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WorksheetsThe Renaissance
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name a new technique in Renaissance art:
2D flat perspective
religious subject matter
chiaroscuro
painting with red, blue, and gold
Name the inventor of the printing press:
Hans Jus
Johanes Gutenberg
Charlemagne
King Henry the 8
What improvement happened due to the printing press:
monks could hand copy manuscripts
common people could learn to read
kings could have rare manuscripts
books took a long time to make
Name the "new" class that was created due to the Rise of the Guilds:
the master class
the under class
the other class
the middle class
Choose famous Renaissance artists:
Johann Gutenberg
Raphael
Donatello
King Henry the 8
True or False: The Renaissance means "rebirth".
True
False
What is a Guild?
a group of musicians
a group of athletes
a revolutionary group
a group of business people
A patron is....
someone who supports monks
a business group
someone who supports the arts
the middle class
The Sistine Chapel was painted by....
da Vinci
Donatello
Michelangelo
Raphael
The Renaissance was inspired by which older cultures?
China and Japan
Europe and Russia
Greece and Rome
Spain and Portugal
How did having a monopoly help guilds?
They had to do more work and sell their goods for less money
They could sell their goods for more money and became rich
It increased competition between similar merchants driving prices down
They were so good at the board game that other people gave them money
Why were the Middle Ages nicknamed the "Dark Ages"?
Civilians lived in dark caves deep in forests
The weather was often cloudy with little sunlight
As a result of urbanization causing smoke and smog
Society was grim due to death and disease (Black Plague)
Before the Renaissance, what were the two classes in the feudalism system?
President and Secretary
Nobles and Poor (Peasants/Serfs)
King and Knights
Social Studies and ELA
What new class formed during the Renaissance due to merchants and increased trade.
The Middle Class
The Medieval Class
The Ruling Class
Mr. C's Class
In order to learn a new trade, young people trained as _________ in guilds where they were taught by masters of that trade.
Kings
Serfs
Apprentices
Bankers
How did bankers make money during the Renaissance?
They charged interest on money people borrowed
They earned no money and only wanted to help people
They paid people to work for them
They gave people money and asked for donations back
What does secular mean?
Secluding yourself away from people and big cities
Hiding from civilization due to disease
Not living in any one place and traveling the world
becoming more interested in worldly ideas
During the Renaissance people gained their wealth mainly from?
Owning land
Working on farms
Trading or Banking
Taxes
The fact that Italy is shaped like a boot made it a good place for ships to stop because
people thought the idea of a boot-shaped country was funny, so many tourists wanted to see it for themselves.
everyone who lived during the Renaissance loved buying new shoes, and Italy seemed like the perfect place for boots.
it was easy to see from far away because it had such a unique shape.
a lot of cities were on the water, and cities were a perfect place to sell or trade goods.
