The European Renaissance

Renaissance

• hatred for the arts, writing, and culture

• "rebirth", a revival of art and learning

• the time period where people studied animals

• having pride in one's country

The study of classical texts caused humanists to focus on...

• human drive and ambition.

• human potential and achievements.

• human thought and emotion

• human resilience and passion.

The Medici family is famous for being rulers and supporters of...

• the human process.

• the sciences.

• the arts.

• the reform of justice.

Desiderius Erasmus and Thomas More were Christian...

• humanists.

• missionaries.

• priests.

• converts.

What is the artistic technique that is most useful in the creation of two-dimensional art?

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Who represents the Renaissance Man because he was a painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientist?

• Galileo

• Robert Medici

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Copernicus

What location helped it become the birthplace of the Renaissance because it had access to Roman ruins and ancient manuscripts from Constantinople?

• The Byzantine Empire

• The Ottoman Empire

• Germany

• Italy

An important effect of the invention of the printing press was increased literacy and the use of the...

• vernacular.

• humanist approach.

• scientific method.

• printing press.

The kind of person represented the ideal of the Renaissance man by being someone who excelled in...

• mathematics.

• many areas of study.

• the sciences.

• the arts.

The period of European history known as the Renaissance roughly covers the time from...

(a)