| Question | Answer |
| What does Renaissance mean? | Rebirth |
| What are classical cultures? | Ancient Greece and Rome |
| Name 2 things that contributed to the growth of towns. | Money based economy and people moving to towns to buy and sell good. |
| Who benefited from a money based economy? | Merchants and bankers |
| What did the rich do with their money? | They where patrons of the arts |
| What were the Italian City States? | Ruled by rich families, but where supposed to be republics. |
| What did humanists believe? | Humans can achieve great things and life isn't just about God anymore. Questioned the divine right of kings. |
| Who ruled Florence? | Medici Family |
| What was Florence? | Art center of the Renaissance |
| Who built the dome on the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore? | Filippo Brunelleschi |
| What are 3 main attributes of Brunelleschi's dome? | A lantern at the top, and inner and outer dome, and arches leaning against each other. |
| Name two famous Renaissance scientists. | Leonardo daVinci and Galileo Galilei. |
| How did science change from the Dark Ages? | Scientists began making their own discoveries and stopped relying on the discoveries of others. |
| Name 3 defining features of Classical Art | Sculpture is marble or bronze, faces have no emotion and their limbs suggest motion. |
| Name 3 defining features of Medieval Art | The central figure is bigger, there is no perspective, and they used bright colors. |
| Name 3 defining features of Renaissance Art | The people are nude or clothed, their faces are expressive, and there is perspective. |
| What did patrons support? | Art |
| What was painting influenced by? | Humanism |
| What was a new material that was used for painting? | Oil paints |
| What was something new about sculpture? | It was free-standing |
| Who made statues of "David?" | Michelangelo and Donatello |
| Name 3 advances in Literature | It was more secular, it was written in the vernacular, and it involved more emotions. |
| Who wrote "The Divine Comedy?" | Dante Alighieri |
| Why was "The Divine Comedy" different from other books? | It was comedic and it was written in Italian. |
