Renaissance/Bubonic Plague
Points for the team which can best recreate the Mona Lisa on their whiteboards
Who is...
What does renaissance mean?
rebirth
What Family was the major patrons of the movement. Also, a banking family who helped Govern Florence.
The medici family
What were the wealthy that sponsored art and literature called?
Patrons
What time frame was the Renaissance during?
1400s-1600's
Name three artists from the Renaissance Art Period (Most famous/Ninja Turtles)
Raphael, Michaelangelo, and Leonardo da Vinci
Who was the most powerful governing force for most of Europe at the start of the Renaissance?
The Roman Catholic Church
Who invented the printing press?
Johannes Guttenberg
Non-Religious; related to concerns of the present World.
Secular
Which ancient civilization(s) did many Renaissance thinkers and artists take inspiration from?
Greeks and Romans
Trade Route that linked Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
Silk Road
What was the impact of the invention of the printing press?
It helped spread Renaissance ideas, literature (such as the Bible)
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo Davinci
The Medieval social system where lords owned the land and subjects owed them service and loyalty.
Feudalism
What was the most widely spread book printed from the printing press?
The Bible
Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel - the painting of the Last Judgement
Michelangelo
What City is considered the Epicenter (Most important) of the Italian Renaissance?
Florence
Who Wrote " The Prince"?
Machiavelli
A person who has wide interests and is skilled and an expert in many different areas/fields.
"Renaissance Man"
What made the Renaissance delayed in the north?
Bubonic/Black Plague and Wars (100 years)
How was the plague transmitted? Can be a few different answers (Hint: song)
Fleas on Rats, Poor Hygiene, lack of modern medicine, crowded ships.
Sickness affecting many people at the same time; refers especially to disease.
Epidemic or Plague
Known as the father of modern science, enhanced the telescope and discovered that the Earth orbits the Sun. Hint: Starts with "G"
Galileo Galilei
What is writing a book in the country's native/local language called?
Vernacular
Which Renaissance playwright wrote 37 plays and hundreds of poems?
William Shakespeare