The Renaissance

What was the chief source of Florence's wealth?

• architecture

• sea trade

• textiles

• banking

Which family helped fund the arts in Italy?

• Shakespeare

• Medici

• da Vinci

• Machiavelli

Which statement reflects humanism?

• Individuals are measured by their abilities, and intellect.

• Religion is essential; science is not.

• Scholars are divided between artists and scientists.

• Communities realize the importance of maintaining nature.

Which cultures did Renaissance humanists study?

• Egypt and India

• Greece and Rome

• India and Rome

• Greece and China

What does it mean that people became more secular during the Renaissance?

• They became more religious.

• The became more artistic.

• They became less tolerant.

• They focused more on this world.

Who created the Mona Lisa?

• Donatello

• Michelangelo

• Raphael

• Leonardo

Which Renaissance artist is known for the Sistine Chapel painting in Saint Peter's Cathedral?

• Donatello

• Michelangelo

• Raphael

• Leonardo

In art, the way of showing people and things as they appear at different distances is called

• realism.

• perspective.

• fresco.

• chiaroscuro.

How did Leonardo da Vinci minimize the distinction between art and science?

• He drew intricate anatomical drawings of humans and nature specimens.

• Da Vinci funded the medical college in Amboise.

• He was commissioned by the Medicis to work as an artist and a physician.

• Da Vinci was a world-renowned painter and biologist.

A period of rebirth and creativity in art, writing, and thought from about 1300 to 1600 A.D., beginning in Italy and eventually spreading throughout Europe.

• Renaissance
• Humanism
• arts
• patron