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The Renaissance
Review for Chapter 5 Sections #1 & 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Renaissance artists of northern Europe mostly painted _________. | detailed books of illustrations |
| Machiavelli encouraged rulers and would-be rulers to believe that _______. | human nature was self centered |
| Renaissance women were educated in __________. | religion and morals |
| The war between France and Spain for control of Italy ended when the ______________. | Spanish mercenaries were let loose to sack the city of Rome |
| Paintings and sculptors of the Renaissance were more ________. | realistic |
| The city-state that was led by a group of wealthy merchant-aristocrats was ______. | Venice |
| Christine de Pizan is best known for her _____________. | works written in defense of women |
| Leonardo da Vinci was an excellent example of a Renaissance man, Italy's social ideal because _____________. | he was a painter, sculptor, architect, inventor, and mathematician |
| The frescos painted by ____________ have long been regarded as the first masterpieces of early Renaissance art. | Masaccio |
| In 1528, Baldassare Castiglione wrote The Book of the Courtier, which _____________. | described the characteristics of a perfect Renaissance noble |
| The _____________ movement had a profound effect on education. | humanist |
| Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales is an important work because _________. | Chaucer's use of the English vernacular was important in making his dialect the chief ancestor of the modern English language |
| What famous Renaissance artist sculpted the statue, The Pieta in 1499 and can be found today in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome? | Michelangelo |
| What famous artist of the Renaissance painted the Mona Lisa? | Leonardo da Vinci |
| The High Renaissance in Italy is associated with which three artists? | Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo |
| Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome? | Michelangelo |
| What famous Renaissance artist sculpted the statue of David? | Michelangelo |
| Who wrote the a book called The Prince which he advocates doing whatever it takes to acquire and keep political power and reject a humble, Christian approach in favor of a more ruthless, less conscience approach? | Niccolo Machiavelli |
| In which city did the Renaissance begin? | Florence |
| Who invented the printing press and movable type? | Johannes Guttenberg |
| ________ is a word which means worldly. | secular |
| Who wrote the Italian vernacular masterpiece The Divine Comedy? | Dante |
| __________ conquered Milan after the death of the last Visconti ruler. | Francesco Sforza |
| ____________ painted madonnas, in which he tried to acheive an ideal beauty surpassing human standards. | Raphael |
| ____________ wrote The Book of the City of Ladies. | Christine de Pizan |
| What family controlled the government of Florence from behind the scenes during the Renaissance Era? | Medici |
| What is the name of the key intellectual movement of the Renaissance based on the study of the literary works of Greece and Rome? | humanism |
| What does the word renaissance mean? | rebirth |
| __________ is the sum of money given to the groom by the wife's family. | dowry |
| _________ is a painting done on fresh, wet plaster. | fresco |
| He took control of Florence from the Medici family. | Girolamo Savonarola |
| Who was known as the father of Italian Renaissance humanism? | Petrarch |
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