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Worksheets15.2 Ideas & Art of the Renaissance
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
[p1] What was "humanism"? Select THREE from this list.
A key intellectual (ideas) movement of the Renaissance
An intellectual movement based on the study of the classics
Its followers studied grammar, rhetoric, poetry, moral philosophy, & history
A political system that glorified the state above the individual
Painting done on fresh, wet plaster with water-based paints
[p1] Finish this sentence: As a result of Petrarch's finding & using classical Latin manuscripts,...
other languages became important during the Renaissance.
humanist ideas spread throughout scholarly works.
people found it more difficult to study.
[p2] The textbook says that Dante & de Pizan wrote in their vernacular. What is "vernacular"?
The language of everyday speech in a particular region
An intellectual movement based on the study of the classics
Small insects such as fleas that live in or on the human body
[p3] The textbook says that humanist education became increasingly secular. What does "secular" mean?
Less focused on religion
Having a distinctive quality or form
A soldier who fights primarily for money
Belonging to the government of the Daleks
[p3] Which of these subjects were included in the humanists' "liberal studies"? Select THREE from this list.
History, ethics, & logic
Grammar, poetry, & public speaking
Mathematics, astronomy, & music
Christianity, Islam, & Judaism
Spanish, biology, & algebra
[p3] What was the goal of a humanist education?
To create well-rounded citizens, preparing aristocrat sons for leadership roles.
To prepare people for religious lives, as priests and monks.
To produce scholars of ancient literature, entirely focused on studying Greek classics.
To make people more artistic.
[p3] Who pioneered the use of movable type & the printing press in the mid-fifteenth century?
Tommaso di Giovanni
Johannes Gutenberg
Martin Luther
Christine de Pizan
[p4] The human-focused style of Renaissance artists resulted in art that...
celebrated religion.
imitated the flat art of the Medieval era.
fit into small spaces.
used perspective to represent three dimensions.
[p4] Which of these terms means "artistic techniques used to give the effect of three-dimensional depth to two-dimension surfaces"?
Perspective
Fresco
Style
Circumstance
[p5] What did Filippo Brunelleschi build using his mathematical & artistic skills?
A large exterior dome (the cathedral of Florence)
A 40-foot statue of David
A catapult for attacking enemy castles
[p5] Why was Leonardo da Vinci considered the model "Renaissance man"?
He was a master of many different skills, and was an artist, scientist, inventor, & visionary.
He produced more painting masterpieces than any other Renaissance painter.
All of his sculptures have endured to the present day.
[p5] Which of these artists painted The School of Athens?
Raphael Sanzio
Leonardo da Vinci
Donatello
Michelangelo Buonarroti
[BONUS] Which of these works did Michelangelo Buonarroti create?
[p6] How did circumstance affect the art of northern Europe & make it different than Italian art?
Northern Gothic cathedrals didn't have space for large frescoes, so northern artists painted small detailed works for books & altarpieces.
Northern Europe has colder winters than Italy, so artists stayed indoors more.
Northern Europeans were colorblind, so northern artists didn't bother using a variety of brilliant colors.
[Review] Think about the liberal studies of the humanist education. How is your education at Central LIKE that of the Renaissance humanists? Select THREE from this list.
We study a broad variety of subjects, not just one subject.
The aim of our education is to create well-rounded citizens, not just brainless robots.
Our education includes physical education ("sound mind in a sound body").
We study in Latin & Greek, & ignore our vernacular language.
We exclude females from full access to education, since women are supposed to be wives & mothers.
