Renaissance

During the Renaissance, there was a revival of interest in

• perspective

• humanism

• Greek and Roman Civilizations

• individual achievement

What is one way European society changed thanks to the printing press?

• People quit the feudal system to find work else where

• People began reading books in their vernacular

• Literacy declined during the Renaissance

• People began writing scripts for movies

An intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievements

• Secular
• Patrons
• Merit
• humanism

How did Renaissance art differ from Medieval art?

• It was more godly

• It was more realistic, and had three dimensions

• it portrayed religious subjects

• it was more biblical

Who invented the printing press and used it to print the first Bible?

• Machiavelli
• Johannes Gutenburg
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Donatello

The everyday language of ordinary people

• Slang
• Vernacular
• Shakespearian
• Nick Names

The term "renaissance man" refers to what

• Recognized and well paid artist
• Has Many talents and skills
• personal pleasure over artistic accomplishments
• no moral standards

-modern essay on government

-absolute rule

-ends justifies the means

These ideas are from______________________.

• The Prince

• Utopia

• The Praise of Folly

• Mona Lisa

What was the Renaissance a "rebirth" of?

• Religion
• Classical culture
• Life (after the black death)
• Middle Ages

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During the Renaissance, why was Florence significant?

• Birthplace and symbol of the Renaissance
• Birthplace of Michelangelo
• The last place the Black Plague hit
• Home of all of the significant artists and sculptors