Lesson 1: The Rennaisance

Question 1

Start of the Renaissance

Answer 1

14th Century

Question 2

Renaissance came from the French word meaning

Answer 2

“Rebirth”

Question 3

The Renaissance can be interpreted as the rebirth of the intellectual culture of peoples

Answer 3

Greeks and Romans

Question 4

The Renaissance began in this country

Answer 4

Italy

Question 5

A philosophical and ethical stance that emphasizes the value of human beings

Answer 5

Humanism

Question 6

Father of Humanism

Answer 6

Francesco Petrarch

Question 7

Petrarch gave value to his life by writing

Answer 7

“Sonnets in the Life and Death of Laura”

Question 8

Focused on the afterlife

Answer 8

The Church

Question 9

Focused on the present

Answer 9

Humanists

Question 10

Mineral which makes clothing vibrant and keeps its life

Answer 10

Alum

Question 11

Europeans acquired this important textile mineral from

Answer 11

Ottoman Turks

Question 12

One of the first families who invested in Alum mines

Answer 12

The Medicis

Question 13

The Medicis ruled the two cities of

Answer 13

Florence and Tuscany

Question 14

The Medicis built

Answer 14

A public library

Question 15

Renaissance flourished in this city

Answer 15

Florence