Vocabulary
Also known as the Era of Rebirth.
What is the Renaissance?
An Italian sculptor who sculpted Marzocco and The Equestrian Monument of Gattamelata. He studied the classical Greek and Roman techniques of sculpting.
Who was Donatello?
A famous writer and playwright during the Renaissance who wrote 37 plays including Romeo and Juliet.
Who was William Shakespeare?
The Renaissance started here.
What is Italy?
"The first method for estimating the intelligence of a leader is to look at the men he has around him."
Who was Machiavelli?
Wealthy merchants who supported the arts (poetry, art, and literature) during the Renaissance.
Who were patrons?
Also known as the Renaissance Man because he was a painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, writer, and inventor. His works include Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, and a flying machine.
Who was Leonardo da Vinci?
He created the printing press in 1456 and printed the Bible.
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Who was Johannes Gutenberg?
The Medici Family of ________ helped to start the Italian Renaissance by funding art and literature projects.
What is Florence?
"No one owns anything but everyone is rich, for what greater wealth can there be than cheerfulness, peace of mind, and freedom from anxiety?"
Who was Sir Thomas More?
This wealthy family ruled Florence, Italy and were great supporters of the arts.
Who was the Medicci Family?
He was a sculptor, engineer, painter and architect. He was known for painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and for designing the St. Peter's Basilica.
Who was Michelangelo?
He wrote a book about a perfect society called Utopia. He was executed because he did not support King Henry VIII. Later, he was named a saint by the Catholic Church.
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Who was Sir Thomas More?
Italian Renaissance writers, painters, sculptors, and architects based their ideas and inspiration on what two ancient civilizations?
What are Greece and Rome?
"break the ice, dead as a doornail, good riddance, forever and a day, refuse to budge an inch"
Who was William Shakespeare?
Someone who is really good at doing many things. Today, they're called a "jack of all trades."
Who is a Renaissance Man?
He helped to spread the Renaissance in the North. He was a German painter, engraver and writer who was known for Praying Hands and The Small Hare.
Who was Albrecht Durer?
He thought a ruler should do whatever was necessary to stay in power. He wrote about it in The Prince.
Who was Niccoli Machiavelli?
The Renaissance started around 1300 in Italy and spread by about 1450 to __________ Europe.
What is Northern?
"Do you see over yonder, friend Sancho? Thirty or forty hulking giants! I intend to battle with them and slay them!"
Who was Don Quixote written by Cervantes?
The study of worldly subjects such as grammar, history, poetry and nature. Unlike during the Middle Ages, religion was not the focus.
What is humanism?
He was a painter and architect known for The Miraculous Drought of Fishes and St. Catherine of Alexandria.
Who was Raphael?
This Spanish writer wrote Don Quixote, a book about a knight and his faithful guide Sancho Panza. It was considered to be somewhat of a comedy.
Who was Cervantes?
How did Italy’s location help it become the birthplace of the Renaissance?
What was, it was surrounded by water making it a suitable center for trade and ideas?
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