michelangelo's famous sculptures?
David and Pieta
500
What is humanism?
What is subjects such as grammar, rhetoric, poetry, and history.
500
The economic power of the Italian states led to
an increase in political power.
500
What invention increased literacy rates and who invented it?
The printing press by Johannes Gutenberg.