The Renaissance

Renaissance means __________.

• Awakening

• Rebirth

• To govern a country

During the Renaissance, what two ancient cultures did Europeans look back to for inspiration?

• Songhai and Safavid

• Ottoman and Ming Dynasty

• Greece and Rome

Around what year did the Renaissance begin?

• 1350

• 1500

• 1750

What was the Renaissance a "rebirth" of?

• Democracies

• The Catholic Church

• Knowledge from Greece and Rome

A Renaissance philosophy of focusing on human potential and achievement was known as __________.

• Consumerism

• Humanism

• Charity

Where did the Renaissance begin?

• Italy

• Spain

• India

Who was a wealthy family from Italy that supported the arts?

• The Giordanos

• The Aiellos

• The Medici

The Renaissance had it's beginnings in Italy because it was the center of European __________.

• Government

• Trade

• Papal Power

True or False: People that fund art projects are called patrons.

• True

• False

In general, during the Renaissance, art became more __________.

• Political

• Religious

• Realistic