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Chp. 17 Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During the Middle Ages, Europe suffered from both war and plague.  A movement that started in ​ ​ (a)   caused an explosion of creativity in art, writing and ​ (b)   and it lasted from 1300-1600, this period is known as the ​ (c)   , which means ​ (d)   .  ​

Choose from the below words
Italy
thought
Renaissance
rebirth
2.

The rebirth is speaking of a revival of art and learning.  They were trying to bring back the culture that we saw in classical (a)   and Rome.

3.

The studying of classical texts lead to an intellectual movement focused on human potential and achievements called (a)   .

4.

Unlike in the Middle Ages, humanists suggested that person should enjoy life without offending God….they enjoyed ____________ ____________ like good music and fine foods.

(a)  

5.

Humanists desire for fine jewels, home furnishings and other fine things helped to stimulate the (a)   by creating work for artisans and merchants 

6.

As for religion, most people were still devout Catholics, but with the spirit of the Renaissance, their spirit was more (a)   , meaning worldly rather than spiritual and concerned with the here and now.

7.

Church leaders were spending huge amounts of money on art to beautify Rome and other cities.  The Church became (a)   of the arts by financially supporting artists. 

8.

A man who excelled in many fields as praised as a “universal man”...later ages called these men _____________ _____

(a)  

9.

Renaissance artists copied the classical Greek and Roman style of realism in their art.  Painters used the technique of (a)   which shows three dimensions on a flat surface.

10.

​ (a)   was a sculptor, poet, architect, and a painter...he used a realistic style when depicting the human body.  ​ (b)   was a sculptor who made realistic carvings including the famous statue of ​ (c)   who as the Bible says was a boy who became a great king.  

Choose from the below words
Michelangelo
Donatello
David
11.

​ (a)   was a painter, sculpture, inventor and scientist, a true ​ (b)   .  Among his many achievements is one of the worlds best known portraits of a woman, the ​ (c)   and his famous religious painting ​ (d)   .

Choose from the below words
Leonardo da Vinci
Renaissance Man
Mona Lisa
The Last Supper
12.

The patronage of artists increased in Northern Europe because the wealth of the the area increased due to long distance trade and the (a)   industry.

13.

As renaissance ideas spread out of Italy, they mingled with northern traditions thus the Northern Renaissance began with its own character.  The artists were interested in (a)  

14.

___________ ___ _________ was a highly educated woman who earned a living as a writer.  She fought for equality of education for girls….but her goal of education for girls would not be achieved for several centuries after her death

(a)  

15.

When the renaissance spread to England in the mid 1500s it was known as the __________ ___ after Queen Elizabeth I.

(a)  

16.

The most famous writer of the Elizabethan age was ___________ __________, he is regarded as the greatest playwrite of all time.

(a)  

17.

Shakespeare lived in London where he wrote poems and plays and began performing at the __________ ____________.  His most famous plays are Macbeth, Hamlet, Othello, Romeo and Juliet and King Lear.

(a)  

18.

Around 1440 A German craftsman named ________ ______________ developed a printing press that could produce books quickly and cheaply.

(a)  

19.

In 1517 a monk named _________ _________ made a public stand against a friar named Johann Tetzel who was selling indulgences, or a pardon, to release a sinner from performing the penalty that a priest imposed for their sin.  

(a)  

20.

Martin Luther and his followers became a separate religious group called the (a)   .