The Renaissance

A period of rebirth and creativity in art, writing, and thought from about 1300 to 1600 A.D., beginning in Italy and eventually spreading throughout Europe.

• Renaissance
• Humanism
• arts
• patron

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

• Renewed

• Rebuilt

• Remade

• Rebirth

The painting seen here is the -

• Madonna

• Mona Lisa

• Margaret

• da Vinci

Artist who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome

• Michelangelo

• Leonardo Da Vinci

• Perspective

• Patron

During the Renaissance, there was a revival of interst in 

• perspective
• humanism
• Greek and Roman civilizations
• individual achievement

In The Prince Machiavelli stated what as his thesis?

• It is better to be loved than feared

• It is better to be feared than loved

• It is better to fear love

• It is better to love fear

Born in Stratford England, __________ was one of its most popular playwrights and helped shape the Northern Renaissance.

• Dante Alighieri
• Cervantes
• Pieter Bruegel
• William Shakespeare

Which of the following cities was an important center during the early Renaissance?

• Florence
• London
• Ghent
• Paris

One factor that enabled the Renaissance to flourish in Northern Italy was that the region had

• A wealthy class that invested in the arts
• A socialist form of government
• Limited contact with the Byzantine empire
• A shrinking middle class

Developments in cartography made it easier for explorers in their travels to new lands. Which of the following best describes cartography?

• the study of the Earth's natural processes

• the study of the Earth's weather patterns

• the study and practice of making maps

• the study of past human societies