Renaissance Review

The Revival of Arts, literature, and new ideas in Europe after the Middles Ages

• The Medieval Age

• Classical Age

• The Renaissance

• The Neolithic Age

Where did the Renaissance begin?

• England

• China

• Italy

• Germany

Philosophy emphasizing the power of the human mind rather than the Divine or the supernatural (god)

• Catholicism

• Humanism

• Godliness

• Spirituality

Things, ideas, or activities that have no religious or spiritual basis

• Secular

• Religion

• Devine

Humanists likely would have encouraged people to study which two fields?

• classical literature

• religious history

• Christian literature

• biology and chemistry

Which of the following words describe the art of the Middle Ages?

• realistic
• three-dimensional
• religious
• not religious

Which of the following is NOT an example of humanism?

• creating religious paintings to glorify God
• studying art and literature
• painting three dimensional scenes on a flat surface so they look realistic
• honoring artists like Michelangelo

Which two cultures make up the Classical style?

• France and England

• Greece and Rome

• China and Japan

• Mali and Incan

Italy was a better place for commercial growth than other medieval European countries because...

• So many languages were spoken there
• The Catholic Church was headquartered in Italy
• Of its geographical location
• Italians had a sophisticated monetary system

Which Renaissance figure was an artist, scientist, and inventor? 

• Albrecht Durer
• Johannes Gutenberg
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Martin Luther