The European Renaissance

What does the word Renaissance mean?

• Revolution

• Rebirth

• Renewal

• Realism

Which Italian city is known as the birthplace of the Renaissance?

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Who invented the printing press, helping spread new ideas quickly across Europe?

• Galileo Galilei

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Christopher Columbus

Which of these artists painted the Mona Lisa?

• Michelangelo Buonarroti

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Raffaello Sanzio (Raphael)

• William Shakespeare

What was the main idea of Humanism during the Renaissance?

• Belief in astrology and magic

• Focus on religion only

• Faith in human potential and creativity

• Obedience to the Church