Renaissance Review

Renaissance is French for

• recall

• reunite

• rebirth

• reunion

_______________ is the birthplace of the Renaissance.

• England

• France

• Spain

• Italy

What city was the artistic center of the Renaissance?

• Genoa

• Venice

• Florence

• Naples

What is a patron?

• someone who gives money or other support to a person or a group. Usually someone who supports the arts.

• someone who gives money or other support trade.

• someone who gives money or other support farming.

• someone who gives money or other support to a war.

The Italian Peninsula served as a natural

• barrier

• border

• crosroads

• lanmark

The proximity of the Italian Peninsula to the Mediterranean sea enabled easy access to maritime ________ __________.

• trade routes

• travel routes

• sea routes

• boat routes

The three key characteristics of the Italian Renaissance were.

• Renewed interest in classical art, literature, and learning.

• A focus on upholding medieval traditions

• A celebration of human potential and individualism

• Society was very focused on following religious doctrine

• Patronage provided the financial support that artist needed in order to thrive.

What made the city of Florence a city of significance during the Renaissance?

• It was a city that practiced isolationism, which made it culturally diverse and full of new ideas.

• It was located at the crossroads of many trade routes, which promoted the exchange of new ideas and customs

• The Renaissance was a time in which Europeans focused on traditions. Florence, being an isolated city, made it one of the least to have changed over time which promoted maintaining cultural traditions

• The rise in banking institutions within Florence made it a wealthy place. Families like the Medici used this money to promote art and education.

• The rise in banking institutions within Florence made it a wealthy place. Families like the Medici invested in strengthening the Florentine defenses, making it's arm one of the strongest and largest at this time in history.

In what ways did the Medici family contribute to the Renaissance?

• By encouraging isolationism in Florence

• Through their support for artistic endeavors

• By focusing solely on military conquests

• By being successful bankers and government representatives

• By discouraging education and new ideas

Leonardo Da Vinci is known for which of the following contributions to the Renaissance?

• Invention of the printing press

• Detailed drawings of the human body

• The Sistine Chapel ceiling paintings

• "The Last Supper" and "Mona Lisa" paintings

• Exploration of out space