Renaissance FINAL REVIEW

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Where was the "birthplace" of the Renaissance?

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Italy

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What is the definition of humanism?

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Intellectual movement that focuses on human potential and achievements

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Which of the following was not a major piece of art AND artist from the Renaissance Period: Statue of David- Donatello, Mona Lisa- Leonardo Da Vinci, Starry Night- Vincent Van Gough, Sistine Chapel- Michelangelo?

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Starry Night- Vincent Van Gough

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Who was Johannes Gutenberg and what impact did he make during the Renaissance?

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He created the first modern printing press during the Renaissance allowing for the mass publication of books for people to read.

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Da Vinci contributed all of the following EXCEPT...
Medical sketches of human anatomy
Amazing art that is still honored today
Inventions that were too advanced for his time
New storytelling methods such as comedies and creating new words.

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New storytelling methods such as comedies and creating new words.

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Being a Patron during the Renaissance was most closely aligned with: Wealthy families hiring artists to create paintings, sculptures, etc. in exchange for money, food, shelter, etc.

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Wealthy families hiring artists to create paintings, sculptures, etc. in exchange for money, food, shelter, etc.

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What kind of person represented the ideal of the "Renaissance man"? Options: someone who enjoyed worldly pleasures, someone who excelled in many areas of study, someone who specialized in a particular field of study, someone who supported and appreciated the arts without creating art

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someone who excelled in many areas of study

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A period of European history, lasting from 1300 to 1600, during which renewed interest in classical culture led to far-reaching changes in art, learning, and views of the world was ____________________________.

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Renaissance

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How did the Medici family become so wealthy?

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Banking

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What do humanists best think of human potential in the Renaissance?

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Humans should expand their knowledge, enjoy life and celebrate achievements