The Renaissance

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What does the word renaissance mean?

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rebirth

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When did the Renaissance occur?

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1300s–1600s

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Who is considered the father of humanism?

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Petrarch

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Why were the Medicis important to the Renaissance?

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They were patrons of the arts.

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Who was Johann Gutenberg?

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the inventor of the printing press

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What invention helped to spread the ideas of the Renaissance?

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the printing press

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Which of these statements describes a change brought about by the Renaissance?
- Society was dominated by the church.
- Society began to value individualism.
- Society was focused on warfare.
- Society was dominated by lords.

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Society began to value individualism.

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Which of these famous structures did Michelangelo paint? Options: the Louvre, the Coliseum, the Sistine Chapel, the Eiffel Tower

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the Sistine Chapel

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Venetian explorer who visited the court of Kublai Khan. One of the first Westerners to travel the Silk Road to China. Travels increased the interest of Europeans in the lands of the East. Who is described above?

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Marco Polo

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Botticelli, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian were famous Renaissance

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artists.