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Renaissance ideas and vocab for slides 2, 3, 4

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The years 1350-1550 a time of REBIRTH of interest in art and learning

a)

diplomacy

b)

Bronze Age

c)

Middle Ages

d)

Renaissance

2.

People became more interested in the world than religion and getting into heaven

a)

vernacular

b)

secular

c)

diplomacy

d)

humanism

3.

based on the values of Greeks and Romans people started to focus on the importance of human achievements and society - they wanted a BALANCE of faith and reason

a)

secular

b)

diplomacy

c)

humanism

d)

vernacular

4.

What is the every day language people speak in a region

a)

vernacular

b)

literacy

c)

humanism

d)

Medici

5.
Leonardo da Vinci was known as a Renaissance man, which of the following things was he known for doing?
a)
Painting
b)
Inventing
c)
Sculpting
d)
All of the Above
6.
The meaning of the word Renaissance is
a)
invention
b)
creation
c)
rebirth
d)
importance
7.

Which of these famous structures did Michelangelo paint?

a)

the Louvre

b)

the Coliseum

c)

the Sistine Chapel

d)

the Eiffel Tower

8.

What was Niccolò Machiavelli's main argument in his work The Prince?

a)

A ruler should do whatever is necessary to maintain power.

b)

A ruler should follow all of the teachings of the Catholic Church.

c)

A ruler should make his subjects as happy as possible.

d)

A ruler should strive to maintain equality and fairness.

9.
On what peninsula did the Renaissance begin?
a)
Spain
b)
England
c)
Italy
d)
Germany
10.

Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?

a)

Italians were better Catholics

b)

Italy had better means of transportation

c)

Italy sat in the middle of the Silk Road

d)

Extreme wealth that Italians made from trade

11.
The Printing Press 
a)
Allowed ideas to be spread faster because books were easier to get
b)
Was created by Leonardo Da Vinci
c)
Was invented by the Ottoman Turks
d)
Helped Mansa Musa spread Islam
12.

Florence, Milan, Rome were all Italian ____________ during the Renaissance

a)

Frescos

b)

Humanisms

c)

City States

d)

Architects

13.
The Medici Family...
a)
Were the first mafia family to live in Italy
b)
Were the most famous painters in Florence
c)
Were the family of Mona Lisa
d)
Were patrons of the arts in Florence
14.

Who was considered the "Father of Humanism"?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Petrarch

d)

Erasmus

15.

_____developed a technique for linear perspective

a)

Leonardo Da Vinco

b)

Brunelleschi

c)

Donatello

d)

Mona Lisa

16.

Draw your best Mona Lisa

17.

Who was the sculptor of La Pieta?

a)

Raphael

b)

Da Vinci

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Brunelleschi

18.

Johannes Gutenburg invented...

a)

The Printing Press

b)

The wheel

c)

electricity

d)

the plow

19.

Gutenberg first printed the

a)

bible

b)

poetry

c)

fairy tales

d)

biography on Da Vinci

20.

This delayed the Renaissance from moving north

a)

The lack of books

b)

pirates

c)

transportation issues

d)

The Black Death