Renaissance

Question 0

The renaissance spanned between

Answer 0

14th and 17th centuries

Question 1

What does the term renaissance mean?

Answer 1

The term means “rebirth” or “renewal”

Question 2

The renaissance started in ________ and worked its way _________ through 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

This artist and scholar created scientific studies of flying machine, invention ideas, and the human anatomy

Answer 4

Leonardo Da Vinic

Question 5

How did he learn about the human anatomy?

Answer 5

Human 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

Encouraged to question conventional wisdom
Encouraged to be curious/experimentation
Invention encouraged

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Galileo

Question 9

What did Galileo discover by dropping different sized cannon ball off the side of the building

Answer 9

That all objects fall at the same rate of speed

Question 10

What is patron

Answer 10

A wealthy merchant or citizen that would sponsor artists and scholars in their work/research

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Wealthy patrons, access to Classic roman resources, independent governments not ruled by church

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Brunelleschi

Question 13

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

Answer 13

The movable type printing press

Question 14

Who invented the printing press

Answer 14

Johnannes Gutenberg

Question 15

Before the printing press, who was responsible for writing books

Answer 15

Monks, clergy of the church

Question 16

Why was early Renaissance music primarily written for vocal choirs

Answer 16

The church was paying for it-a composers only source of income

Question 17

Why did music in the later renaissance change to more instrumental music

Answer 17

Patrons became a new source of income for composers

Question 18

Type of flag that is flown horizontally from the end of a spear is called

Answer 18

Pennon

Question 19

Flag were used as a way to_____ Communicate

Answer 19

visually

Question 20

What does the color green traditionally symbolize in a Renaissance flag

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Peace and Freedom

Question 21

How many layers did women wear

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5

Question 22

What two social groups wore brightly colored/patterned clothing

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Wealthy and Royalty

Question 23

Two common fashion trends for female head accessories

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Intricate braiding or head pieces/hats

Question 24

How did parents dress their kids

Answer 24

Like little adults

Question 25

What is the difference between a flag and a banner

Answer 25

Flag is hung horizontally from the side, a banner is hung from the top

Question 26

What Renaissance invention spearheaded the common use woodcut images

Answer 26

The printing press

Question 27

Artist removed the ______ so that a linear image would be transferred in the printed copy

Answer 27

Negative space

Question 28

How and why did the subject matter of woodcut art change in the renaissance

Answer 28

Depicted everyday images of life around them because the church was not the only source of income for the artist

Question 29

What popular modern dessert ingredient was not available during the renaissance

Answer 29

chocolate

Question 30

Meat was usually cooked by

Answer 30

Braising and boiling it in water

Question 31

What essential piece of cooking equipment was found in ever Renaissance kitchen

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Stew pot

Question 32

Who wrote the Play Bisclavet

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Lais of Marie de France

Question 33

The story of Bisclavet included the subject of ______

Answer 33

Lycanthropy

Question 34

What are two Renaissance ideas are portrayed in the story love

Answer 34

the power of Love and betrayal

Question 35

Who did the author write this series of stories for

Answer 35

King Henry the 2nd