Italian Renaissance

What caused much of the ancient Greek and Roman art and literature to be 'lost'?

• Natural disasters

• All art and literature were preserved

• Intentional destruction by invaders

• Disorder due to fighting between kingdoms

In which century did scholars in Italy start rediscovering Greek and Roman writings and art?

• 1100s

• 1700s

• 1300s

• 1500s

From where did many of the Greek and Roman texts and artifacts come to the scholars in Italy?

• Egypt

• Constantinople in the Ottoman Empire

• Scandinavia

• The ruins of Rome

What languages did Renaissance writers learn to study ancient texts?

• English and French

• Hebrew and Aramaic

• Greek and Latin

• Arabic and Persian

What was the main focus of Renaissance artists in their work?

• Abstract forms

• Realistic depiction of the human form

• Landscape painting

• Mythological creatures

What intellectual movement emphasized the study of the liberal arts during the Renaissance?

• Existentialism

• Humanism

• Naturalism

• Rationalism

What is a 'Renaissance Man'?

• A man who lived in the Renaissance period

• A well-rounded and accomplished individual in all fields

• A male artist from the Renaissance

• A scholar of ancient texts only

What shift in focus occurred from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance?

• From individualism to collectivism

• From science to religion

• From secular achievements to religious devotion

• From celebrating God to celebrating secular achievements

What were two main reasons for the spread of the Renaissance throughout Europe?

• The spread of wealth through trade and the invention of the compass

• The invention of the printing press and the discovery of the New World

• The fall of Constantinople and the invention of gunpowder

• The spread of wealth through trade and the invention of the printing press

What contributed to the establishment of a wealthy class of merchants and bankers in cities like Cologne and Paris?

• The decline of feudalism

• Trade and banking

• Military conquests

• Agricultural advancements