The De Medici Family

Who is the richest man in the world currently?

• Bill gates

• Donald Trump

• Jeff Bezos

• Lorenzo the Magnificent

How much money did the Medici family donate during the Renaissance?

• An estimated 600,000 Gold Florins.

• An estimated 70,000 Gold Florins.

• An estimated 80,000 Gold Florins.

• An estimated 100,000 Gold Florins.

Who was Cosimo de’ Medici?

• He was a famous architect and painter during the Renaissance.

• He was the youngest of the Medici family, he inherited their fortune.

• He was a leader of the Medici family and a highly successful banker.

• He was a member of the Medici family, and he invented the ideas behind astrology.

Why was Brunelleschi’s construction of the dome of the cathedral in Florence considered “daring”?

• He created the first dome ever seen.

• It was painted in the ugliest colour ever seen.

• It did not use columns.

• It used no interior supports to hold up the tons of stone and bricks used to form the dome.

How did the actions of Lorenzo de’ Medici both positively and negatively impact the city of Florence?

• Lorenzo de’ Medici was a great patron of Florentine artists. He was not, however, a business-minded individual like other members of his family.

• He was really handsome, however he had halitosis meaning he never married or carried an heir.

• He invented the dome, but he was not very good at managing the family banking business.

I love history!

• Nah, it's boring.

• Yeah, its fun and interesting!

• Meh, its okay I guess.

Why were the Medici called the ‘Godfathers of the Renaissance’?

• They came up with the term "Renaissance" for the period.

• Using their massive wealth, they bought all of France's houses.

• They invested in the development of the city of Florence and encouraged a new age of scientific inquiry and development of the arts.

• The invented the use of garlic.

What city-state was the burgeoning centre of the Renaissance during its early years?

• France

• Florence

• Milan

• Papal

Who is this man?

• Cosimo de Medici

• Donald Trump

• Lorenzo the Magnificent

• Piero de Medici