Ask a Historian (Part 1a)

Pagan can refer to a person who practices a non-mainstream religion, or a follower of a polytheistic religion. The term can also be used to describe a person who is not Christian, Jewish, or Muslim. 

What does the narrator mean when he said Renaissance artists were inspired by the pagan past?

• they only focused on religious subjects

• they used Classical subjects in their art

• they persecuted polytheistic believers

• they only focused on scenes from the Bible

How much do you agree with this Claim?

The Renaissance was a time of peace and stability in Europe.

• Completely AGREE

• Kind of AGREE

• Neutral = don't agree, but also don't disagree

• Kind of DISAGREE

• Completely DISAGREE

The narrator wasn't all that clear with this answer. Which event marks the beginning of the Renaissance? (Think of how timelines work. Would it be the event that came FIRST, LAST, or somewhere in the MIDDLE?)

• 1345: Petrarch discovers classical manuscript

• 1453: Constantinople falls

• 1517: Luther starts the Reformation (split within Christianity)

• 1618: 30 Years War starts

Mona Lisa or Mona Greg?

• Mona Lisa

• Mona Greg