The Renaissance

Where did the Renaissance start?

• Italy
• France
• Greece
• England

What is the meaning of "Renaissance"?

• renewed interest in religious beliefs
• rebirth of art, literature, science & learning
• return to focus on ancient Roman & Greek Gods
• renewed interest in political power and leadership qualities

secular

• focus on the real, physical world
• focus on the religious, spiritual world
• focus on political leadership & strength
• focus on creating an ideal, utopian society

belief in the human capacity to create & achieve

• humanism
• realism
• secularism
• socialism

Which of the following Italian city-states was not at the forefront of the competition for status during the Renaissance?

• Rome
• Florence
• Milan
• Venice

All of the following describe a "Renaissance Man" EXCEPT:

• well-rounded
• proud
• comfortable in all situations
• makes everything look effortless

credited with inventing the 1st movable type printing press

• Baldassare Castiglione
• Johannes Gutenberg
• Sir Thomas More
• Leonardo da Vinci

All of the following describe Niccolò Machiavelli EXCEPT:

• writer of The Prince
• argued "the ends justify the means"
• explored political leadership
• wrote The Courtier

envisioned an ideal society in his book Utopia

• Sir Thomas More
• William Shakespeare
• Baldassare Castiglione
• Niccolò Machiavelli

English playwright who focused on the details of people's everyday lives & their emotions

• Baldassare Castiglione
• William Shakespeare
• Sir Thomas More
• Johannes Gutenberg