The Early Renaissance

A period of rebirth and creativity in art, writing, and thought from about 1300 to 1600 A.D., beginning in Italy and eventually spreading throughout Europe.

• Renaissance

• Humanism

• arts

• patron

A movement in Renaissance Europe, celebrating human potential and achievement and stressing the study of subjects such as history, grammar, literature, and philosophy.

• Renaissance

• Humanism

• Arts

• Patronage

The most famous English writer of the Renaissance, best known for his plays such as King Lear and A midsummer night's dream.

• William Shakespeare

• Michelangelo

• Leonardo de Vinci

• Vasco de Gama

Sir Thomas More wrote the work

• Paradise Lost

• Gulliver's Travels

• The Canterbury Tales

• Utopia

What role did the Medici family play in the Renaissance?

• They were a family of artists

• They were patrons who financially supported artists

• They led the movement against the Renaissance

• They invented the printing press

Answer explanation

The Medici family played a role in the Renaissance as patrons who financially supported artists, helping to foster the cultural and artistic developments of the period.

How did the Renaissance view of the natural world differ from that of the Middle Ages?

• The Renaissance had a more mystical view of nature

• The Renaissance focused on the supernatural aspects of nature

• The Renaissance encouraged a more observational and experimental approach to nature

• There was no difference in the view of the natural world

Answer explanation

The Renaissance encouraged a more observational and experimental approach to nature

What was the significance of Florence in the Renaissance?

• It was the birthplace of the printing press

• It was the only city where Renaissance art was produced

• It was a major center of Renaissance art and culture

• It had no significant role in the Renaissance

Answer explanation

Florence was a major center of Renaissance art and culture, making it significant during that period.

An Italian Renaissance painter, born in 1452 A.D., who painted many masterpieces, such as the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, and also excelled in scientific research.

• Florence

• city-state

• Leonardo Da Vinci

• Brunelleschi

 The early leader of the Humanist movement, an Italian poet and scholar.  One of the first thinkers to stress the value of classical learning, teachings of Greece and Rome.

• Shakespeare

• Michelangelo

• Raphael

• Petrarch

Art and literature of the Renaissance was influenced by ancient

• Anglo-Saxon

• Greek and Latin

• Anglo-Norman

• Old English