European Renaissance A Golden Age in the Arts
What was the Renaissance? A.A political movement B.A rebirth in art and learning C.A religious revolution
What caused the Renaissance in Western Europe ? A.The Industrial Revolution B.The rise of trade C.The Neolithic Revolution
All of the following caused the rise of trade except? A. Crusades B. use of Hindu-Arabic numerals C. letters of credit and other banking practices. D. the Black Death
Where did the Renaissance begin? A. Northern Italy B. Rome C. Flanders Florence, Italy
How were Florence, Genoa, and Venice governed? A.city-states ruled by kings B.empires C.city-states governed as republics.
In which of the following periods did art focus only on spiritual or religious topics? A.Romantic B.Renaissance C.Medieval Medieval artRenaissance art
What the movement in art and literature that celebrated the individual as well as Greek and Roman achievements called? A. Secularism B.Humanism C.Catechism School of Athens by Raphael
Who were the patrons who supported Renaissance artists? A.giants of industry B.large landowners C.wealthy merchants Lorenzo de Medici
Who painted Painted the “Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel” and Sculpted “David?” A.Raphael B.DaVinci C.Michelangelo
Who painted Last Supper and the Mona Lisa? A.Raphael B.DaVinci C.Machiavelli
Who was the Italian humanist who wrote sonnets? A.Machiavelli B.Erasmus C.Petrarch
Who is being described? Wrote The Prince about his ideas on government The end justifies the means One should do good when possible, but do evil if necessary Ruler should have absolute power A.Machiavelli B.Gutenberg C.Aeschylus
The Renaissance spread from Northern Italy to A.North America B.South Africa C.Northern Europe
Who invented the movable-type printing press? A.Erasmus B.Gutenberg C.Aeschylus
Who wrote The Praise of Folly which used humor to expose the ignorance and immoral behavior of many people, including the clergy? A. Sophocles B.Erasmus C.Sir Thomas More
Who was the Northern Humanist reformer who wrote about a perfect society (Utopia) A.Virgil B.Erasmus C.Sir Thomas More