Renaissance Culture

Which of these events paved the way for the entry of Renaissance ideas of peace and renewal?

• The Hundred Years' War

• Fall of Constantinople

• Italian Wars

Which of the following events caused an influx of classical Greek and Roman knowledge and texts into Europe?

• Fall of Constantinople

• The Hundred Years' War

• The Italian Wars

Which of the following events led to the introduction of Renaissance thought and ideas to France?

• Fall of Constantinople

• The Hundred Years' War

• Italian Wars

Which Northern Renaissance writer wrote Macbeth?

• Erasmus

• Francois Rabelais

• William Shakespeare

Which Northern Renaissance writer wrote The Praise of Folly?

• Erasmus

• Francois Rabelais

• William Shakespeare

Which Northern Renaissance writer wrote Gargantua and Pantagruel?

• Erasmus

• William Shakespeare

• Francois Rabelais

Check all of the following that apply to Michelangelo

• important works

  include the

  sculpture La Pieta

• important works

  include School

  of Athens

• served under

  the patronage

  of Pope Leo X

• was a renowned

  artist of the

  Italian Renaissance

Check all of the following that apply to Raphael

• important works

  include the

  sculpture La Pieta

• served under

  the patronage

  of Pope Leo X

• was a renowned

  artist of the

  Italian Renaissance

• important works

  include School

  of Athens

Check the effects that were the result of trade expansion in Italy

• Industries such as shipping,

  manufacturing, and banking

  developed and flourished.

• Europeans interacted with

  foreign cultures of the East

  and became aware of new

  ideas and experiences

• People lost faith in the church

  and turned their attention

  from the divine to the

  human world.

• Wealth increased, allowing

  people to sponsor talented

  artists and scholars.

Check the effects that were the result of the Crusades

• Industries such as shipping,

  manufacturing, and banking

  developed and flourished.

• Europeans interacted with

  foreign cultures of the East

  and became aware of new

  ideas and experiences

• People lost faith in the church

  and turned their attention

  from the divine to the

  human world.

• Wealth increased, allowing

  people to sponsor talented

  artists and scholars.