Renaissance

Question 1

Medici

Answer 1

Banking family that ruled Florence

Lorenzo was a cruel ruler (dictator) but made seem like elected govt

Question 2

Humanism

Answer 2

Focus on human potential and achievements

Question 3

Classics

Answer 3

Very important during the Renaissance

Greek and Roman literature, philosophy, art, etc.

Question 4

Secular

Answer 4

Not religious
Focus on worldly rather than spiritual
Focus on the present

Question 5

Patron

Answer 5

A person that bought/collected art

Question 6

Castiglione

Answer 6

Wrote the book The Courtier which was a guide to become a renaissance man

Question 7

Isabella d’Este

Answer 7

Politician, patron of the arts

Question 8

Michelangelo

Answer 8

Artist, sculptor, painter
Sculpted the David and painted the Sistine chapel
Used realism and classics

Question 9

Donatello

Answer 9

Sculptor, painter

Used classics and realism

Question 10

Da Vinci

Answer 10

Real Renaissance man
Artist, scientist, inventor
Studied anatomy and painted the Mona Lisa

Question 11

Raphael

Answer 11

Painter
Advanced realism and perspective
Painted the Madonna and child many times

Question 12

Perspective

Answer 12

Technique in art making landscapes more realistic

Popular during the Renaissance

Question 13

Petrarch

Answer 13

Father of humanism
Wrote sonnets about Laura in Italian
Also wrote letters in Latin

Question 14

Boccaccio

Answer 14

Wrote the Decameron

Series of realistic sometimes off-color stories

Question 15

Machiavelli

Answer 15

Wrote the Prince

Controversial book about politics and people in general

Question 16

Thomas More

Answer 16

Wrote the Utopia
Christian humanist (focus on reforming society)

Question 17

Utopia

Answer 17

Place w no crime or bad things so it’s perfect

Means “no place” in Greek

Question 18

Shakespeare

Answer 18

Famous writer
Drew from the classics for inspiration
Showed Renaissance’s high view of human nature

Question 19

Gutenberg bible

Answer 19

Bibles that were made by Gutenberg’s printing press

Exact copies of each other

Question 20

Printing press

Answer 20

Allowed for faster distribution of literature
Spread ideas like humanism and others faster
Increased literacy and value of education

Question 21

Renaissance

Answer 21

After Middle Ages
Valued individualism, secularism, and humanism
Revival of art and learning