Art & Literature
Who created the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo Da Vinci
What are patrons?
People who use their wealth to encourage and support artists
This new movement focused on the importance of the individual and asking questions to understand things.
Humanism
Give all your classmates a high-five in under
(PER.2) 10 seconds
(PER.5) 7 seconds
(PER.1 & PER.6) 15 seconds
AWESOME
Who is said to be the most famous writer of the Renaissance? (HINT: They wrote many plays.)
William Shakespeare
What was the name of the list of complaints that Martin Luther nailed to the doors of the Church?
95 Thesis
Which two families fought for power during the Renaissance?
The Medici and the Borgias
Humanism was inspired by ____________ writings.
Classical, or ancient Greek and Roman
Show the class a really silly face of yours! And just sticking out your tongue doesn't count.
Woah! Nice job!
Because of me, people could finally own their own bibles! I created the printing press!
Johann Gutenberg
A member from which family supported Michelangelo and Leonardo Da Vinci?
The Medici (Lorenzo de Medici)
The rebirth of classical learning led to a movement of creativity in the arts, writing and thinking. This movement was known as___________.
The Renaissance
Stand up and do a little dance for 5 seconds!
Well done!
Artists moved from painting religious subjects to ____________, or nonreligious, subjects.
secular
Martin Luther started his own religion, Protestantism, a branch of Christianity. What was the big key difference between Catholicism and Protestantism? (DOUBLE POINTS)
Catholics believed in receiving the word of the God in a traditional way, where Protestants believed the Bible could be understood by individuals. (800 POINTS)
They sought control of the Catholic Church, and eventually two members of the family became popes.
Which country did the Renaissance start in?
Italy
Stand up and do your best impression of a chicken for 5 seconds, sound and all!
Bawk bawk!
Renaissance writers , instead of using Latin, the language of the Church, started using the vernacular. What does vernacular mean?
Writing in the native language of the reader.
To make sure Catholics didn’t stray from the faith, the Church used harsh methods like torture were used to force confessions and punish heresy, or a denial of Church teachings. What was this series of actions done by the Church called?
The Roman Inquisition
Why were patrons important?
Now that artists were supported financially, they could work full time on their works of art.
Spell the name of this artistic and creative movement (Teacher gives the word).
R-e-n-a-i-s-s-a-n-c-e