Unit 1

1. The cultural movement that began in Italy in the 14th century, emphasizing humanism, art, science, and secularism.

• Romanticism
• Baroque
• Renaissance
• Enlightenment

A movement that emphasized the value of human beings, focusing on individual potential and achievements.

• Humanism
• Existentialism
• Empiricism
• Rationalism

Who is the father of humanism?

• Petrarch
• Desiderius Erasmus
• Thomas More
• Dante Alighieri

Erasmus is a Christian Humanist

• True

• False

1. Author of The Prince, which offered advice to rulers on gaining and maintaining power.

• Niccolò Machiavelli
• Plato
• John Locke
• Thomas Hobbes

1. Focused more on Christian themes compared to the Italian Renaissance.

• Northern Renaissance

• Italian Renaissance

Art becomes much more realistic over time in the Renaissance.

• True

• False

Albrecht Dürer and Jan van Eyck are key figures of which?

• Italitan Renaissance

• Northern Renaissance

1. Invented by Johannes Gutenberg in 1440, this revolutionized the spread of knowledge and ideas, contributing to the Reformation and scientific progress.

• Printing press
• Photocopier
• Telegraph
• Typewriter

Motivations of the age of exploration

• Gold

• Glory

• God