Renaissance Quick Check

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What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

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Rebirth

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On what peninsula did the Renaissance begin?

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Italy

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Humanism...

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focuses on the potential of humans to achieve

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The first moveable type of printing press that allowed mass production of materials was invented by

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Johann Gutenberg.

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One of the most important ideas from the Renaissance that allowed ideas to spread more quickly.

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Printing Press

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A painting technique done on fresh wet plaster...

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Fresco

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Who was the painter of the Sistine Chapel?

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Michelangelo

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What provided the major economic support for the Renaissance? Options: wealthy patrons, church officials, government grants, kings competing for prestige

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wealthy patrons

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What is the artistic technique that is used to show depth and distance on a flat surface?

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perspective

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Who painted the Mona Lisa?

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Leonardo da Vinci