Cities and Secularism
The birthplace of the Renaissance
Florence
Two separate questions:
Most versatile man of the Renaissance
The most famous Renaissance patrons belonged to this family
Leonardo da Vinci
de Medici
The French word "rebirth" means this
Renaissance
Three Renaissance artists who exemplify the best of the High Renaissance
Leonardo
Michelangelo
Raphael
The difference between the Renaissance and Medieval times was based on achievements. Name the group which praised the wonder group achievements.
Medieval times
This city became a leading cultural city as well as controlling important trade routes to the East
Venice
Dominican friar who tried to bring reform to the church in Florence
Savonarola
This group of people were primarily interested in classical learning, were church members, and acknowledged the existence of God
Renaissance humanists
Three reasons Italy led the Renaissance
They thought of themselves as Romans and as links with the ancient Roman Empire
They controlled the Mediterranean trade routes
They used they wealth to commission artists
DAILY DOUBLE
List and explain the accomplishments of the Renaissance that made the Reformation possible
The secular age of the Renaissance prepared the way for this
Reformation
"it is much safer to be feared than loved"
Machiavelli
The Renaissance focus on man's worth and capacities
humanism
Three consequences of moveable-type printing
reducing the cost of books dramatically
eliminating many errors caused by hand writing
rapidly spreading ideas and increasing education
The difference between Renaissance artists and Medieval artists is that one wanted recognition of their works while the other did not. Name which one wanted recognition.
Renaissance artists
This city's love of money, rich clothing, and decoration is manifested in the artists' emphasis on merchants, city officials, and beautiful women
Venice
His works promoted the concept of the secular state in which the government is freed from normal restraints and religious principles
Machiavelli
This group of people stimulated a rebirth of interest in the literature, art, and philosophy of the classical age
Renaissance humanists
Three distortions found in Michelangelo's Pieta
Christ is portrayed without disfigurement
Mary is too young to be the mother of Christ
Mary is larger than life
Name the four "stories" which are depicted in fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
Creation
the Fall
the Flood
Redemption
The Renaissance's emphasis on this helped weaken moral restraints, making the need for reform more readily apparent
secularism
He points out the evils and the follies of the Renaissance in Praise of Folly
Erasmus
In the 14th century, Florentine writers' study of the classics stirred a rebirth of this
learning in Europe
DAILY DOUBLE
Three examples of how the Renaissance artists broke from the artistic traditions of the Middle Ages
Two part question referring to Renaissance music:
Name the most popular instrument of the Renaissance.
Describe Renaissance music compared to Medieval music.
Lute
It was more secular than sacred in nature