renaissance

Renaissance means

• Rebirth

• Restart

• Reform

• Relation

Which country did the Renaissance start in?

• England

• France

• Italy

• Germany

Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?

• Italians were better Catholics

• Italy had better means of transportation

• Italy sat in the middle of the Silk Road

• Extreme wealth that Italians made from trade

Which of the following cities was an important center during the early Renaissance?

• Florence
• London
• Ghent
• Paris

Which powerful family used wealth and violence to gain their power?

• The Medici Family

• The Shakespeare Family

• The Caesar Family

• The Da Vinci Family

During the Renaissance, there was a revival of interst in

• perspective

• The catholic church

• Greek and Roman Civilizations

• individual achievement

Secularism is

• creating religious paintings to glorify God

• studying art and literature

• painting three dimensional scenes on a flat surface so they look realistic

• focusing on worldly happiness instead of service to the church

An intellectual movement that focused on "worldly" potential and achievements

• Civil movement

• Patrons

• Merit

• humanism

Who is considered the father of humanism?

• Petrarch

• Kepler

• Galileo

• Gutenberg

Why did humanism inspire many people during the Renaissance?

• It encouraged the study of the ancient civilization of China to uncover secrets from the past.

• It encouraged the study of Greek and Roman culture to guide and inspire their work.

• It encouraged the study of the ancient civilization of Egypt to uncover secrets from the past.

• It encouraged the study of the ancient civilization of the Incas & Aztecs to uncover secrets from the past.