Renaissance Chapters 1-2

Who was known as the greatest European scholar of this time age?

• Plato

• Cicero

• Erasmus

• Socrates

What was the Renaissance Era?

• a time of increased religious faith

• a time of wars for independence

• a time of achievements in art, literature, and learning

• a time of rapid industrialization

When did the Renaissance begin?

• 1100's

• 1300's

• 1600's

• 1800's

Where did the Renaissance begin?

• Italy

• France

• Spain

• England

During the Renaissance, Italy was _______.

• a democratic republic

• a colony of spain

• struggling for independence

• divided into many separate

  city-states

Which invention accelerated the Renaissance?

• printing press

• spinning jenny

• assembly line

• penicillin

During the Renaissance, the status of artists ______.

• decreased

• stayed the same

• improved

• was very low

Which artistic technique made paintings look three-dimensional instead of flat?

• perspective

• fresco

• woodcarving

• illuminated manuscripts

How were painters of Middle Ages different from those today?

• worked for high wages

• created ordinary works of art

• many did not sign their work

• were considered high class

An "apothecary" was responsible for

• leading a monastray

• preparing and selling medicine

• painting on wet plaster

• giving money or support to someone