Module 14 Test Review

What 4 reasons helped cause the Renaissance?

• translations of classic texts into Latin

• development of papermaking

• stabilized international politics

• increased emphasis on religion

• increased international commerce

How did the rise of a middle class in the Italian city-states affect the Renaissance?

• It provided money to sponsor military campaigns.

• It created wealth to influence local elections.

• It provided money to sponsor artists and writers.

• It created wealth to establish new colonies.

Which of the following characterizes humanism?

• a philosophy based on a strict following of Christian beliefs and teachings

• an economic system stressing investment in technology and markets

• a movement focused on human potential and a study of the classics

• a political system emphasizing democratic ideals and policies

first woman to achieve an international reputation; known for her portraits

• Sofonisba Anguissola

• Michelangelo Buonarroti

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Raphael Sanzio

a true “Renaissance man”; known for the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper

• Sofonisba Anguissola

• Michelangelo Buonarroti

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Raphael Sanzio

known for his use of perspective; often used the Madonna and child as a subject

• Sofonisba Anguissola

• Michelangelo Buonarroti

• Michelangelo Buonarroti

• Raphael Sanzio

known for depicting the human body realistically; sculptures include the Pietà and David

• Sofonisba Anguissola

• Michelangelo Buonarroti

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Raphael Sanzio

early and influential humanist who wrote sonnets in Italian and Latin

• Giovanni Boccaccio

• Vittoria Colonna

• Niccolò Machiavelli

• Francesco Petrarch

writer whose The Prince offered realistic, but not moral, advice to rulers

• Giovanni Boccaccio

• Vittoria Colonna

• Niccolò Machiavelli

• Francesco Petrarch

writer whose Decameron described realistic characters through tragic and comedic stories

• Giovanni Boccaccio

• Vittoria Colonna

• Niccolò Machiavelli

• Francesco Petrarch