The Italian Renaissance

The term "Renaissance" means-

• Turning away from God and pursuing human-centered interests and ideas

• Studying lost languages like Latin, Greek, and Sanskrit

• The "rebirth" of Classical learning, particulary Roman and Greek writers

Humanists thought you should question everything.

• True
• False

Which of the following Italian city-states is considered the 'birthplace of the Renaissance'?

• Genoa

• Venice

• Florence

• Milan

Which ancient classical civilization was an important influence on the Renaissance humanists?

• river valley civilizations

• Mesoamerican and North American civilizations

• Greek and Roman civilizations

• China and Russia

Which of the following describes the Renaissance in Europe?

• The social structure became very rigid.

• Creativity in the arts was encouraged.

• The political structure was disorganized.

• Humanism decreased in importance.

an intellectual movement at the heart of the Renaissance that focused on education and the classics

• humanities

• humanism

• perspective

• patron

In what country did the Renaissance start?

• Italy

• Greece

• France

• Germany

 A technique of painting, developed during the Renaissance, that represents the appearance of objects in three-dimensional space.

• printing press
• perspective
• Renaissance Man
• vernacular

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

• Michelangelo
• Boticceli
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Donatello

The Sistine Chapel was painted by

• Titian

• Michelangelo

• Botticelli

• Raphael