Renaissance/Reformation

What does renaissance mean?

• rebirth

• recreation

• re-acclimation

What was the impact of the invention of the printing press?

• It did not have an impact

• It helped spread Renaissance ideas

• It made books more expensive

Where did the Renaissance begin?

• Rome, Italy

• Florence, Italy

• Mainz, Germany

What family was known to be patrons of the arts in Florence?

• Michelangelo

• Montague

• Medici

the idea that everyone should seek to be educated in arts, science, and literature in order to be a better person

• humanism

• socialism

• educationalism

The term used to describe someone who is good at a wide range of things

• Renaissance Man

• Renaissance Guru

• Renaissance Creator

Humanism...

• emphasized the Bible
• leads to happier lives
• focuses on the potential of humans to achieve 

Reopening of the "Silk Road" allowed which of the following events to occur?

• the immigration of Chinese throughout Asia
• the increase of trade and spread of new ideas
• the spread of diseases to Europe

Which of these famous structures did Michelangelo paint?

• the Louvre

• the Coliseum

• the Sistine Chapel

What allowed all of this to happen?

Literature printed more quickly --> Literature printed for less money----> Greater spread of ideas

• the Book of Common Prayer

• the Italian university system

• the Gutenberg printing press