The Renaissance

Question 1

What is the Renaissance?

Answer 1

The Renaissance is the rebirth of European interest in the civilisations of Ancient Greece and Rome. During this period, people began to question old ideas from the Middle Ages and develop new ideas about art, architecture, science, literature and medicine

Question 2

What is Humanism?

Answer 2

Humanism is a shift in mindset from a focus on God to a focus on human knowledge

Question 3

What is a Patron?

Answer 3

A patron is a wealthy person who commissioned (hired)
an artist to produce a work of art for them

Question 4

What is Perspective?

Answer 4

Perspective is the creation of depth and distance in a painting

Question 5

What is Anatomy?

Answer 5

Anatomy is the study of the structure of the human body

Question 6

What is a Moveable Type Printing Press?

Answer 6

A Moveable Type Printing Press is a method of printing books that placed individual metal letters into a frame to form words, coated them with ink and pressed the frame onto paper

Question 7

What is Heresy?

Answer 7

Heresy is knowingly holding a view that went against the official teachings of the Catholic Church