Renaissance

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

• Renewed
• Rebuilt
• Remade
• Rebirth

On what peninsula did the Renaissance begin?

• Spain

• England

• Italy

• Germany

Humanism...

• emphasized the Bible

• leads to happier lives

• encourages people to learn Latin and Greek

• focuses on the potential of humans to achieve

Which of the following is associated with Humanism?

• the ideas of the middle ages
• the ideas of Greece & Rome
• the ideas of ancient China
• the ideas of ancient India

Advantages of Johannes Gutenberg's printing press include all of the following EXCEPT:

• Cheaper book prices

• Increase in education/literacy

• Increase in church power

• Rapid spread of ideas

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

• Florence

• London

• Ghent

• Paris

Reopening of the "Silk Road" primarily allowed which of the following events to occur?

• the immigration of Chinese throughout Asia
• the increase of trade and spread of new ideas
• the spread of diseases to Europe
• allowed for quicker travel from China to Europe

Florence, Milan, Rome were all Italian ____________ during the Renaissance

• Frescos

• Humanisms

• City States

• Architects

Who was the painter of the Sistine Chapel?

• da Vinci

• Raphael

• Machiavelli

• Michelangelo

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

• Michelangelo
• Boticceli
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Donatello