Italy, the heart of the old Roman Empire was the birthplace of the Renaissance.
What is the birthplace of the Renaissance?
100
A collection of independent states.
What were city-states?
100
The everyday language spoken in a region.
What is vernacular?
100
Leonardo da Vinci.
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
100
The greatest English playwright of that time.
Who was William Shakespeare?
200
The Mediterranean Sea borders Sicily.
What is the sea that borders Sicily?
200
Italians gained wealth through trade.
How did Italian city-states gain wealth?
200
The Divine Comedy.
What is Dante Alighieri's most famous work?
200
Giotto.
Who is one of the most famous artists in Florence?
200
William Shakespeare wrote histories, comedies, and tragedies.
What types of plays did William Shakespeare write?
300
Italy became larger with more people. It also became more advanced which meant more money for activities like art.
How did the geography affect society and ways of life in Italy?
300
Florence's wealth and location attracted many artists, sculptors, writers, and architects.
What was the purpose of Florence?
300
A collection of stories told by pilgrims on a religious journey to the town of Canterbury, England.
What were the Canterbury Tales about?
300
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Leonardo da Vinci- known for the Mona Lisa
Michelangelo- known for painting the ceilings of the Sistine Chapel
What were 2 famous artists and their legacies?
300
About 1580.
When were most English theaters built?
400
Possible Answers: Rome, Florence, Sicily, Milan, Naples, Venice, Genoa, Siena, Mantua, etc.
What are 5 states in Italy?
400
Northern coast of the Adriatic Sea in eastern Italy.
Where was Venice located?
400
The printing press allowed people to gain more access to books and exchange new ideas and knowledge.
What advantages did the Gutenberg's printing press give to society?
400
Renaissance art showed what people looked like and tried to express people's feelings, but Medieval art tried to make people look flawless and as perfect as possible.
How is the Renaissance art different from the Medieval art?
400
Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, and Henry V.
What were some of William Shakespeare's most famous works?
500
The Italian city-states were equally strong and they wanted each other's land.
What caused the conflict between the Italian city-states.
500
Italy was a republic, and a dictator, or a ruler that had absolute power, controlled it.
What type of law system ruled the Italian city-states?
500
The Christian Bible, 1455.
On the printing press, what book was produced in what year?
500
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Perspective- showed people what they appeared at different distances
Chiaroscuro- used light and shadows instead of stiff outlines to separate objects
fresco- artists painted on fresh wet plaster and watercolor paint.
What is one famous method of art and what is it's purpose?
500
The theaters' stages were in the open air and the poor stood in large open areas while the rich sat under a roof or covering.
How were theaters in England built and where did people sit?