Renaissance

When did the Renaissance begin?

• 1300s
• 1500s
• 1600s
• 1700s

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

• Rebirth
• Enlightenment
• Revolution
• Transformation

What were two institutions that controlled much of Europe during the Middle Ages?

• Holy Roman Empire and Roman Catholic Church
• Byzantine Empire and Eastern Orthodox Church
• Ottoman Empire and Islamic Caliphate
• British Empire and Anglican Church

What did the Europeans of the Renaissance take ideas from?

• Ancient Greece and Rome
• Ancient Egypt and Persia
• Ancient China and India
• Ancient Africa and South America

Who was one of the first humanists of the Renaissance?

• Francesco Petrarch
• Johannes Gutenberg
• Desiderius Erasmus
• Leonardo da Vinci

What invention allowed people to make many copies of written works?

• Printing press

• Telescope

• Microscope

• Telegraph

Who showed that Earth revolves around the Sun during the Renaissance?

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

• Johannes Kepler

How did Andreas Vesalius learn about the human body?

•  By reading books

• By dissecting dead bodies

• By observing animals

• By conducting experiments

Which artist painted the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper?

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Michelangelo

• Raphael

• Johannes Gutenberg

Which family in Florence sponsored many Renaissance artists?

• Medici family

• Borgia family

• Sforza family

• Visconti family