Renaissance/Reformation

What is the Renaissance?

• A time of pestilence and destruction.

• A rebirth of classical philosophy and art.

• A period when Eastern cultures influenced Europe.

What led to the beginning of the Renaissance?

• The king of Spain went on an expedition to Greece and brought Greek art and poetry back to Spain.

• The Church decided to establish schools in order to educate the girls of Christendom.

• Due to the Crusades, Europeans were introduced to many new (and ancient) ideas from various cultures.

What was the main emphasis of the humanists?

• Education
• Religion
• Art

A person who studies grammar, history, poetry, and rhetoric by reading classic Latin and Greek literature is known as a __________?

• A professor

• humanist

• ambassador

Niccolò Machiavelli is famous for having written an essay entitled __________.

• Laura
• The Book of the Courtier
• The Prince

Why is Renaissance art considered to be revolutionary?

• The art was lifelike
• The art was in color
• The art was not about religion

Which of the following men was an architect, engineer, painter, sculptor, and scientist?

• Raphael
• Michaelangelo
• Leonardo da Vinci

Why was the creation of a printing press so important during the Renaissance/Reformation?

• New ideas were able to spread more quickly, as books were printed more easily.

• Europeans wanted to be able to print better than the Chinese, who had created movable type first.

• People began to make reproductions of famous poems and songs, which became a major interest for women at the time.

What is the Reformation?

• A religious revolution
• An overthrow of a government
• A remaking of society

What was the major complaint the northern humanists had concerning the Roman Catholic Church?

• The church wouldn't let women become priests

• The church lost sight of its spiritual mission

• The church's celebrations were too solemn (serious)