The Renaissance Period

What does the word Renaissance mean?

• a rebirth of interest in the arts, based on the classical period

• a series of war between competing Italian city-states

• a breakout of infectious diseases that wiped out millions of people

• the migration of Italians to the New World

What was humanism?

• a march of masses of people with

  the intent to visit the birthplace of Jesus Christ

• a way of thinking that balances religious faith with the individuality of humans

• the practice of humans devoting all of their time to the practice of their religion , at the expense of all other activities

• a worldwide movement to improve people's physical fitness during the 15th and 16th Centuries

What made the Italian City-States unique and important, compared to other European cities, during the Renaissance Period?

• the city-states were self governing and conducted their own trade

• the city-states were centrally located in Italy, in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea region, where people from all over Europe came to trade and do their banking

• the city-states were able to establish guilds of craftsmen, who were talented in making a variety of goods

• all of the above

Which of these was not true about the City of Florence during the Renaissance?

• it was the center of banking in Europe

• it was the home, at one time of Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo, as well as other artists

• architecture and statuary flourished in the city

• people who wished to practice Humanism were prohibited from doing so within the city's borders

What were some of the main goals of painters in Florence during the Renaissance period?

• painters were trying to make their subjects in the paintings look flat and unemotional

• painters were trying to make their backgrounds in the paintings look unrealistic

• painters were trying to make their subjects look real, in lifelike poses, and show emotion

• none of the above

Which artist sculpted the best known Renaissance Period statue of David?

• Michelangelo

• Leonardo Da Vinci

• Raphael

• Caravaggio

Which was a major reason for the cultural advancements during the Renaissance Period?

• the gowth of trade and commerce

• the rapid spread of diseases

• the tall mountains and windy weather of the region

• none of the above

Which family in Florence, had a profound impact on finance, as well as Renaissance art and culture, due to their great welath and power?

• the Medici Family

• the Vespucci Family

• the David family

• the Georgiano Family

Renaissance ideas were spread through trade (people doing business), travel (people going to new places), and education (people teaching new ideas and skills to each other). Which invention of the Renaissance Period helped most to psread ideas and discoveries?

• long lasting oil paintings

• the printing press with movable type metal letters

• wooden ships

• taller curch buildings with balconies overlooking the entire city

For which of these achievements is Renaissance artist/scientist/inventor Leonardo Da Vinci given credit?

• developing the concept of the underwater diving suit

• envisioning an early model of a parachute

• designing war machines to attack enemy armies and defend soldiers

• all of the above