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6SS Renaissance
The Renaissance (Kossler)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How did the Renaissance art look compared to the art of the Middle Ages? | Realistic and Lifelike |
| Where did most of the world explorers in the Renaissance come from? | Spain |
| Whose art and traditins did the Renaissance artists try to re-create? | ancient Greece and Rome |
| What does Renaissance mean? | Rebirth |
| What country did the Renaissance start in? | Italy |
| What city did the Renaissance start in? | Florence |
| Who was the famous poet and writer of plays from England? | Wlliam Shakespeare |
| Who were two of the most famous Renaissance artists? | da Vinci and Michelangelo |
| What was a Renaissance invention that had a great effect on learning? | the Printing Press |
| Who invented the printing press? | Gutenberg |
| What was it called when people didn't like the Catholic Church and wanted to change it? | the Reformation |
| Who was the first person who led the efforts to change the Catholic Church during the Renaissance? | Martin Luther |
| Who were the people who created new churches during the Renaissance? | Protestants |
| What were 2 reasons Italy was the ideal place for artists to study ancient Rome and Greece? | There was money to pay them to do it and there was leftover art from the Roman Empire |
| What was an invention from the Middle Ages that became very popular during the Renaissance and had a great effect on warfare? | gunpowder |