The Renaissance

The Renaissance began in Florence MAINLY because

• the wealthy Medici family supported arts and education.

  
  

• the Catholic Church paid artists and writers to move there.

  
  

• it had the largest collection of classical Greek sculptures.

  
  

• the area's natural beauty attracted artists from around the world.

  
  

What did Renaissance art represent?

• the rebirth of the Gothic style

  
  

• the rebirth of ancient Egyptian culture

  
  

• the rebirth of interest in the Catholic Church

  
  

• the rebirth of ancient Greek and Roman culture

  
  

Which Renaissance figure is remembered as an artist, architect, scientist, and engineer who invented concepts like the helicopter shown here?

• Filippo Brunelleschi

  
  

• Leonardo da Vinci

  
  

• Niccolo Machiavelli

  
  

• Michelangelo

  
  

Which term is MOST closely associated with the emphasis on individual worth and uniqueness that characterized the Renaissance?

• empiricism

  
  

• existentialism

  
  

• humanism

  
  

• transcendentalism

  
  

Renaissance Humanism:
• Encourages the study of ancient Greek and Roman literature
• Celebrates the human self and its potential for improvement
• Embraces scientific study of the natural world
• Views morality as internal to humans

Based on the list, who did humanists in the Renaissance likely face the MOST opposition from?

• philosophers of the Enlightenment

  
  

• physicists of the Scientific Revolution

  
  

• secular leaders

  
  

• the Catholic Church

  
  

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

• Death

• Remade
• Rebirth

Where did the Renaissance begin?

• Spain
• Italy
• Germany

Who inspired Renaissance artists?

• Chinese and Koreans

• Romans and Greeks

This is a famous Renaissance painting called the _______

• Madonna
• Mona Lisa
• Ms. Badamo

__________ celebrates the individual

• Humanism

• Dogism

• sonnets

• Protestant