What is the name of this ancient trade route that connected Europe and Asia?
The Silk Road
100
How was Humanism different from previous thinking during the Middle Ages
Humanism focused more on people whereas during the Middle Ages people focused more on religion
100
What is name of Leonardo's most famous painting?
Mona Lisa
100
Define Humanism
The study of the humanities; history, literature and art
100
Who invented the printing press? What book did he print first?
Johannes Guttenberg, The Bible
200
Which two Italian city-states controlled the sea trade?
Venice and Genoa
200
Why did Renaissance writers like Dante begin writing in their own languages instead of in Latin?
They wanted to prove that the people's language was just as good as Latin
200
Michelangelo's Pieta depicts what?
The Virgin Mary holding Jesus
200
The Renaissance
A revival based on classical writings and teachings of the Greeks and Romans
200
How does Renaissance writing like Shakespeare differ in it views from earlier Medieval writing?
Renaissance writing celebrates life, while Medieval writing talks more about what will happen after life.
300
What is a Signoria?
A single rich merchant family that controlled the government
300
Describe the artistic technique of Perspective
a method of showing a 3-Dimensional scence on a flat surface
300
What city did da Vinci mostly work in? Michelangelo?
Florence/ Rome
300
Florence
Italian city-state at the center of the Italian Renaissance
300
How do Renaissance writers like William Shakespeare see human beings?
He sees them as the perfect model for animals, and "the beauty of the world"
400
What is the name of the merchant family that controlled the city of Florence?
Medici
400
Why did advances in mathematics lead to advances in Architecture?
Architects used math to help them build stronger structures, such as domes and arches
400
Name Leonardo's second most famous painting?
The Last Supper
400
William Shakespeare
Greatest writer of the English language
400
How did the printing press help spread ideas during the Renaissance?
It allowed for books and articles to be printed quickly and made them more affordable
500
What is the major business that fueled the rise of Florence as major Renaissance city?
Banking
500
What is the name of the man who discovered that the Earth revolves around the Sun? What do we call that model?
Nicolas Copernicus, Heliocentric Model
500
How did Leonardo da Vinci disguise his notes?
He wrote them backwards
500
Desiderius Erasmus
Most important Christian Humanist scholar of the Renaissance
500
Why was the Church against many of the new ideas that came out during the Renaissance?
The Church was scared because many of the ideas appeared to be a direct challenge to the authority of the Church. Some ideas may have even proven the Church wrong on a couple of occassions.