Renaissance

Question 0

The renaissance spanned between:

Answer 0

14th to 17th centuries

Question 1

What does the term renaissance mean?

Answer 1

Rebirth or renewal

Question 2

The renaissance started in___________and worked its way________throughout Europe.

Answer 2

Florence, Italy; North and East

Question 3

The philosophy centered around the belief that man is the center of his own universe started what movement?

Answer 3

Humanism

Question 4

The artist and scholar that created scientific studies of flying machines, invention ideas, and the human anatomy:

Answer 4

Leonardo Da Vinci

Question 5

How did he learn about the human anatomy?

Answer 5

He performed autopsies

Question 6

Name two famous Da Vinci paintings:

Answer 6

Mona Lisa; The Last Supper

Question 7

What are the three defining characteristics of humanism?

Answer 7

It encouraged to question conventional wisdom. Encouraged to be curious/experimentation. Encouraged invention.

Question 8

Who built a telescope that proved that the earth and other planets revolved around the sun.

Answer 8

Galileo

Question 9

What did Galileo discover by dropping different sized cannon balls off the side of a building?

Answer 9

That all objects fall at the same rate of speed

Question 10

This artist mastered the use of linear perspective to create the illusion of space in his paintings.

Answer 10

Brunelleschi

Question 11

What important invention changed who learned to read and write in the renaissance?

Answer 11

The movable type printing press

Question 12

Who invented the printing press?

Answer 12

Johannes Gutenburg

Question 13

What is a patron?

Answer 13

The wealthy citizens and merchants that would sponsor the scholars

Question 14

What three factors played a role in the birth of the renaissance in Italy at the time?

Answer 14

Wealthy patrons; access to classic roman resources; independent government, not ruled by the church

Question 15

Why was early renaissance music written primarily for vocal choirs?

Answer 15

The church was paying for it

Question 16

Why did music change throughout the renaissance?

Answer 16

Patrons became a new source of income for composers

Question 17

The type of flag that was flown horizontally on a spear:

Answer 17

Pennan

Question 18

Flags were used as a way to__________communicate.

Answer 18

Visually

Question 19

What does the color green symbolize in a renaissance flag?

Answer 19

Peace and freedom

Question 20

What is the difference between a flag and a banner?

Answer 20

Flag flies horizontally while a banner is hung from the top

Question 21

How many layers of clothing did a woman usually wear?

Answer 21

Five

Question 22

What two social groups wore brightly colored and patterned clothing?

Answer 22

Royal and wealthy

Question 23

Two common fashion accessories that women wore

Answer 23

Headpiece and a braid

Question 24

How did parents dress children?

Answer 24

Like little adults

Question 25

What renaissance invention spearheaded mass production?

Answer 25

Printing press

Question 26

Artists removed what on the block of wood?

Answer 26

Negative space

Question 27

How and why did the subject matter of the woodcut change throughout the renaissance?

Answer 27

These images depicted everyday things because the church wasn’t paying for it

Question 28

What popular modern ingredient for dessert was not available during the renaissance?

Answer 28

Chocolate

Question 29

Meat was usually cooked how?

Answer 29

Braised and boiled

Question 30

What essential piece of cooking equipment was found in every household?

Answer 30

The stew pot

Question 31

Who wrote the play Bisclaravet?

Answer 31

Lais of Marie de France

Question 32

The story includes what subject that was popular during the renaissance?

Answer 32

Wolverine

Question 33

What are the two renaissance ideas that are portrayed in the story?

Answer 33

Love and betrayal

Question 34

Who did the author write the stories for?

Answer 34

King Henry II