Rennessaince Review

What does Renaissance mean?

• Rebirth

• A type of cheese

• A type of dance

• A type of car

What is humanism?

• A belief in the supernatural

• A political ideology

• The study of the classical culture of Greece and Rome to critique worldly subjects rather than religious ones

• A type of animal rights activism

What are the humanities?

• A branch of science

• A type of mathematics

• A type of art

• The study of aspects of human society and culture.

Who is Francesco Petrarch?

• A famous painter from the Renaissance period

• A well-known Roman emperor

• An influential philosopher during the Enlightenment

• Lived in the 1300s and assembled a library of Greek and Roman manuscripts

What are City-states?

• Areas on the Italian peninsula dominated by families and controlled by wealthy merchant families

• A type of dessert

• A type of animal

• A type of car

Who were the Medici Family of Florence?

• A famous family of artists

• Cosimo de’ Medici gained control of the Florentine government in 1434

• A family of famous chefs

• A family of famous athletes

What is a patron?

• A financial supporter of the arts

• A type of bird

• A type of food

• A type of vehicle

What is perspective?

• A technique used for drawing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface

• A type of paint used in art

• A style of dance

• A musical instrument

Who was Leon Alberti?

• A renowned mathematician in the 18th century

• A popular rock musician in the 1980s

• A well-known film director in Hollywood

• Basilica of Santa Maria Novella

Who was Filippo Brunelleschi?

• An Italian painter

• A Roman emperor

• The creator of the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower

• A Greek philosopher