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100
These people were hired soldiers used by wealthy families
What are/is condottieri?
100
This artist sculpted the bronze statue of David.
Who is Donatello?
100
The Renaissance mostly began in the Italian city-states because of they had a lot of this:
What is money?
100
Niccolo Machiavelli wrote this book that analyzed politics in Italy.
What is "The Prince?"
100
These three schools of learning are often called "the humanities."
What is history, philosophy, and political science?
200
Four letter word for a ruler in the city of Venice.
What is doge?
200
The artist Michelangelo was commissioned by the Pope to paint Biblical scenes on the ceiling of this church.
What is the Sistine Chapel?
200
The Pope lives in this Italian city-state.
What is Rome?
200
Johannes Gutenberg invented this means of producing books faster and more efficiently.
What is the printing press?
200
This school of thought emphasized that people should be skilled at many different things.
What is humanism?
300
What does the word "Renaissance" literally mean?
What is "rebirth?"
300
The van Eyck brothers pioneered this style of painting during the Northern Renaissance.
What is oil painting?
300
The Medici family ruled this city-state.
What is Florence?
300
This type of poetry focused mainly on personal feelings (example: love).
What is the sonnet?
300
French architects combined the Gothic style with the styles of the Romans to create these structures.
What are chateaux?
400
These people were powerful dictators in some Italian cities.
What are "signori?"
400
The "School of Athens" was painted by this man.
Who is Raphael?
400
This city was a major trading center on the Adriatic Sea.
What is Venice?
400
This book by Erasmus of Rotterdam accused Renaissance popes of being corrupt.
What is "In Praise of Folly?"
400
This author criticized English society in his book "Utopia."
Who is Thomas More?
500
This school of thought emphasized human worth and individuality as well as the teachings of the Greeks and Romans.
What is humanism?
500
This man painted the Last Supper as well as the Mona Lisa.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
500
These were the three classes of people in Italian city-states.
What is upper, middle, and lower class?
500
This man is the most famous of the English playwrights.
Who is William Shakespeare?
500
These people in Northern Europe often tried to reform the church and end its corruption.
Who are the Christian Humanists?