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An Italian writer known for his vernacular poems and sonnets
Who is Francesco Petrarch?
100
A renewed focus on man's capabilities
What is humanism?
100
This Spanish author's novel, Don Quixote, is one of the most enduring works in all of literature
Who is Miguel de Cervantes?
100
This artist is famous for his paintings of sweet-faced Madonnas in which he idealized motherhood
Who is Raphael?
100
Simple, single-lined melodies
What is plainsong or Gregorian chant?
200
This Italian writer is known for his famous books on etiquette
Who is Baldassare Castiglione?
200
These people studied the liberal arts
Who are humanists?
200
This man is generally considered the greatest playwright of all time and the finest poet in the English language
Who is William Shakespeare?
200
This famous Renaissance artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican
Who is Michelangelo?
200
This Renaissance musician composed both sacred and secular works with a simple and charming style
Who is Josquin des Prez?
300
This Italian author wrote several important works on government, including The Prince
Who is Niccolo Machiavelli?
300
Affluent bankers and merchants were known as this for their support of artists
What are patrons?
300
This Italian painter is the most famous of the early Renaissance, and was known for his frescoes
Who is Giotto di Bondone?
300
This German painter is best remembered for his woodcarvings and engravings, which were used to illustrate printed books
Who is Albrecht Dürer?
300
Lighthearted songs that set secular lyric poems to music
What is chansons?
400
This author's most famous work, In Praise of Folly, used satire to point out the evils and follies of Renaissance society
Who is Erasmus?
400
This was a negative consequence of the Renaissance
What is secular emphasis, humanists, gods of Greece/Rome, or the idea that man is basically good?
400
This painter added another dimension to Renaissance art: movement
Who is Sandro Botticelli?
400
This German artist became the official court painter of Henry VIII, the king of England
Who is Hans Holbein?
400
This Italian musician was the most famous composer of church music during the Renaissance
Who is Palestrina?
500
This English humanist wrote a book setting forth his views on the ideal government, entitled Utopia
Who is Thomas More?
500
This was a positive consequence of the Renaissance
What is the spirit of discovery, revived interest in literature, movable-type printing, middle class education, or individual importance?
500
He was probably the best example of the so-called "Renaissance man" and displayed interests in a wide range of fields
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
500
This Italian artist was the leading sculptor of the early Renaissance. His realistic statues inspired Michelangelo
Who is Donatello?
500
A music style consisting of "many melodies" designed for church choirs to sing without accompaniment
What is polyphonic?