Renaissance

The best synonym for secular is

• New
• Worldly
• Humane
• Religious

To become known as an important patron, one most needed to be

• Wealthy
• Creative
• Religious
• Intellectual

A person who produces work "in the vernacular" is one who

• relies on realism.
• uses only natural light.
• uses a verse form of writing
• writes in a local, rather than a classical, language.

The intellectual and cultural movement known as humanism arose from the study of

• medieval scholarship.
• original Christian writings.
• classical Greek and Roman culture.
• the contributions of the Tang and Song dynasties.

The printing press was invented by

• Jan van Eyck.
• Johann Gutenberg.
• Peter Bruegel the Elder.
• Hans Holbein the Younger.

The first use of movable type was in

• Greece
• Germany
• Italy
• China

What kind of person represented the ideal of the "Renaissance man"?

• someone who enjoyed worldly pleasures
• someone who excelled in many areas of study
• someone who specialized in a particular field of study
• someone who supported and appreciated the arts without creating art

____________________ is a person who supports artists, especially financially.

• Utopia
• Patron
• indulgent
• Secular

__________________ was a Renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievements.

• Indulgence
• Humanism
• Secular
• Perspective

How did the European economy change during the Renaissance?

• international trade became more important

• feudalism became more important

• coin money became less important

• inventions became less important