Renaissance - Italy

Where did the Renaissance begin?

• England

• France

• Italy

• United States

What were the ideas behind the Renaissance?

• Life after death

• Christianity and the Bible

• Black death

• New ideas and exploration

What does the term Renaissance mean?

• Reform

• Rebirth

• Restrict

• Research

Which past civilizations influenced much of the Renaissance?

• China and Japan

• Rome and Greece

• Mesopotamia and India

• England and France

Machiavelli wrote a book giving advice to which group of people?

• Priests wanting to convert the public

• Teachers wanting to educate students

• Princes wanting to maintain power

• Bankers wanting to make money

In his book, Machiavelli's advice to leaders was to

• Be fair and honest with people

• Keep promises in order to build trust

• Work with others to maintain peace and order

• Do whatever was necessary to keep power

What is humanism's focus?

• God, music, the BIble

• Art of War

• Black Death

• Individual human achievement

What does it mean to be a patron of the arts?

• To fund wars

• To sponsor artists

• To study science

• To create art

Art flourished during the Renaissance because

• Patrons funded their important work

• Machiavelli wrote a book about the importance of art

• Michelangelo and other artists came from wealthy families

• Many artists were spared death during the plague

Which family sponsored many important artists?

• Machiavelli

• Romanov

• Medici

• da Vinci