Europe

Question 1

Renaissance

Answer 1

The humanistic revival of classical art, architecture, literature, and learning that originated in Italy in the 14th century and later spread throughout Europe. b. The period of this revival, roughly the 14th through the 16th century, marking the transition from medieval to modern times.

Question 2

Milan

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an industrial city in central Lombardy, in N Italy: cathedral.

Question 3

Venice

Answer 3

Italian Venezia. a seaport in NE Italy, built on numerous small islands in the Lagoon of Venice.

Question 4

Florence

Answer 4

Italian Firenze. a city in central Italy, on the Arno River: capital of the former grand duchy of Tuscany.

Question 5

Rome

Answer 5

Italian Roma. a city in and the capital of Italy, in the central part, on the Tiber: ancient capital of the Roman Empire; site of Vatican City, seat of authority of the Roman Catholic Church.

Question 6

humanism

Answer 6

an outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters. Humanist beliefs stress the potential value and goodness of human beings, emphasize common human needs, and seek solely rational ways of solving human problems.

Question 7

Machiavelli

Answer 7

adjective. 1. of, like, or befitting Machiavelli. 2. being or acting in accordance with the principles of government analyzed in Machiavelli’s The Prince, in which political expediency is placed above morality and the use of craft and deceit to maintain the authority and carry out the policies of a ruler is described.

Question 8

Perspective

Answer 8

the art of drawing solid objects on a two-dimensional surface so as to give the right impression of their height, width, depth, and position in relation to each other when viewed from a particular point.
“a perspective drawing”

Question 9

Gutenberg

Answer 9

n German printer who was the first in Europe to print using movable type and the first to use a press (1400-1468) Synonyms: Gutenberg, Johannes Gutenberg Example of: pressman, printer. someone whose occupation is printing.

Question 10

Erasmus

Answer 10

The Erasmus Programme (European Region Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students) is a European Union (EU) student exchange programme established in 1987.

Question 11

William Shakespeare

Answer 11

Shakespeare, William definition. An English playwright and poet of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, generally considered the greatest writer in English.

Question 12

Sir Thomas More

Answer 12

Sir Thomas More (/ˈmɔːr/; 7 February 1478 – 6 July 1535), venerated by Roman Catholics as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman and noted Renaissance humanist. He was also a councillor to Henry VIII, and Lord High Chancellor of England from October 1529 to 16 May 1532.

Question 13

Flemish

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the Dutch language as spoken in Flanders, one of the two official languages of Belgium.

Question 14

Michelangelo

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noun. 1. (Michelangelo Buonarroti) 1475–1564, Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet.

Question 15

John Van EYCK

Answer 15

Jan van Eyck (Dutch: [ˈjɑn fɑn ˈɛik]) (before c. 1390 – 9 July 1441) was an Early Netherlandish painter active in Bruges and one of the most significant Northern Renaissance artists of the 15th century.

Question 16

Albert Durer

Answer 16

Albrecht Dürer (/ˈdʊərər, ˈdjʊərər/; German: [ˈalbʁɛçt ˈdyːʁɐ]; 21 May 1471 – 6 April 1528) was a painter, printmaker, and theorist of the German Renaissance.

Question 17

Fresco

Answer 17

a painting done rapidly in watercolor on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling, so that the colors penetrate the plaster and become fixed as it dries.

Question 18

Indulgences

Answer 18

(in the Roman Catholic Church) a grant by the pope of remission of the temporal punishment in purgatory still due for sins after absolution. The unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners was a widespread abuse during the later Middle Ages.