Renaissance Basics
Renaissance Art
Renaissance Politics
The Northern Renaissance
Renaissance Throughout Europe
100
This is the literal meaning of "Renaissance."
What is rebirth?
100
This Renaissance Man excelled in numerous fields of science and art, but is often celebrated for paintings like "The Last Supper."
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
100
This family produced political and religious leaders like Lucrezia and Cesare.
Who are the Borgias?
100
This technological advancement greatly influenced humanism in Northern Europe.
What is the printing press?
100
This English monarch patronized the theatre in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Who is Elizabeth I?
200
The cultures who works and achievements were rediscovered during this time.
What are Greece and Rome?
200
The painter and sculptor who created "The School of Athens."
Who is Raphael?
200
This political theorist wrote The Prince.
Who is Niccolo Machiavelli?
200
This Dutch Catholic intellectual produced a new versions of the New Testament in Greek and Latin.
Who is Erasmus?
200
Henry VIII killed this author of Utopia for his refusal to not accept Henry's authority as leader of the Church of England.
Who is Sir Thomas More?
300
The title given to someone who is accomplished in a variety of areas.
What is a Renaissance Man?
300
This talented artist is often celebrated for his massive David.
Who is Michelangelo?
300
Renaissance Florence alternated between dictatorship and this form of government.
What is a Republic?
300
This 15th century Flemish painter is known for works like The Arnolfini Marriage.
Who is Jan van Eyck?
300
This poet and playwright flourished during the Elizabethan Era.
Who is William Shakespeare?
400
This Arab scholar and philosopher wrote numerous commentaries on the work of Aristotle.
Who is Ibn Rushd or Averroes?
400
This medieval artist whose frescoes anticipated the Renaissance.
Who is Giotto?
400
This banking family became one of the earliest and best patrons of Renaissance artists and intellectuals.
What is the Medici family?
400
This 15th century Dutch artist created nightmarish paintings like Garden of Earthly Delights.
Who is Hieronymus Bosch?
400
The father of German humanism.
Who is Rudolf Agricola?
500
This Italian poet and author of The Divine Comedy is acknowledged as a precursor to the Renaissance.
Who is Dante?
500
This artist was a master at perspective and depth as shown in painting, "The Tribute Money."
Who is Masaccio?
500
This fiery Dominican preacher led Florence briefly before his excommunication and death in 1498.
Who is Savonarola?
500
The Tower of Babel is a famous painting by this 16th century Flemish artist.
Who is Pieter Bruegel the Elder?
500
This Spanish cleric founded the University of Alcala and later served as the "Grand Inquisitor."
Who is Francisco Jimenez de Cisneros?
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