Renaissance & Reformation

 - Classical Greco-Roman ideas were revived.
- Wealthy patrons supported the arts and education.
- Humanism spread throughout Western Europe.
Which period in European history is most closely associated with these statements?

• Protestant Reformation
• Renaissance
• Early Middle Ages
• Industrial Revolution

Which of the following best completes the title of this partial outline?
I.  ____________________________________ 
A. The Black Death killed 25 million Europeans 
B. The Hundred Years War introduced the longbow and cannon
C. Many noble lords sold off lands to pay for the Crusades

• Reasons for the decline of feudalism
• Causes of the fall of the Roman Empire
• Causes of the Protestant Reformation
• The impact of the printing press in Europe

What was one impact of the Crusades on Western Europe by the beginning of the 14th century?

•  Europeans needed better weapons as Europe became more dangerous
• Feudal lords increased their power and needed to raise taxes on peasants
• Trade increased as Europeans became more interested in luxury goods
• The Protestant Reformation ended and Europeans began to convert to Islam

A major reason that the Renaissance began in Italy was that:

•  Italian city-states had grown wealthy from trade between Europe and Asia.
• Italian kings were giving more power the peasants in government
•  Italy had more natural resources and technology.
• Many European scholars had migrated to this area.

The Medici of Florence were one of the most powerful families of the Renaissance. They gained power through their

•  successful marriages to nobility
• wealth and banking industry
• revolution.
• birthright

What was a major characteristic of the Renaissance in Europe?

•  The new power of the Catholic Church who supported the Renaissance.
• The study of classical literature from Asia.
•  Emphasizing the importance of human potential and achievements.
• The importance of educating women to become leaders.

Humanists during the Renaissance focused on "classicism" so they studied

•  the Bible and the message of the Catholic Church
• ways to increase trade with the Islamic and Byzantine Empires.
• the cultural achievements of the Greeks and Romans.
• the role of the middle class, especially bankers and merchants.

Which factor best characterizes the art of both ancient Greece and the Renaissance?

•  influence of the West African tradition
• showing of landscape and nature paintings
• emphasis on realism and the human form
• focus on biblical themes

Using perspective in a painting allows an artist to create

• more realistic facial expressions
• religious paintings that teach lessons to the illiterate.
• paintings that draw upon Greco-Roman art
• the illusion of depth

Leonardo da Vinci is considered the best example of a “Renaissance Man” because

• He supported women’s rights
• His search for knowledge caused him to create thousands of inventions
• He was very vocal in his criticism of the Catholic Church
• He was a great painter, sculptor, architect, scientist, and inventor