The Renaissance

Renaissance Basics

100

City that is considered the epicenter of the Renaissance 

Florence 

200

General time frame of the Renaissance 

1400s-1600s

300

Ancient civilization(s) that many Renaissance thinkers and artists took inspiration from

Greeks and Romans

400

Invention helped to spread the ideas of the Renaissance?

The Printing Press

500

List five Renaissance values 

*Answers will vary 

Renaissance Vocab

100

Artistic technique that creates the appearance of three dimensions on a flat surface

Perspective

200

The word "Renaissance" means this: 

Rebirth

300

Belief system that emphasizes individualism and the agency of human beings 

Humanism 

400

A pardon which, when purchased, released a sinner from performing the penalty that a priest imposed for sins

Indulgence

500

Wealthy that sponsored art and literature were called this

Patrons

People of the Renaissance

100

Florence banking family that were major patrons of Renaissance art 

The Medici 

200

Painter of the Sistine Chapel 

Michelangelo 

300

Author of "The Prince"

Machiavelli 

400

The pope name of Giovanni de'Medici

Pope Leo X

500

Inventor of the printing press 

Johannes Gutenburg 

Italian Renaissance Art

100

List two reasons are why the Renaissance started in Italy

1. Ideas spread from trade with the Middle East

2. Accumulation of wealth from trade

3. Proximity to Rome/Greece

4. Geographic structure/small towns

200

Statue in Florence that became a symbol of resistance to the Medici 

"David" 

300

DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!

Designer of the dome on the Florence Cathedral 

Brunelleschi 

400

Painter of "The School of Athens" 

Raphael 

500

Italian painter that frequently depicted Roman gods and goddesses, such as in his paintings Primavera and The Birth of Venus

Bottechelli

Northern Renaissance Art

100

List one difference in Northern and Italian Renaissance art 

Ex: 

• More focus on realistic portrayals of subjects and their unique traits 

• Reflected the theological shifts brought about by the Protestant Reformation

• Explored a wider range of subjects and themes, reflecting the interests and experiences of their patrons and scenes daily life

• Artists pioneered the use of oil paints and printmaking (images could be reproduced)

200

Religious movement that influenced the Northern Renaissance

Protestant Reformation 

300

English playwright who incorporated Renaissance values in his work, such as his play A Midsummers Night Dream

Shakespeare 

400

Type of painting that focuses on a scene of nature as the subject, rather than people 

Landscape 

500

Painter that commonly depicted the daily lives of peasants

Bruegel