renaissance review

This is a famous Renaissance painting called the _______

• Madonna
• Mona Lisa
• Ms. Badamo

Who invented the printing press?

• Francesco Petrarch

• Shogun

• Gutenberg

Why were Copernicus’ proposals about the solar system so unique?

• People believed that Earth was the center of the universe.

• People believed that the Moon was the center of the universe.

• People believed that the Sun was the center of the universe.

• People believed that Earth was flat.

Which of these men of the Renaissance was known equally for his art as well as inventions?

• Rueben

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Michelangelo

• Aristotle

What was Niccolò Machiavelli's main argument in his work The Prince?

• A ruler should do whatever is necessary to maintain power.

• A ruler should follow all of the teachings of the Catholic Church.

• A ruler should make his subjects as happy as possible.

• A ruler should strive to maintain equality and fairness.

What was one of the ways the Renaissance spread from Italy to other places in Europe?

• The Black Death caused refugees who carried the ideas with them

• The Catholic Church required everyone in Europe to copy the ideas of the Italian city-states

• Several armies invaded Italy. The soldiers spread stories of what they saw when they returned home

• The Crusades carried ideas from Italy to the Middle East

What is the artistic technique that is used to show depth and distance on a flat surface?

• realism
• perspective
• idealism
• distancism

What provided the major economic support for the Renaissance?

• wealthy patrons
• church officials
• government grants
• kings competing for prestige

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

• Michelangelo
• Boticceli
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Donatello

Whose famous writings are the picture shown above?

• Da Vinci

• Donatello

• Fresco

• Michelangelo