People
The greatest writer of the Elizabethan Age, who wrote sonnets and dramas.
Who is William Shakespeare?
The Black Death was a ________ that struck Europe in 1348.
What is a plague?
The belief that human actions, ideas and works are important.
What is humanism?
The place where the pope lives.
What is the Vatican?
The very first book printed in Europe was the _______.
The most famous ruler of Florence.
Who is Lorenzo de Medici?
During the Black Death, England lost _______ of its population.
What is 1/3?
Humanists studied the writings of ancient ________.
What is Greece?
The Renaissance began here.
What is Italy?
This is the name for a person who financially supports an artist.
What is a patron?
This woman is called "the first lady of the world".
Who is Isabella d'Este?
After the Black Death, the English peasants ________ against King Richard II.
What is rebelled?
What is started a rebellion?
What is a genius?
This place was known as the "Athens of Italy".
What is Florence, Italy?
One of Leonardo's greatest portraits is the ________.
What is the Mona Lisa?
Name three important Renaissance artists.
Who are Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael Santi?
The Black Death spread through Europe between ______ and 1400.
What is 1348?
The Renaissance writers wrote in ________.
The city of Florence became wealthy because it produced _________. As many as 30,000 workers made this.
What is wool cloth?
Michelangelo became famous for carving the ______.
What is the Pieta?
The religious leader (later executed for being too harsh) that gained political power in Florence?
Who is Savonarola?
Because so many people died during the Black Death, people paid less _____, and the government had less money.
What are taxes?
The people of the Renaissance valued these three things:
What is education, art and science?
The name of the chapel that Michelangelo painted the ceiling of:
The Sistine Chapel.
A fresco is a ________. (The Last Supper is an example of this type of painting.)
What is a painting done in wet plaster on a wall?