Renaissance Art
Early Humanist Thinkers
Renaissance Basics
Renaissance Vocab
General
100

The main patron of Medieval art.

Who is the church? 

100

How many husbands did the Wif of Bathe have?

5 husbands.

100

The definition of Renaissance.

What is rebirth?

100

What is the Renaissance?

Defined as a rebirth, specifically of classical texts from the Ancient Greco-Roman era. Marks roughly, the beginning of humanist thinking. Known for a new style of art which depicted human emotions, human form realism and perspective.
100

Before the Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl was the drummer for which band?

Nirvana.

200

An artistic technique that creates the appearance of three dimensions on a flat surface.

A. dry brushing

B. underpainting

C. perspective

What is perspective?

200

Why are these writings considered early humanist thought?

Still operating in a medieval framework religious framework. 

e.g.: Dante's answer for the lighting of the moon is still rooted in the divine. 

Chaucer apologizes for his challenges toward the church. 

200

The main philosophy of the Renaissance.

What is Humanism?

200

What is humanism?

Philosophy that emphasizes the human experience, humanity, human agency, the natural world. Beginning the question divine intervention, noble birth rights/nobility in general, question the world around them, following Earthly pleasures vs. divine ones. 

200

In which country did the first Starbucks open outside of North America?

Japan.

300

The painter who included a self portrait in his Last Judgement painting in the Sistine Chapel.

Who is Michelangelo? 

300
Early humanist writer who challenges the Christian teachings about marriage, and suggests that there can be many interpretations of the bible. 

Who is Geoffrey Chaucer?

300

The century the Renaissance began. 

What is the 14th century? *Will accept 15th century.

300

Definition: Concerned with worldly attitudes, activities etc. that have no religious or spiritual basis.

A. recant

B. annul

C. divine

D. secular

Secular

300

Who was the first televised president? 

Franklin D. Roosevelt. 

400
Which three artists are from the Renaissance period?

A. Manet, Degas, Renoir 

B. Raphael, Brunelleschi, Botticelli 

C. Carrvaggio, Gentileschi, Rococo

B. Raphael, Brunelleschi, Botticelli

400
Early humanist writer who believes in virtue over noble birth right, values reason over acceptance of tradition, and challenges the authority of male writers.

Who is Christine de Pizan?

400

What did people value the most during the Renaissance?

A. individualism
B. the King
C. the church
D. inventors

Individualism.

400

Mechanical device that uses ink to transfer words and images onto paper, allowing for mass production of printed matter.

What is the printing press?

400

What is the coffee shop named in the TV show Friends?

Central Perk. 

500

The main patron of Italian Renaissance art.

Who is the Medici family? 

500
Early humanist poet who is interested in astrology, the dark spots on the moon, and the mysteries of both the divine and the natural world around us.

Who is Dante Alighieri? 

500

Considered a true "Renaissance Man."

Who is Leonardo da Vinci?

500

Ideology that emphasizes the intrinsic worth of the individual, i.e. free thought, freethinking, independent etc. 

What is individualism?

500

What is the oldest soft drink in America?

Dr. Pepper 

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