Vocabulary
An explosion of creativity in art, architecture, writing, and thought was called what?
The Renaissance
What English queen who spoke French, Latin, and Greek did much to support the English art and literature?
Elizabeth I
What sculptor, poet, and architect, and painter used a realistic style?
Michelangelo
He's a party dude
What was the final major factor that contributed to the Renaissance?
The rise of the Italian city states
A man who excelled in many fields was known as what?
A Renaissance Man
An intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievements was called what?
Humanism
Who was the most famous writer of the Elizabeth Age, also regarded as the greatest playwright of all time?
William Shakespeare
What sculptor, poet, and architect, and painter used a realistic style?
Leonardo di Vinci
He leads
Increased trade led to the development of what?
The middle class
What was the mid-1500s known as in England?
The Elizabethan Age
What is secular?
Worldly rather than spiritual
The everyday language of the people is called what?
Vernacular
Which Renaissance artist was famous for his use of perspective?
Raphael
He's cool, but rude
What powerful banking family controlled the city-state of Florence?
The Medici
What is skepticism?
Skepticism questioned everything
Someone who financially supports the creation of artwork is called what?
A patron of the arts.
What is different about the city of Venice geographically?
It is built on a lagoon made of over 100 islands
Who has been called the father of Renaissance humanism?
Francesco Petrarch
He was not a ninja turtle. However, he did like pizza.
Which book written by Thomas Moore depicted an imaginary land were greed, corruption, and war have been weeded out?
Utopia
What did Johann Gutenberg invent? What was the first complete book that he printed?
The printing press and the Bible
A way of showing three dimensions on a flat surface is called what?
Perspective
The economy of Italy grew based on what?
Commerce rather than agriculture
Who wrote the Decameron?
Giovanni Boccaccio
Also, not a ninja turtle. Not sure about the pizza.
Who wrote the book, The Book of the City of Ladies?
Christine de Pizan
Which book offering advice to princes was not concerned with what was morally right but with what was politically effective? Who was the author of this book?
The Prince and Machiavelli