The Renaissance marked the transition from the medieval period to the modern period, but with a renewed interest in studying ancient _________.

• Greece & Rome

• Biblical scholars

• China

• Muslim texts.

The focus on worldly, secular pursuits rather than religious issues that dominated medieval thought.

• Humanism

• Humanities

• Scholasticism

• Impressionism

Grammar, rhetoric, poetry, history...the subjects the Greeks & Romans studied to stimulate creative power.

• Arithmetic

• Alchemy

• Humanities

• Humanism

A central figure of the humanist movement, this Florence-based author collected Greek & Roman works, and wrote love poems like Sonnets to Laura.

• William Shakespeare

• Isaac Newton

• Michaelangelo

• Francesco Petrarch

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Italian Renaissance?

• Rome was in Italy.

• Wealthy merchant families supported art & learning.

• Flanders thrived as a trading empire in the middle ages.

• Trade with Muslims brought back Greek & Roman manuscripts.

Wealthy and influential family based in Florence, Italy who are known for being patrons of the arts during the Renaissance.

• Machiavelli

• Medici

• Michaelangelo

• Corleone

Which is true of many Renaissance paintings?

• They were all painted with materials that were designed to last.

• Religious figures were often set in Greek or Roman backgrounds.

• Popes, princes, and merchants refused to support artists financially, so the paintings were cheap and hurried.

• Acrylic paint was used more often than oil or fresco.

Sculptor who created the first sculpture of a soldier on horseback since ancient times, and influenced Brunelleschi.

• Michealangelo

• Leonardo

• Donatello

• Raphael

Created the dome at the top of the Florence cathedral.

• Donatello

• Michealangelo

• Brunelleschi

• Shakespeare

A true "Renaissance Man," he was an inventor, researched human anatomy, and painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.

• Michealangelo

• Donatello

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Leonardo DiCaprio