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This family of merchants and bankers lived in Florence. They were art patrons and political leaders.
The Medici family
100
What was one reason that the Renaissance began in Italy?
Location, of the Roman Empire, the Catholic Church supported the arts, merchants began to appreciate art, they had enough money to support the arts, a spirit of adventure, exposure to new ideas from other cultures.
100
What was the name of the invention that allowed new ideas to spread throughout Europe? Who invented it?
The printing press. Gutenberg.
100

What is the name of this painting?


The School of Athens

100

What did Renaissance art emphasize?

Realism and the human form

200
This artist was very famous for his paintings of the Madonna, and the School of Athens
Raphael
200
What is humanism? Give a complete definition.
An intellectual movement based on a study of classical Greece and Rome. An appreciation of secular or worldly matters rather than a strictly religious viewpoint. A belief in human potential.
200

King Henry VIII's last name

Tudor

200

This painting showed Christ surrounded by his twelve disciples.

The Last Supper

200

What did political thinkers such as Machiavelli emphasize?

Realism. A realistic understanding of politics and a realistic understanding of human nature. How to gain power and maintain it. "It is better to be feared than loved."

300

Name 2 famous works of art by Michelangelo 

Sistine Chapel's ceiling, David

300

What subjects are part of the humanities? Name 3

History, English, Language, Fine Arts

300

This man 16th century England scholar first translated the Bible into English, leading to his eventual burning at the stake

William Tyndale

300

What is the name of this painting?

Use of horizontal and vertical lines to organize the painting creates a feeling of depth. There is a realistic background and foreground. The painting appears more three-dimensional.

300

This idea was opposed by the Catholic church, as it challenged their idea that the Earth was at the center of the solar system

Heliocentric Model

400

This woman ruled the longest of her siblings and ushered in the Golden Age.

Queen Elizabeth I

400
What is the definition of a Renaissance Man? Give three examples.
A well-rounded person with many interests. Someone who has knowledge about many subjects. Someone who can use his knowledge of various subjects to create new ideas. Someone who has intense or specialized knowledge of one field of study.
400

What factors led to the cultural diffusion of ideas from Italy to Northern Europe? Must name 2

Students came to Italy to study and returned to their native countries, the printing press, trade, travel, war.

400

What is the name of this painting that shares a name with a famous 80's pop star?


Sistine Madonna

400

This government act was passed, creating the Church of England and beginning the English Protestant Reformation.

The Act of Supremacy (1534)

500

This man served as King Henry VIII's chief minster, leading a sweeping movement that wiped out Catholic monasteries all over England

Thomas Cromwell

500
What were the characteristics of the Italian Renaissance? Give several examples.
Interest in secular or human experiences. Interest in classical Greece and Rome's cultures A belief in individual achievement. A spirit of adventure and a desire to discover new worlds and new ideas. Increased trade, a commercial economy, a move to urban areas.
500

What was the ideal behind Christian humanism in the Northern Renaissance and how did it differ from humanism?

The northern thinkers shared the same Renaissance curiosity and desire for knowledge. However, they wanted to reform or improve society though Christian values. Piety, devotion, and living better lives as Christians were the ideals to strive for.

Humanism focused on studying the classics

500

Give one example of Renaissance art with a religious theme and one example of art with a secular or humanist/realist theme. Explain the theme or subject.

The Sistine Chapel -The Creation of Man, The Last Judgment Adam and Eve in Paradise The School of Athens - thinkers and mathematicians, the idealistic and the realistic philosopher

500

This rhyme scheme, created by Dante Alighieri, has become an extremely popular poetic form after being introduced during the Renaissance

Terza Rima

ABA

BCB

CDC