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Renaissance (General)
Renaissance Art
Renaissance Literature
Renaissance Science
Reformation
100
What does the word Renaissance mean?
"Rebirth"
100
Name a famous artist that we talked about.
Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci, Donatello, Raphael
100
Who wrote the play "Romeo & Juliet"?
William Shakespeare
100
What famous artist was also a scientist?
Leonardo DaVinci
100
Name one reformer, other than Martin Luther, that we talked about.
John Calvin, Henry VIII of England
200
What ancient civilizations inspired the people of the Renaissance?
Greeks and Romans
200
Name one difference between Renaissance Art and art from the Middle Ages.
More realistic, greater detail, perspective, colors.
200
Where were Shakespeare's plays performed?
The Globe Theatre
200
What invention made printing faster and cheaper?
Printing Press
200
What does Reform mean?
To change something for the better.
300
Trade helped what group of people become wealthy?
Merchants
300
Michelangelo painted what famous church's ceiling?
Sistine Chapel.
300
Writers began focusing on what during the Renaissance?
Human nature or humans
300
Name two inventions, other than the printing press, that were created during the Renaissance.
Clock, thermometer, eyeglasses, microscope, or hourglass
300
What was the group of people who split from the Catholic Church known as?
Protestants
400
What is Humanism?
The belief that humans could accomplish great things.
400
Leonardo Da Vinci was known as a Renaissance Man. What does this mean?
Someone who could do many different things well.
400
What language were books written in prior to the Renaissance?
Latin
400
When people started studying science, what did they want to find out?
How things worked, why things were the way the were.
400
Give an example of how the Catholic Church was corrupt.
Indulgences, Church Officials keeping money, Aiding the Nobility to gain power and money.
500
Describe 2 pieces of clothing that people wore in the Renaissance.
Chemise, Bodice, Vest, Tights, Hats, Shoes, Bum Roll, Skirts, etc.
500
What is perspective?
The method of painting something on a flat surface to make it look 3D.
500
What is vernacular?
The common language of the people.
500
Why was the printing press so important?
It allowed for ideas to be spread more quickly.
500
Who was Martin Luther and why was he important to the Reformation?
He was a monk who opposed the corruption in the Catholic Church. His 95 Theses helped begin the Reformation.