Where did the Renaissance start and what direction did it spread afterwards?
What is Italian city-states and then north and west.
100
This city-state was known as the "cradle of the Renaissance".
What is Florence.
100
What is humanism?
What is a way of thinking (philosophy) that balances religious faith with and interest in nature and human society. It emphasizes the importance of the individual.
100
What advances in architecture and engineering were made during the Renaissance?
What is Brunelleschi's dome and hoists.
100
What family ruled Florence?
What is the Medicis?
200
An independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory
What is a city-state
200
What does "renaissance" mean?
What is "rebirth"?
200
What subjects did humanists study?
What is art, architecture, government, language, grammar, rhetoric, history, ethics, and poetry.
200
What were the classical influences on Renaissance architecture and engineering?
What is round arches, straight columns, and domed roofs.
200
Who is thought to have assassinated Giuliano de Medici?
What is the Pazzi family.
300
How were city-states governed? Name at least 3 ways.
What is by elected councils, rich merchants, guild members (boards), and powerful families.
300
What does the "rebirth" refer to in the Renaissance?
What is renewed interest in the classical world (Ancient Greece and Rome).
300
What did humanists believe about individuals?
What is every person can achieve on their own and can rise above their circumstances.
300
What advances were made in painting and sculpture?
What is the showing of feelings, realistic backgrounds, realistic poses, perspective, 3D objects, and the study of anatomy to make figures look real.
300
What two things promoted the growth of the Renaissance in Florence?
What is commerce and trade.
400
Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?
What is city-states were centrally located on trade routes between the East and West.
400
How did patrons help the growth of the Renaissance?
What is they supported artists, scientists, architects, designers, etc. by ordering and paying for their work. They helped start hospitals and universities.
400
Why did the Catholic Church have a problem with humanism?
What is the Church didn't like how humanists questioned the Church's teachings.
400
What advances were made in literature?
What is writers wrote about the world around them, wrote in their dialect, wrote about non-religious (secular) topics, and explored individual thoughts and feelings in their works.
400
Which famous Renaissance thinker painted the Mona Lisa, designed bridges, weapons, and flying machines, and studied human anatomy?
Who is Leonardo da Vinci
500
Who were the people responsible for bringing classical ideas and goods from the East to Europe?
What is Crusaders and traders, such as Marco Polo?
500
What did people start using for the first time during the Renaissance to make trading easier?
What is coins for trading and banking.
500
What are some humanist influences in our lives today?
What is separation of church and state and people are no longer stuck in one social class.
500
How did the study of science and mathematics change during the Renaissance?
What is people began questioning old ideas and began to perform experiments and analyzing the results using math and logic.