Renaissance Review

What does utopia mean in Greek?

• "no place"

• A perfect society

• An imaginary world

• Something that won't ever exist

What did Johann Gutenberg create?

• He created the two types of plays (comedy and tragedy)
• He created an idea for a better model of society
• He created many realistic sculptures
• He created the first printing press

What was the printing press?

• It was a machine created to print texts and pictures from
• It was used as a way to communicate with others
• It was a way to create money by machine
• It was made to create paper

English humanist who described an ideal society in Utopia

• Gutenberg

• Shakespeare

• Albrecht Durer

• Thomas More

• Erasmus

Humanism

• Concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters

• focus on human potential and achievement

• Art technique that recreates three dimensions

• Use of Native Language instead of classical Latin

Which new change gave Italy economic strength

• banking

• shipping

• tourism

• farming

What is Niccolo Machiavelli known for?

• painting bible scenes for an exclusive clientele including the pope

• writing plays about history, comedy and dramas that were performed on the stage in London

• belief that the ends justify the means and that leaders must be strong and ready to do evil

• great scientist who studied stars and planets but thought the earth was flat

Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Erasmus

• Pleiades

• Michelangelo

Which famous artist is responsible for the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper?

• Raphael

• Donatello

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Michelangelo