Quizizz Review: CA #10: The Renaissance

What provided the major economic support for the Renaissance?

• wealthy patrons
• church officials
• government grants
• kings competing for prestige

Answer explanation

The Renaissance would NOT have happened without the wealthy patrons.

The positive impact of the Crusades is that trade was renewed between Europe and Asia.

Italian city-states benefitted first from the increase in trade. In addition, the new industry of banking increased the wealth of many families.

They now had disposable income that could be used to purchase art for their homes. These patrons supported the artists so they could pursue the creative arts.

This Renaissance artist painted the Mona Lisa

• Leonardo daVinci
• Filippo Brunelleschi
• Machiavelli
• Cervantes

Answer explanation

The Mona Lisa is considered to be one of the greatest works of Renaissance Art. It has been studied for centuries - who was the woman, etc.

Which of the following is associated with Humanism?

• the ideas of the middle ages
• the ideas of Greece & Rome
• the ideas of ancient China
• the ideas of ancient India

Answer explanation

Humanists looked to the Greeks and Romans as inspiration of thought, architecture, and art.

Artists in particular, studied the realism found in paintings and statues like the Discus Thrower created by the Greek sculptor Myron

Where did the Renaissance begin?

• Italy
• France
• England
• Germany

Answer explanation

The Italian city-states were the wealthiest of Europe - due to trade and banking.

3 main cities, Genoa, Venice and most importantly Florence will become the heart of the Renaissance

Who invented the Printing Press?

• Gutenberg

• Erasmus

• More

Answer explanation

Gutenberg uses technology that had spread from China - block printing, movable type, and Paper!

Who wrote the Praise of Folly?

• Gutenberg

• Erasmus

• More

Answer explanation

Desiderius Erasmus was very critical of the Catholic Church in this book. Men like Martin Luther shared Erasmus' thoughts and spurred on the Protestant movement.

Who wrote Utopia?

• Gutenberg

• Erasmus

• Sir Thomas More

Answer explanation

Utopia describes a "perfect" world based on Christian principles.

Sir Thomas More, who had been a good friend of King Henry VIII of England, would later die due to a disagreement with Henry.

When Henry broke away from the Catholic Church to form the Church England, More was very critical of the move. Henry saw this as a betrayal and ordered his beheading

The statue of "David" was created by _____________.

• Da Vinci

• Michelangelo

• Erasmus

• Gutenberg

Answer explanation

The subject - David - refers to the Jewish King who as a young boy killed the giant Goliath with his slingshot

Which was not an important city state in Italy during the Renaissance?

• Florence

• Venice

• Genoa

• Constantinople

-Celebrated the individual

-study of classical Greek and Roman literature and culture

-supported by wealthy patrons

• Humanism

• Crusades

• Mosaics

• perspective