Renaissance

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

What provided the major economic support for the Renaissance?

• wealthy patrons
• church officials
• government grants
• kings competing for prestige

Which of these famous structures did Michelangelo paint?

• the Louvre

• the Coliseum

• the Sistine Chapel

• the Eiffel Tower

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.

This Renaissance artist painted the Mona Lisa

• Leonardo daVinci
• Filippo Brunelleschi
• Machiavelli
• Cervantes

Which of the following statements BEST describes how wealth was distributed during the Renaissance?

• Everyone had the same amount of wealth.
• A few families had most of the wealth.
• Nobody had any wealth because the economy was doing so poorly.
• Many poor people took the wealth from the wealthy in a violent battle.

Which of the following is associated with Humanism?

• the ideas of the middle ages
• the ideas of Greece & Rome
• the ideas of ancient China
• the ideas of ancient India

Where did the Renaissance begin?

• Italy
• France
• England
• Germany

Who invented the Printing Press?

• Gutenberg

• Erasmus

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