How the Renaissance Began: 15.1

What was the period of time in Europe called that happened before the Renaissance?

• The Golden Ages

• The Age of Glory

• The Middle Ages

• The Grey Years

• The Feudal Ages

How was humanism different from the way most people thought before the Renaissance?

• It thought that life could be nice

• It said that life did not have to be all work

• It said that humans could enjoy comforts

• All of the above

• None of the above

From what ancient civilizations did the people in Italy get the idea for humanism?

• The Romans and Greeks

• The Greeks and Egyptians

• The Egyptians the Chinese

• The Chinese and the Persians

• The Persians and the Romans

How was Italy divided up during the start of the Renaissance?

• Counties

• Provinces

• Kingdoms

• Fiefs

• City-states

In what wealthy and powerful Italian city did the Renaissance get its start?

• Rome

• Milan

• Naples

• Florence

• Venice

What was Francesco Petrarch famous for?

• Many famous paintings such as the Mona Lisa

• Writing the book Divine Comedy

• Architecting huge and beautiful cathedrals

• Inventing the philosophy of humanism

• Being ruler of the city of Florence at the start of the Renaissance

What artist is considered the first Renaissance painter?

• Giotto

• Da Vinci

• Botticelli

• Michelangelo

• Raphael

What made Renaissance painting different from the previous period of art?

• It was very abstract

• Subjects were painted as they appeared in nature

• Emphasis was on symbolism, not realism

• All of the above

• None of the above

Around what year did the Renaissance begin?

• 1066

• 1253

• 1400

• 1550

• 1630

True or False: The Italian Renaissance stayed in Italy and never touched the rest of Europe.

• TRUE

• FALSE