Renaissance (Italian)

What is Humanism?

• An Idea about human eating habits

• A movement that focused on the importance of the individual

• A movement to figure out what happens in a human brain.

• A method on how to determine if someone is a human or animal

What was the renaissance inspired by?

• Greek and Roman works

• Persian and Babylonian works

• Jewish and Roman works

• Greek and African works

What ancient trade route re-opened that benefited the European Renaissance?

• The Silk Road

• Trans-Atlantic merchant trade

• Straight of Gibraltar

• Panama Canal

What were some of the shifts in painting during the renaissance?

• The use of perspective and secular objects

• Growth of painting portraits of Kings

• Movement towards using more grays and browns in paintings

• Artists focused on abstract ideas

What was a shift in literature during the renaissance?

• Writers wrote in their own vernacular

• Writers wrote instruction manuals on how to build Roman structures

• Writers expanded the Greek language

• Writers invented the game scrabble

What architectural feature was improved upon by Fillipo Brunelleschi?

• The Dome

• Stone Henge

• The Canal

• The Aqueduct

How did the Mediccis ensure that Florence was the center of art in Italy?

• They begged artists to work for free

• They provided a means for living for artists through patronage

• They exposed corruption within the church

• They started a petition for their city and got enough signatures

How did the Borgias attract artists to Rome?

• They gained high ranking positions within the church which allowed them to attract artists

• They started a petition and won

• They traded favors with some of the artists

• They created sculptures of the artists to attract them to Rome

What is the most famous painting that Leonardo Da Vinci painted?

• The Last Supper

• The Mona Lisa

• The Sistine Chapel

• School of Athens

What does renaissance mean?

• Rebirth

• Regain

• Patronage

• Darkness