Renaissance Vocabulary

What is the belief in the worth of the individual called?

• Secular

• Humanism

• Classical

• Dialect

Who was the great thinker of the Middle Ages who worked to reconcile Christian thought and Greek philosophy?

• Marco Polo

• Leonardo Da Vinci

• Thomas Aquinas

• Gutenberg

What does the term "Renaissance" mean?

• New beginning

• Re-birth

• Enlightenment

• Revolution

Which city is known as the birthplace of the Renaissance?

• Venice

• Rome

• Florence

• Paris

Who is known as the Father of the Renaissance and Humanism?

• Petrarch

• Medici

• Marco Polo

• Leonardo Da Vinci

What is a self-ruling state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory called?

• Empire

• City-state

• Province

• Kingdom

Which city controlled important trade routes to the East and had canals serving as streets?

• Rome

• Florence

• Venice

• Milan

Who was the Venetian merchant and traveler whose accounts of his travels to China offered Europeans a firsthand view of Asian lands?

• Thomas Aquinas

• Marco Polo

• Gutenberg

• Petrarch

What is the Sistine Chapel known for?

• Its architecture

• Its ceiling painted by Michelangelo

• Its location in Florence

• Its role in the Reformation

Who was the first in Europe to print using movable type and the first to use a printing press?

• Leonardo Da Vinci

• Marco Polo

• Gutenberg

• Medici