Recovery of Europe: The Renaissance

Which country did the Renaissance originate in?

• Greece

• Italy

• France

• England

1. The Renaissance was a period of artistic and intellectual creativity that took place from the fourteenth to the sixteenth century and reflected the continuing development of a sophisticated, urban society, namely in Western Europe.

• True

• False

Which TWO predecessors inspired the Renaissance?

• Classical Greek

• Medieval

• Classical Roman

Who was the inventor of the printing press?

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Galileo Galilei

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Nicolaus Copernicus

The printing press increased literacy.

• True

• False

Galileo supported the idea of heliocentrism (the sun is the center of the universe and the Earth and planets revolve around it) with his recreation of the telescope.

• True

• False

Which religion were humanists deeply rooted in?

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Islam

• Buddhism

The Bubonic Plague contributed to the Renaissance.

• True

• False

Which statement is correct?

1. 1. To make their work more realistic, Italian artists studied the human form to show the emotions of their subjects.

2. 2. Sculptors like Michelangelo Buonarotti wanted to show their subjects in natural poses that reflected the actual workings of human muscles.

• Statement 1

• Both

• Statement 2

Humanists believed that the most honorable way to live was to be a monk or nun.

• True

• False