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The Renaissance

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class

Date

How did outlook on life change during the Renaissance

People abandoned all religious beliefs

People adapted their religoius beliefs to allow for humanist ideas

People became more superstitious

People held on to their religious beliefs and did not except humanism

Da Vinci contributed to the world in what way?

His realistic painting of human form in the Last Supper

His sculpting techniques of Pieta

His political writing in mirror image of the Prince

His poetic writing of Romeo and Juliet

Who is Michelangelo, and for what is his contribution?

Renaissance man, artist, architect, and sculpter

Man of science, astrology, and medicine

Man of Politics, history, and the Magna Carta

Man of philosophy, poet, and playwrit

How did the invention of the printing press/Moveable type impact life in Western Europe

Provided mass production of fabric

Provided easy distribution of information

Provided a cure for the Black Death

Provided a mass transportation system

What way did Shakespeare contribute to the world?

Realistic human form in the Last Supper

Poltical writings found in the Prince

Literary writing such as Romeo and Juliet, hamlet, and Macbeth

Literary writings of Utopia

To represent three-dimensional objects on flat paper, Renaissance artists studied?

Astrology

humanism

perspective

architecture

Humanism was inspired by interest in

Catholic doctrines

Greek and Roman culture

scientific writings

philosophy

Which of the following artists painted the Mona Lisa

Michelangelo

da Vinci

Machiavelli

To some degree the European Renaissance was a rebirth or rediscovery of which civilizatoins

Persian and Greek

Greek and Roman

Mesopotamian and Roman

Indian and Chinese

10.

Which of the following terms best describes a person who supports the arts

Noble

Secular

Vernacular

Patron

11.

In what country did the Renaissance begin?

France

Germany

Italy

China

12.

Michelangelo, Raphael, and da Vinci are examples of Renaissance _____

Leaders

Politicians

Bankers

Artists

13.

Which one of the following religions was popular in Europe during the Renaissance time period?

Buddhism

Islam

Christianity

Hinduism

14.

Which of the statements best describes the Medici Family?

A family of Italian bankers and patrons of the arts

A family of German immigrants working in Florence

A family of artists who stole from the rich to give to the poor

A family the eventually took over all of Italy and began the Medici Dynasty

15.

In addition to being an inventor, Leonardo da Vinci was also a

farmer.

soldier.

painter.

diver.

16.

Which of these professions did Shakespeare not do?

poet

playwright

actor

teacher

17.

What was an important influence for the Renaissance Humanists?

the River Valley Civilization cultures

The Greek and Roman cutures

The Manorial System

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The Renaissance

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 11mins

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