Renaissance Revision

When did the Renaissance begin?

• 13th century

• 14th century

• 15th century

• 16th century

In which Italian city did the Renaissance begin?

• Florence

• Rome

• Milan

• Naples

A __________ was a wealthy person who supported the arts, e.g. by paying for the artist's training and materials.

_____________ is the study of the writings of Ancient Greece and Rome

• Anatomy

• Humanism

• Astronomy

__________ is a technique in which the outline of objects in a painting are blended in with their background.

What is the name of the technique used by Renaissance artists that creates a 3D effect and gives the painting more depth?

True or False: Da Vinci invented many objects, like a bicycle and a helicopter.

• True

• False

Name the Polish scientist (surname only) who concluded that the sun was the centre of the universe and that other planets revolved in circles around it.

Name the scientist (surname only) who proved that Copernicus was wrong - the planets moved in ovals.

What was the Scientific Method, according to Galileo?

• That science cannot be proved

• That science is natural

• That experiments and evidence should be used by scientists

• That experiments were not necessary for science