Vocabulary
What is the term for writing and speaking in a person's native language?
vernacular
Where did the Bubonic Plague orginiate?
China
Where did the renaissance start?
Italy
Who was a fbmous Renaissance artist known for his painting and inventions?
DaVinci
A patron
Name the creatures that helped spread the plague.
Rats and fleas
Why were partrons able to support the ars during the Renaissance?
They had become wealthy from trade.
Name a prominent figurein the literature of the Renaissance.
Shakespeare
What movement focused on human achievements and Greek and Roman culture?
Humanism
Who were the main people responsible for spreading the plauge through trade?
merchants and traders
Who invented the printing press and what was it's significance?
Gutenberg. It helped to spread ideas quickly because they could mass produce print which spread knowledge.
Identify a notable patron of the arts during the Renaissance
The Medici Family
Identify a well-rounded person with many talents, often referred to as a ......
Renaissance Man
How did trade routes contribute to the spread of the plague?
Merchants traveling the silk road brought the disease to Italy.
How did the printing press affect literacy in Europe?
It made books more affordable and accessible.
Who helped spread Renaissance ideas through literature and philosophy?
Who is Erasmus?
Explain how humanism differed from previous relgious studies while in the Middle Ages.
List three significant effect of the Black Plague in Europe.
50% of Europe's population, increased rights for peasants, decreased religion faith
List three effects of the Renaissance on Equropean society.
- Focus on human achievements
- Questioning of authority
- More realistic art
Name a scientist whose work reflected the Renaissance's focus on reason and observation.
Galileo