Renaissance and Reformation Test 2020

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

• rebirth

• remember

• redesign

• revenge

The Renaissance began

• in Florence in the mid to late 1300's

• Around 732 after the Muslims were driven out of Europe

• After 1066 when Edward died

• in the late 1600s in Spain

The Medici Family...

• Were the first mafia family to live in Italy
• Were the most famous painters in Florence
• Were the family of Mona Lisa
• Were patrons of the arts in Florence

A financial supporter of the arts

• Donor
• Patron
• Endorser

How did the fall of the Byzantine Empire contribute to the Renaissance?

• The Byzantine Empire had been oppressing the people and when they fell, the people were finally free

• When the Muslims threatened the Byzantine Empire, Christians fled to the west and brought the scrolls of the classic Greek and Roman scholars with them.

• The Renaissance focused on the accomplishments of the Byzantine Empire

• The fall of the Byzantine Empire led to a new government where everyone had a voice and so people were revitalized

Things from ancient Greece and Rome

• are considered "classical"

• inspired many different Renaissance artists and scholars

• had been preserved in the Byzantine Empire

• all of the above

How did humanism during the Renaissance differ from earlier traditional medieval ideas?

• They had an interest in the spiritual life of the people.

• They were disinterested in the ideas of ancient Greece and Rome.

• They rejected traditional Christian teachings.

• They emphasized the importance of individual potential and growth.

If something is secular it means it is non-religious

• True

• False

The general mindset of the Renaissance was that of

• resistance

• questioning and trying to do things better

• giving up

• bitterness

Select ALL of the following that were true of Renaissance art

• three dimensional depth

• realistic dimensions and proportions

• both Christian and humanistic subject matter

• influence of Greeks and Romans