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This word means “rebirth” and names the time period we studied.
What is the Renaissance?
This city is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance.
What is Florence?
This ancient culture inspired Renaissance thinkers through art, architecture, and philosophy.
What is Classical Greece and Rome?
This explains how trade and wealth led to the growth of the Renaissance.
What is wealthy merchants funding artists and new ideas?
What continent did the Renaissance happen in?
Europe
This idea focused on human potential, achievements, and learning.
What is humanism?
This artist painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
Wealth from this activity helped Italian city-states grow and support the arts.
What is trade (or commerce)?
This happened as the power of the Catholic Church weakened during the Renaissance.
What is the rise of state power/kings?
When did the Renaissance Begin?
1300
This country is where the Renaissance began.
What is Italy?
This artist sculpted David and painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Who is Michelangelo?
This is why Florence became so important during the Renaissance.
What is its wealth, trade, and support of the arts (Medici)?
This explains how humanism influenced Renaissance achievements.
What is it encouraged focus on human potential, leading to advances in art, science, and learning?
Which geographic factor contributed most to Italy's economic success?
Its location
These were independent cities in Italy that had their own governments.
What are city-states?
This writer created famous plays like Romeo and Juliet.
Who is William Shakespeare?
This describes how Renaissance art changed compared to the Middle Ages.
What is more realistic and focused on humans?
This describes how political, economic, and cultural factors were connected during the Renaissance.
What is they all influenced each other (trade → wealth → art → new ideas)?
How did the Crusades contribute to the Renaissance in Europe?
Crusaders brought back learning from the East
This powerful family in Florence funded artists like Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci.
Who are the Medici family?
This invention helped spread Renaissance ideas quickly across Europe.
What is the printing press?
This was one major difference between the Italian and Northern Renaissance.
What is Northern Renaissance focused more on religion and daily life?
This explains why the Renaissance still matters today.
What is it influenced modern art, science, education, and thinking?
Why did many wealthy patrons pay artists to create portraits and big buildings?
To show off wealth and power