Italian Renaissance

What does the word Renaissance mean?

• Resurrection

• Rebirth

• Rejuvenation

• Reformation

In what country did the Renaissance start?

• Italy

• Greece

• France

• Germany

Which is NOT a reason the Renaissance began in Italy?

• Rich trading ports

• They never had the Black Plague

• Wealthy city states could support arts

• It was the heart of the old Roman Empire

Which of these was the PRIMARY intellectual movement of the Renaissance?

• Secularism

• Humanism

• McCarthyism

• Classicism

Intellectual movement at the heart of the Renaissance that focused on education, arts and classics

• Humanism

• Stoicism

• Theism

• Realism

Why was Italy able to afford the expenses that came along with the renaissance?

• Farming
• Banking
• Trading
• Industry

a person who provides financial support for the arts

• Vernacular
• Banker
• Petrarch
• Patron

The everyday language of ordinary people

• Slang
• Vernacular
• Shakespearian
• Nick Names

Which Italian city is the BIRTHPLACE of the Renaissance

• Rome

• Florence

• Milan

• Naples

Who was the founder of a powerful banking family

• Niccolo Machiavelli

• Lorenzo di Medici

• Galileo

• Queen Elizabeth