World History Unit 7 Quiz 1

The Renaissance was made possible in part due to the rediscovery of knowledge from….?

• Classical Greece & Rome

• Han China & Tokugawa Japan

• Classical Persia & Mesopotamia

• Ancient Egypt & Mesopotamia

Who argued that sometimes rules need to act cruelly for the greater good?

• 1. Giotto di Bondone

• 1. Francesco Petrarch

• 1. Dante Alighieri

• 1. Niccolo Machiavelli

What was the situation in Italy in the 1300s?

• 1. It was a theocracy controlled by the Papacy (Papal States)

• 1. It was part of the Holy Roman Empire

• 1. It was divided between the Kingdom of Naples & the Kingdom of Milan

• 1. It was mostly divided into different city-states

Which Renaissance artist is famous for his painting of the roof of the Sistine Chapel and La Pieta sculpture?

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Michelangelo

• Donatello

• Rapheal

Which Renaissance man and artist is famous for his Mona Lisa & the Last Supper Paintings?

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Filippo Brunelleschi

• Donatello

• Raphael

Which of the following was NOT one of the major centers of Renaissance activity?

• Rome

• Naples

• Milan

• Florence

This painter was famous for his School of Athens, before dying young.

• Fillipo Brunelleschi

• Donatello

• Raphael

• El Greco