Renaissance

Question 1

What does the term Renaissance mean?

Answer 1

Rebirth or renewal

Question 2

What centuries did the Renaissance span between?

Answer 2

14-17

Question 3

The Renaissance started in ______ and worked its way_________through Europe.

Answer 3

Italy/northeast

Question 4

This artist and scholar created scientific studies of flying machines, invention ideas, and the human anatomy:

Answer 4

Leonardo Da Vinci

Question 5

How did Da Vinci learn abou the human anatomy?

Answer 5

Human autopsies

Question 6

Name two famous Da Vinci paintings:

Answer 6

Mona Lisa/The Last Supper

Question 7

What are the three defining characteristics of humanism?

Answer 7

Encouraged to question wisdom
Encouraged to be curious
Encouraged to invent

Question 8

Who built a telescope that proved the earth and other planets revolved around the sun?

Answer 8

Galileo

Question 9

What did Galileo discover by dropping different sized cannon balls off the side of a building?

Answer 9

All objects fall at the same speed

Question 10

What is a patron?

Answer 10

A wealthy merchant or citizen that sponsored artists and scholars in their work

Question 11

What three factors played a role of the birth of the Renaissance in Italy at the time?

Answer 11

Wealthy patrons, independent governments, and access to Roman resources

Question 12

This artist mastered the use of linear perspective to create the illusion of space in his paintings

Answer 12

Brunelleschi

Question 13

What important invention changed who learned to read and write in the Renaissance?

Answer 13

Printing press

Question 14

Who invented the printing press?

Answer 14

Johannes Gutenberg

Question 15

Before the printing press, who was responsible for writing books?

Answer 15

Monks

Question 16

Why was early Renaissance music primarily written for vocal choirs

Answer 16

The church was the only source of income for the composers

Question 17

Why did music in the later Renaissance become more instrumental?

Answer 17

Patrons became a new source of income for the composers

Question 18

Type of flag that is flown horizontally from the end of a spear is called a:

Answer 18

Pennon

Question 19

Flags were used to_______communicate

Answer 19

Visually

Question 20

The color green in a flag represents what?

Answer 20

Peace and freedom

Question 21

What is the difference between a flag and a banner?

Answer 21

Flag hangs horizontally and a banner hangs vertically

Question 22

How many layers of clothing did a woman usually wear?

Answer 22

5

Question 23

What two social groups wore brightly colored clothing?

Answer 23

Wealthy and royalty

Question 24

Two common fashion trends for a female head accessories:

Answer 24

Intricate braiding or hats

Question 25

How did parents dress children in the Renaissance?

Answer 25

Like adults

Question 26

What invention spearheaded the common use of woodcut images?

Answer 26

Printing press

Question 27

Artists removed________so that a linear image would be transferred in the printed copy.

Answer 27

Negative space

Question 28

How and why did the subject matter of woodcut art change in the Renaissance?

Answer 28

Depicted everyday images of life around them

Question 29

What popular modern dessert ingredient was not available during the Renaissance?

Answer 29

Chocolate

Question 30

How was meat usually cooked?

Answer 30

Braised or boiled

Question 31

What essential piece of cooking equipment was found in every Renaissance kitchen?

Answer 31

Stew pot

Question 32

Who wrote the play, Bisclavet?

Answer 32

Lais of Marie de France

Question 33

The story of Bisclavet includes the subject of________.

Answer 33

Lycanthropy

Question 34

What are the two Renaissance ideas portrayed in the story Bisclavet

Answer 34

The power of love and betrayal

Question 35

Who did the author write this series of stories for?

Answer 35

King Henry II