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This person is known as the "Father of Humanism" because he encouraged people to study ancient Greek and Roman ideas.
Francesco Petrarch
100
Why did the Mona Lisa become famous in the 1900s
It was stolen
100
Leonardo Da Vinci
100
What country and city did the Renaissance begin in?
Florence, Italy
100
What European time period came before the Renaissance in Europe?
The Middle Ages / Dark Ages
200
This thinker wrote The Prince, a book that explained how rulers could gain and keep power.
Niccolo Machiavelli
200
What invention did Leonardo Da Vinci create
The flying machine
200
What is this called? Who created it?
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Michelangelo, David
200
What philosophy focused on human potential and achievement during the Renaissance?
Humanism
200
Who was the most powerful institution in Medieval Europe?
The Catholic Church
300
Because of me, people could finally own their own bibles!
Gutenberg
300
This painting by Raphael depicts great philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle in a grand hall.
The School of Athens
300
This is the term used in renaissance art as opposed to middle age art, included; shading, and images appear to be off in the distance by using perspective.
Realism
300
Scholars from this time period preserved ancient Greek and Roman knowledge that later spread to Europe
The Islamic Golden Age
300
What group of heros in New York are names after four famous Renaissance artist?
The Ninja Turtles
400
How did Gutenbergs invention support thinkers like Shakespear, Machiavelli, and Martin Luther.
Spread books and ideas faster, allowed literary ideas to reach more people across Europe
400
How long did it take Michelangelo to paint one of his most famous pieces of work. How did he paint it?
4 years. On his back.
400
Give two major difference between Medieval art and Renaissance art.
Medieval: flatter, focused on religion
Renaissance: realism, perspective, movement, and emotion.
400
Name two reasons why the Renaissance began in Italy
Italy was wealthy from trade, connected to many cultures, had powerful city-states
400
Who were the Medici family? Occupation, why significant?
An Italian dynasty. Bankers, funded a lot of artist and scientific achievements.
500
One Renaissance figure challenged the Church through science, while another challenged it through religion. Name both people.
Galileo Galilei and Martin Luther
500
How long did the Mona Lisa go missing for? In days
730 Days
500
Give one description of the art style of the three artist we studies.
Leonardo Da Vinci - Scientific observation, anatomy, and experimentation.
Michelangelo - Powerful, sculptures, human figures
Raphael - Balanced, peaceful
500
What is two ways knowledge from the Islamic Golden Age reached the Renaissance
Trade, Crusades, translation of text, Muslims in spain
500
What Renaissance occurred in America? Name and what it was a rebirth of.
Harlem Renaissance, Cultural movement of African American music, dance, art, and fashion