Renaissance and Reformation

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

• Renewed
• Rebuilt
• Remade
• Rebirth

What is one way that Medieval and Renaissance artists differ?

• Renaissance art focuses more on religion
• Medieval artists were more realistic
• Renaissance artist turned to Roman and Greek works for inspiration
• They are the same

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Humanism...

• emphasized the Bible
• leads to happier lives
• encourages people to learn Latin and Greek
• focuses on the potential of humans to achieve 

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Which of these would be valued most by a Renaissance thinker who emphasized individualism?

• a nation's strength 
• a family's ancestors
• a person's achievements
• an army's success in battle

Renaissance was an age of a growth in..

• Arts
• Knowledge
• Wealth
• All of the above

Which is NOT a reason that the Renaissance began in Italy?

• Its city-states were wealthy due to trade and banking and often competed with each other
• It was located near the ruins of ancient Greece
• The Renaissance did NOT begin in Italy.
• A wealthy merchant class developed that had time and money to spend on the arts

The wealthy family of Florence that controlled the city-state and was a patron of Renaissance artists was the _________ family.

• Da Vinci
• Medici
• Petrach
• Orsini

Which describes how the subjects of Renaissance art were different than art during Medieval times?

• The subjects of art were always religious figures.
• Artists painted individuals in everyday life and showed them more realistically.
• The art was usually very dark and depressing.
• Subjects' bodies were not shown in proportion.

Machiavelli would most likely estimate the worth of a leader according to his

• honesty
• faithfulness
• flexibility
• integrity

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Machiavelli recommends that a prince’s actions should be guided by

• humanity

• equity

• sincerity

• power