Renaissance and Reformation

Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?

• Italy had alum and other special pigments to make paint

• The Kings in Italy were the most educated and the politics lent themselves to humanism

• Because Italy was wealthy due to trade, they had money to spend on luxuries--especially art

• The schools in Italy were better quality than other areas of Europe.

Humanists believed the focus of life should be on ___________ instead of __________.

• Religion; humans

• Education; art

• Kings; nobles

• Individuals; religion

The Renaissance was not a “rebirth” in which area?

• Science

• Health of the people

• Education

• Art

The Renaissance did not include the following idea/belief

• Science was the center of life

• A return to the classic civilizations

• Growth of art and culture

• Humanism

Who was the father of Renaissance humanism?

• Niccolo Machiavelli

• Francesco Petrarch

• Lorenzo Medici

• Baldassare Castiglione

Who wrote THE PRINCE?

• Machiavelli

• Petrarch

• Medici

• Chaucer

Why was the Medici Family important to the Renaissance?

• They were patrons of the arts

• They were peasants who purchased higher class positions

• They increased trade for the Venetians

• They were the doges of Florence

The Medici Family were bankers to Europe and loaned money making them important to the Renaissance.

• True

• False

Why did parents in Renaissance Italy carefully arrange marriages?

• prevent their sons and daughters from marrying below their class

• have attractive in-laws

• strengthen business, class, or family ties

• produce the perfect child

What ancient civilizations sparked the renewed interest of the Renaissance?

• Egypt and Rome

• Byzantine and India

• Greece and Rome

• China and Greece