What disease ravaged Europe before the beginning of the Renaissance?
The Black Death/ Plague
Who wrote the infamous play "Romeo and Juliet"?
William Shakespeare
Name this painting:
Mona Lisa
This invention made literature more widespread.
A majority of the population lived in extreme _____.
Poverty
Who was responsible for writing "Don Quixote"?
Miguel de Cervantes
True/ False- Don Quixote was only written in Spanish, and was never translated.
False
A key characteristic of Renaissance literature included the humanistic idea known as _________ of man.
dignity
Name the cultural movement that supported the idea that man is the center of the universe.
Humanism
What famous writer received an education from the Stratford Grammar School?
William Shakespeare
Who wrote "The Prince"?
Niccolo Machiavelli
This religious movement became prominent in Renaissance literature.
Protestantism
What system did most governments follow?
Fuedalism
This man was placed as the head of the 2nd Chancery, which put him in charge of the Republic's foreign affairs.
Niccolo Machiavelli
What piece was regarded as the first modern novel in history?
Don Quixote
_____ is the literary structure utilized by Edmund Spenser, where each stanza consists of nine lines with the rhyme scheme "ababbcbcc."
Spenserian stanza
What centuries did the Renaissance take place?
14th to the 17th
I was born in 1547, joined the Spanish Infantry, and was captured and sold into slavery with my brother for 5 years. Who am I?
Miguel de Cervantes
What piece was published 5 years after the author's death?
The Prince
Renaissance literature focused on _____ and the ability to adhere to the circumstances of one's life.
self-actualization