Renaissance I
A rebirth of culture including the arts, architecture, science and philosophy.
What was the Renaissance?
A system of creating the illusion of depth on a flat surface.
What is linear perspective?
They were the top spending patrons on the Renaissance in Florence, Italy.
Who were the Medici?
The Italian artist and sculptor that painted the Sistine Chapel.
Who was Michelangelo?
(DAILY DOUBLE) The Italian diplomat and philosopher most famous for writing 'The Prince'.
(DAILY DOUBLE) Who was Niccolo Machiavelli?
A wealthy person during the Renaissance that commissioned artists and architects.
What was a patron?
Commissioned by the Medici, he developed linear perspective.
Who was Filippo Brunelleschi?
The original role of the Medici as bankers.
What are loan sharks?
The Italian sculptor commissioned by the Medici that carved the life like sculpture of David.
Who was Donatello?
(DAILY TRIPLE) Mathematician and astronomer who made the first modern scientific argument for the concept of a heliocentric solar system.
(DAILY TRIPLE) Who was Nicolaus Copernicus?
The language or dialect native to a region.
What is vernacular?
The most famous play written by the English writer William Shakespeare.
What is 'Romeo and Juliet'?
The Medici sponsored this type of person to rise in the papacy and ultimately become the Pope.
What is a pirate?
A person with many talents or areas of knowledge. (generic term)
What is a Renaissance Man?
(Daily Quadrupal) The astronomical model in which the earth and other planets revolve around the sun.
(Daily Quadruple) What is heliocentric theory?
Denoting attitudes, activities or other things not having to do with religion or the church.
What is secular?
English writer, Geoffrey Chaucer's most famous writing.
What are the 'Canterbury Tails'?
The Medici's Pope needed a bank he could trust. (Nickname)
Who were God's bankers?
The 'Renaissance Man' who was an Italian, painter, sculptor, scientist, and inventor that painted the 'Mona Lisa' and 'The Last Supper'.
Who was Leonardo da Vinci?
The French philosopher and mathematician regarded as 'the father of modern philosophy'. Famous for stating 'I think; therefore I am.'
Who was Rene Descartes?
A Renaissance cultural movement which turned away from medieval scholasticism and revived interests in ancient Greek and Roman thought.
What is humanism?
Italian artist, architect and inventor, Leonardo da Vinci's most famous artworks.
What are the 'Mona Lisa' and 'The Last Supper'?
It is ironic that the Medici led all others in funding the Renaissance.
What is an organized crime family?
The Italian painter that learned from da Vinci and Michelangelo and is most famous for his paintings of the 'Madonna' and 'The School of Athens'.
Who was Raphael?
The Italian astronomer, physicist, and engineer whose pioneering work with telescopes enabled him to describe the moons of Jupiter and the rings of Saturn. He was put under house arrest for his views of heliocentric theory.
Who was Galileo?