Modern Europe

Question 1

Italian Peninsula

Answer 1

The boot-shaped peninsula what is now called Italy. Rome was located here and it was surrounded by water, which made it a key trading port.

Question 2

The Medici Family

Answer 2

They ruled over Florence and they were a banking family. They supported Italian artists.

Question 3

Florence

Answer 3

The first major center of the Renaissance. It attracted many artists, sculptors, writers, and architects. It was where the Renaissance began.

Question 4

Humanism

Answer 4

The combination of reason and faith.

Question 5

Thomas Aquinas

Answer 5

An Italian friar that combined the teachings of Aristotle and the Christians

Question 6

Renaissance

Answer 6

a renewal or rebirth of interest in Greek and Roman arts

Question 7

Leonardo de Vinci

Answer 7

A great artist and scientist during the renaissance

Question 8

Michaelangelo

Answer 8

An influential architect, poet, sculptor, and painter

Question 9

Systems of Patronage

Question 10

Printing Press

Answer 10

A machine that increased literacy

Question 11

Martin Luther

Answer 11

A monk who came up with the 95 Theses against the church for selling indulgences. He started the Protestant Reformation

Question 12

Protestant Reformation