World History Chapter 2/Renaissance Quiz

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

A movement in Renaissance Europe, celebrating human potential and achievement and stressing the study of subjects such as history, grammar, literature, and philosophy.

• Renaissance

• Humanism

• arts

• patron

A person who supports an activity or institution by providing financial backing.

• Renaissance

• Humanism

• arts

• patron

An independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory.

• Florence

• Leonardo Da Vinci

• city-state

• Brunelleschi

An Italian Renaissance painter, born in 1452 A.D., who painted many masterpieces, such as the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, and also excelled in scientific research.

• Shakespeare

• Leonardo Da Vinci

• Michelangelo

• Brunelleschi

Architect best known for designing and building large domes for churches; especially the Duomo in Florence.

• Bruncelleschi

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Michelangelo

• Donatello

The most famous English writer of the Renaissance, best known for his plays Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet

• Shakespeare

• Raphael

• Michelangelo

• Petrarch

An Italian Renaissance artist, born in 1475 A.D., who worked mainly as a sculptor but also painted such famous works as the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome.

• Shakespeare

• Raphael

• Michelangelo

• Petrarch

A German who, in the mid-1400s, invented a press for printing with movable type.

• Johann Gutenberg

• Renaissance Man

• Elizabethan Age

• vernacular

One who excels in many different fields of study.

• Johann Gutenberg

• Renaissance Man

• Elizabethan Age

• vernacular