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WorksheetsL 33 & 34 Florence and the Reniassance
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 14mins
What was the Reniassance?
rebirth of classical art, ideas and knowledge in Europe
recreation of Rome and re-emergance of the Empire of Rome
a dark ages in Europe when learning and artistic skill was lost
The rule of all of Europe by the Vatican
Where did the Renaissance begin?
London
Florence
Rome
Paris
What was generating the wealth that supported the birth of the new era we call the Renaissance?
lucrative trade and banking
tithes from the Church
the rising Roman Republic
a silk industry
Which had power in Florence and funded the Reniassance scholars, artists and scientists?
The Medici Family
The Pope
The Roman Emperor
The Peasant Collective
Renaissance scientists, scholars and artists followed the philosophy of humanism. What is humanism?
a belief in the importance of supression what is human
thinking that focused human values and well-being often over religious supersitions
a religion that sought to reform the Catholic Church
a philosophy of not over reacting to fear, anxiety or joy
What did Renaissance architects study and use for models for churches and homes?
British, French and German castles
Peasants cottages
Greeks and Roman ruins
the Vatican
For the first time since the classical ancient times, sculptors in the Renaissance made statues that were
metal and modern
attached to Cathedrals and unnatural
freestanding and realistic
mounted to the wall and abstract
What new technique do Reniassance artists use to create the illusion of depth in paintings?
backgrounds
one point perspective
blue or gold solid backgrounds
foregrounds
Name the Reniassance cathdral in Florence that was the first one with a free standing dome since the Pantheon.
St. Pauls
Notre Dame
Santa Maria
St. Peter's Basilica
Which Renaissance sculptor made the famous statue of David - a young man on the verge of battle holding a slingshot?
Michelangelo
Dante
Leonardo da Vinci
Raphael
Medieval Era writers wrote religious lectures, letters and hymns. During the Renaissance what did writers write about?
still on religious issues
everyday life = secular topics.
travel blogs
romantic fiction
Who was the first well-known Reniassance writer to write in a native/regular language rather than the usual Latin?
the Pope
Dante
Da Vinci
Medici
What type of writing was Dante's "Divine Comedy"?
a religious hymn
an autobiography of his life
social commentary about people
a traditional fairy tale.
What did Machiavelli's "The Prince," advised rulers to do to maintain power?
base rule on morality, humanism and science.
use religion to set the rules for society.
be loved by their people, rather than feared by them.
be feared, rather than always focusing on what is moral.
