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Literally translates to "rebirth".
What is Renaissance?
100
He painted the Mona Lisa.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
100
English writer that wrote 37 plays.
Who is Shakespeare?
100
Classical cultures studied by humanists.
What is Greek and Roman?
100
Invention that allowed the ideas of the Renaissance to spread throughout Europe.
What is the printing press?
200
This person would be a financial supporter of the arts.
What is a patron?
200
Painted murals on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Who is Michelangelo Buonarroti?
200
Author of The Prince?
Who is Niccolo Machiavelli?
200
City that dominated the Italian Renaissance?
What is Florence?
300
Everyday language of the ordinary people.
What is vernacular?
300
Famous for his paintings of the Madonna.
Who is Raphael?
300
Author of Utopia.
Sir Thomas More.
300
Banking family rose to political prominence during the Italian Renaissance.
What is Medici?
400
They studied classical culture hoping to understand their own times.
What are humanists.
400
German painter often called "Leonardo of the North".
Who is Albrecht Durer?
400
Author of The Book of the Courtier?
Who is Baldassare Castiglione?
500
Allowed artists to paint scenes that appeared three-dimensional.
What is perspective?
500
Flemish painter famous for his realistic portrayals of townspeople.
Who is Jan van Eyck?
500
Author of Gargantua and Pantagruel?
Who is Francois Rabelais?
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