Renaissance Background
Which two ancient civilisations were the Renaissance thinkers influenced by?
Greece and Rome
Who painted the Mona Lisa
Leonardo Da Vinci
Which two civilisations influenced Renaissance Scientists?
Greece and Rome
Farm/ Provide food/ Raise animals etc.
Which language has the more native speakers: English or Spanish?
Spanish
Which disease killed 1/3rd of Europes population?
Black Death/Plague
Who painted the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo
Copernicus discovered that what was at the centre of our solar system?
The Sun
True or Flase - Niccolo Machiaveli wrote the Prince - A famous book about how people must use any means to achieve power, even murder
True
What Renaissance artist is buried in Rome's Pantheon? Hint: one of the tmnt
Raphael
Which series of holy wars increased trade with the middle east?
Crusades
Which of the following was not a characteristic of Renaissance art? Humanism, Depth, Symmetry, Shadowing or Realism
Shadowing
Galileo improved the magnifying power of what object?
Telescope
True or False - Wealthy women in Renaissance women were able to work a range of jobs
False - Lower class women were the ones who had more freedom in the workforce
Which planet in the Milky Way is the hottest?
Venus
Which city was invaded in 1453, causing scholars to flee?
Constantinople
Name all four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Leonardo, Donatello, Michaelangelo and Raphael
Andreas Vesaulius was famous for his studies on the human organs, whose bodies did he use to experiment on?
Criminals
True or False - One of the Medici family members became the pope
True!
What country has won the most FIFA World Cups?
Brazil
Who invented the printing press?
Johannes Gutenburg
Who was the biggest Patron of the arts in the Renaissance? (A patron was a person or group who payed for a piece of art to be built)
The Catholic Church
What does it mean for an individual to be convicted of Heresy?
Saying something that goes against the churches teachings
Which of the following made the Medici family the most wealthy in the world? Mining, Banking, Construction or Art?
Banking
What city is known as "The Eternal City"?
Rome