Unit 2 Review

Dark Ages were marked by very little

• literacy or educational achievement,

• increased trade
• technological advancements
• political stability

What does the term humanism mean?

• Humanism is a religious doctrine that worships nature.
• Humanism is a political ideology focused on government control.
• Humanism is a philosophical and ethical stance that emphasizes human value and agency.
• Humanism is a scientific theory about the origins of life.

The Italian Renaissance was a period of

• an era of political instability
• cultural rebirth and revival of classical learning
• a focus on religious dogma
• a decline in artistic expression

______ was a leading thinker of the Renaissance and made significant contributions to art, science, and engineering

• Leonardo da Vinci
• Raphael
• Galileo Galilei
• Michelangelo

________ developed the technique of “perspective’ in paintings, which helped images to appear in lifelike three dimensional settings

• Michelangelo Buonarroti
• Raphael Sanzio
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Filippo Brunelleschi

True or False: Wealthy patrons became supporters of the arts and innovation

• False
• True

Martin Luther was famously known for his

• Catholic Reformation
• Industrial Revolution
• Protestant Reformation
• French Revolution

Who was William Shakespeare?

• A French philosopher
• An American novelist
• William Shakespeare was an English playwright and poet.
• A famous English painter

What were the roles of wealthy patrons during the italian renaissance?

• Wealthy patrons primarily focused on agriculture and trade.
• Wealthy patrons discouraged artistic expression and innovation.
• Wealthy patrons only supported religious projects and ignored secular art.
• Wealthy patrons funded artists and cultural projects, promoting the arts and humanism.

The Prince was written by who during the Italian Renaissance?

• Giovanni Boccaccio
• Dante Alighieri
• Petrarch
• Niccolò Machiavelli