Unit 8 lesson 2 quiz Flashcards
During the Middle ages most people in Europe looked to the ……
for answers to problems in their lives and most of Europe’s brilliant and influential thinkers were….. figures
During the Middle ages most people in Europe looked to the CHURCH
for answers to problems in their lives and most of Europe’s brilliant and influential thinkers were CHURCH figures
what is meant by the term ,Renaissance person or Renaissance Man?
A Renaissance person is someone who can do many things very well.
The method creating an image that appears to have three dimensions,on a flat two denominational surface is called ………
The method creating an image that appears to have three dimensions,on a flat two denominational surface is called PERSPECTIVE.
What set Dante apart from the earlier Italian writers?
Dante wrote in the familiar Italian rather than Latin.
Who was the author of THE PRINCE?
NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI
What is the basic idea of humanism?
Humanists were interested in the positive qualities that make us human.
The humanists of the renaissance were no less religious than people that had been before them.Like the people of the Middle Ages,the were devout……,but they were also interested in ideas besides religion
The humanists of the renaissance were no less religious than people that had been before them.Like the people of the Middle Ages,the were devout Christians,but they were also interested in ideas besides religion
Why may a historian call Niccolo Machiavelli the first modern Italian?
He was interested in practical politics of the here and now.not theories or ideas of what should work.
What features did both Classical sculpture of the ancient Romans and the sculpture of Renaissance Italy have in common?
-Both types were realistic and lifelike poses.
-they both show the human body in great details
-the frequently show clothing that appears to drape and fold like clothes
-both classical and renaissance statues sculptures look like they could move at any moment.
What is the basic plot of the Divine Comedy?
It is a story of a imaginary journey through the afterlife which describes many problems Dante saw in Italian society.
