The Renaissance

The Medici family was one of the most powerful families in Italy during the Renaissance. Which Medici family member founded the Medici bank in Florence?

• Giovanni di Bicci de Medici (1360-1429)

• Cosimo de Medici (1389-1464)

• Lorenzo de Medici (1449-1492)

• Piero (1472-1503)

• Giovanni (1475-1521)

The Medici family was one of the most powerful families in Italy during the Renaissance. Which Medici family member was a poet and patron of artists?

• Giovanni di Bicci de Medici (1360-1429)

• Cosimo de Medici (1389-1464)

• Lorenzo de Medici (1449-1492)

• Piero (1472-1503)

• Giovanni (1475-1521)

The Medici family was one of the most powerful families in Italy during the Renaissance. Which Medici family member was a cardinal in the Catholic church who used his influence to restore the Medici family to Florence?

• Giovanni di Bicci de Medici (1360-1429)

• Cosimo de Medici (1389-1464)

• Lorenzo de Medici (1449-1492)

• Piero (1472-1503)

• Giovanni (1475-1521)

The Medici family was one of the most powerful families in Italy during the Renaissance. Which Medici family member established the family's political power?

• Giovanni di Bicci de Medici (1360-1429)

• Cosimo de Medici (1389-1464)

• Lorenzo de Medici (1449-1492)

• Piero (1472-1503)

• Giovanni (1475-1521)

The Medici family was one of the most powerful families in Italy during the Renaissance. Which Medici family member assumed political power but angered people and was exiled from Florence?

• Giovanni di Bicci de Medici (1360-1429)

• Cosimo de Medici (1389-1464)

• Lorenzo de Medici (1449-1492)

• Piero (1472-1503)

• Giovanni (1475-1521)

Suppose you were a painter working in the year 1450, during the early Renaissance. Which qualities would your art have most likely had?

• My paintings would have depicted religious themes.

• My paintings would have had Impressionist characteristics.

• My paintings would have looked realistic.

• My paintings would have included unrealistic backgrounds.

What do the following historical figures have in common? Thomas Aquinas. Leonardo da Vinci. Michelangelo. William Shakespeare.

• The were Renaissance painters.

• There were Catholic priests during the Renaissance.

• They were leading innovators during the Renaissance.

• They worked in Italy during the Renaissance.

Why would the growing influence of humanism have inspired High Renaissance artists to paint realistic subjects and backgrounds? (Choose 2 answers.)

• Because humanism held Greek and Roman cultures in high esteem, artists wanted to create paintings that were similar in style to Greek and Roman art.

• Because humanism focused on people, their goodness, and their ability to improve the world, artists wanted to depict people as they were.

• Because humanism, unlike religion, was grounded in the physical world, artists' paintings looked more like the physical world.

• Because humanism stated that knowledge comes through people's reasoning abilities, artists believed it was reasonable to paint people as they were.

Which statement is true about William Shakespeare?

• He wrote many famous novels.

• One of his most famous works is a love story called Romeo and Juliet.

• He was part of a famous theatre group in Paris, France.

• He earned very little money during his lifetime.

Which statement is true about William Shakespeare?

• He wrote many famous novels.

• He wrote plays and poems.

• He was part of a famous theatre group in Paris, France.

• He earned very little money during his lifetime.