Renaissance & Reformation Study Guide

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The Sistine Chapel was painted by which Renaissance artist?

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Michelangelo

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What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

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Rebirth

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Which idea is associated with Humanism? Options: the ideas of Ancient China, the ideas of Greece & Rome, the ideas of ancient India

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the ideas of Greece & Rome

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The first moveable type of printing press that allowed mass production of materials was invented by

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Johann Gutenberg.

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Which of the following italian city-states is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance? Genoa, Venice, Florence, Milan

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Florence

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How did Gutenberg's printing press impact Europe?

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it allowed literature to be mass produced and information spread quickly

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What governing family was known as the largest patrons of the arts produced in Florence, Italy?

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The Medici family

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What helped to increase the amount of vernacular literature during the Renaissance? Options: humanist belief, invention of the printing press, realism in art, publication of Greek and Roman mythology

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invention of the printing press

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Who painted the Mona Lisa?

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Leonardo da Vinci

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Who invented the printing press?

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Johannes Gutenberg