Renaissance Vocab

Question 1

“Rebirth” The rebirth of arts and learning centered in Italy, starting in the 1350’s and lasting until the 1600’s.

Answer 1

Renaissance

Question 2

The study of Ancient Greece and Rome.

Answer 2

Classics

Question 3

The city that is the center of Italian Renaissance.

Answer 3

Florence (Italy)

Question 4

People who study the works of Ancient Greece and Rome.

Answer 4

Humanists

Question 5

A wealthy family who were international bankers. Supported Renaissance artists.

Answer 5

Medici

Question 6

A person that supports a cause through gifts or money.

Answer 6

Patron

Question 7

Architect that designed and built the dome on the Florence cathedral. (Santa Maria del Fiore, or II Duomo.)

Answer 7

Brunelleschi

Question 8

A master painter who started a new style. Some might say he defined Renaissance painting.

Answer 8

Botticelli

Question 9

The most famous of all Renaissance artists who was also an engineer, sculptor, and inventor.

Answer 9

Leonardo de Vinci

Question 10

Most widely recognized painter (ceiling of the Sistine Chapel) and sculptor (The David) of the Renaissance.

Answer 10

Michelangelo

Question 11

Astronomer, mathematician, and inventor who publicly went against church teaching and proclaimed the earth revolved around the sun.

Answer 11

Galileo Galilei