European Renaissance

Question 1

What was the European Renaissance?

Answer 1

• a period of time in Europe between 14th & 16th centuries
• art, literature, philosophy, scientific ideas became very NB

Question 2

Where and when did the Renaissance begin?

Answer 2

Italy 1300’s

Question 3

By 1600 where had the Renaissance spread to?

Answer 3

France, England, Germany, Netherlands, Spain and other European countries. (FENGS)

Question 4

What does the word renaissance mean?

Answer 4

new interest in something, especially a from of art or music

Question 5

What classical learning did the renaissance students follow?

Answer 5

Ancient Greece & Rome

Question 6

What attitudes and ideas did the renaissance leaders/thinkers begin to reject?

Answer 6

attitudes and ideas of the Middle Ages

Question 7

What period of time does the Middle Ages refer to?

Answer 7

500 CE to 1500 CE

- time between fall of Roman empire and the beginning of the European Renaissance

Question 8

What were the living conditions like in the Middle Ages?

Answer 8

poor, poverty, hunger, constant war. They had forgotten about the improvements made by the Greeks and Romans

Question 9

Middle Ages was the Age of….

Answer 9

faith in God and heaven

Question 10

Renaissance was the Age of ……

Answer 10

humanity, science, learning, rights & freedoms of individuals

Question 11

Why did the Europeans start exploring new lands? (6)

Answer 11

• ++ ppl learned to read & write during renaissance
• curious about places and cultures
• Ideas & knowledge spread
• new technology = build better ships sail further away
• Trade more NB, ppl discovered new resources. Countries wanted to trade to increase wealth
• Europeans wanted to spread Christian religion + culture