The Renaissance

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

• Renewed

• Rebuilt

• Remade

• Rebirth

The painting seen here is the -

• Madonna

• Mona Lisa

• Margaret

• da Vinci

Artist who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome

• Michelangelo

• Leonardo Da Vinci

• Perspective

• Patron

Humanism is a way of thought that focuses on which of the following?

• The human potential for achievement
• the needs of the group over the individual
• the works of medieval writers
• the doctrines of the Christian Church

Born in Stratford England, __________ was one of its most popular playwrights and helped shape the Northern Renaissance.

• Dante Alighieri
• Cervantes
• Pieter Bruegel
• William Shakespeare

Which of the following cities was an important center during the early Renaissance?

• Florence
• London
• Ghent
• Paris

One factor that enabled the Renaissance to flourish in Northern Italy was that the region had

• A wealthy class that invested in the arts

• A shrinking middle class

• Limited contact with the Byzantine empire

This painting by Leonardo Da Vinci shows the artistic concept that creates distance or depth. What is the concept called?

• shading

• parellel structure

• perspective

• 2D

What does "Renaissance" mean?

• to die

• rebirth

What is one way the Renaissance helped the economy?

• decrease demand for Middle Eastern products

• increase demand for Middle Eastern products