Renaissance Basics
What does the word Renaissance mean?
What is rebirth?
A person who gives money or support to artists so they can create art.
What is a patron?
This artist painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
A person who studies a subject for a long time and knows a lot about it.
What is a scholar?
Spell the word meaning an accomplishment.
What is achievement?
Which two ancient civilizations inspired the Renaissance?
What are Greece and Rome?
The powerful family in Florence that supported many Renaissance artists and thinkers.
Who were the Medici family?
This artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and sculpted David.
Who is Michelangelo?
An organized group of workers who make or sell specific goods.
What is a guild?
Spell the word meaning to make something using imagination.
What is create?
What topic were Renaissance thinkers very interested in studying through observation and investigation?
What is the natural world?
One way wealthy patrons helped artists survive and create art.
What is providing food, clothing, and housing?
This Renaissance sculptor created the famous bronze statue of David before Michelangelo did.
Who is Donatello?
Someone who learns a trade by working with a skilled worker.
What is an apprentice?
Spell the word meaning a revival or new birth.
What is rebirth?
Which social class grew larger during the Renaissance due to increased trade?
What is the middle class?
The Medici family home became a gathering place for what kind of people?
Who are thinkers and artists?
This artist painted the famous works The School of Athens and The Sistine Madonna.
Who is Raphael?
A person long ago who copied books and manuscripts by hand.
What is a scribe?
Spell the word meaning a new creation.
What is invention?
What helped cause the growth of the middle class in Europe?
What is increased trade?
Besides wealthy families, these powerful leaders in Rome were also patrons of the arts.
Who are the popes in Rome?
This artist painted the famous Renaissance painting The Birth of Venus.
Who is Botticelli?
A person with remarkable talent and creativity.
What is a genius?
Spell the word meaning writings in prose or poetry.
What is literature?