Renaissance

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

• Education

• Knowledge

• Culture

• Rebirth

Why was the Italian Peninsula an excellent location for trade?

• It juts out into the Mediterranean

• It is located in the Middle East

• It is located in Northern Europe

• It is a peninsula in Africa

Why did the Renaissance start in Italy?

• The artists thought Italy was a good place to sell their art

• Independent cities were wealthy enough to support the arts

• Florence went to war with Venice and established patronage systems

• Pope Leo X in Italy declared the arts to be fully funded

Who made Humanism popular during the Renaissance?

• Lorenzo de Medici

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Michelangelo

• Thomas Aquinas

What two ideas formed the Humainst thoughts of Thomas Aquinas? (select two)

• faith in religion

• patronage system

• reason

• banking

What is the city of Florence, Italy known for?

• A main trading port on the Mediterranean Sea

• The birthplace of William Shakespeare

• Where the Renaissance ended

• Where the Renaissance started

Choose three reasons why the Medici family was important.

• They helped spread Renaissance ideas

• They were an important banking family in Florence

• They were merchants that traded in the Mediterranean Sea

• They were important political and religious leaders from Florence

Which Medici family member became Pope Leo X, head of the Catholic Church?

• Lorenzo

• Giovanni

• Cosimo

• Piero

Which two educational backgrounds gave Thomas Aquinas the ideas to create Renaissance Humanist thought? (select two)

• Monasteries

• Personal tutors

• The Quran

• Universities

Which type of Renaissance art is more realistic?

• Early Renaissance

• High Renaissance