Jeopardy FlorenceArchitecture Geography Figures Works Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Final Jeopardy
$100 Question from Florence Why is Florence often called the “Cradle of the Renaissance”? Answer
$100 Answer from Florence The culture of the Renaissance was centered there. Return to Categories
$200 Question from Florence During the Renaissance, Florence was the ____________ center of Europe. Answer
$200 Answer from Florence Banking Return to Categories
$300 Question from Florence What was the relationship between the industries of Florence and its culture? Answer
$300 Answer from Florence Wealthy patrons sponsored many artists. Return to Categories
$400 Question from Florence Why did people come from all over Europe to the Mercato Nuovo, or New Market, in Florence? Answer
$400 Answer from Florence They came to get loans or convert their money into florins. Return to Categories
$500 Question from Florence Florence became the hub of what type of trading for all of Europe? Answer
$500 Answer from Florence Woolen-Cloth Return to Categories
$100 Question from Architecture Which building in Florence do tourists visit because a famous author lived there? Answer
$100 Answer from Architecture Casa di Dante Return to Categories
$200 Question from Architecture What were most palazzi like? Answer
$200 Answer from Architecture Wealthy townhomes built around central courtyards Return to Categories
$300 Question from Architecture What is the name of the cathedral where Brunelleschi’s dome is located? Answer
$300 Answer from Architecture Santa Maria del Fiore Return to Categories
$400 Question from Architecture What type of ideals often influenced the design of public spaces in Florence? Answer
$400 Answer from Architecture Humanist Return to Categories
$500 Question from Architecture In what year did Florentines begin construction on this cathedral? Answer
$500 Answer from Architecture 1296 Return to Categories
$100 Question from Geography Florence is located on what river? Answer
$100 Answer from Geography The Arno River Return to Categories
$200 Question from Geography What specific geographic feature helped Florence become a trade center? Answer
$200 Answer from Geography The Arno River Return to Categories
$300 Question from Geography What is the name of the mountain range in this picture? Answer
$300 Answer from Geography Apennine Return to Categories
$400 Question from Geography Florence is locate in which region of Italy? Answer
$400 Answer from Geography Central Return to Categories
$500 Question from Geography What are the names of the three seas that surround the Italian Peninsula? Answer
$500 Answer from Geography Mediterranean Sea, Adriatic Sea, and Tyrrhenian Sea Return to Categories
$100 Question from Figures What was an important advancement by Renaissance painters such as Botticelli? Answer
$100 Answer from Figures Creating an appearance of depth Return to Categories
$200 Question from Figures In addition to his painting, Leonardo da Vinci made advances in science, mathematics, and engineering. What did draw before anyone else? Answer
$200 Answer from Figures He drew maps as if see from above Return to Categories
$300 Question from Figures The architect Brunelleschi studied mathematics and ancient ruins. What was his most remarkable architectural design? Answer
$300 Answer from Figures A dome without internal supports Return to Categories
$400 Question from Figures What power family controlled Florence for almost 300 years? Answer
$400 Answer from Figures The Medici Family Return to Categories
$500 Question from Figures Whose work on gravity and astronomy showed the value of observation and experiment? Answer
$500 Answer from Figures Galileo Return to Categories
$100 Question from Works How are Donatello’s and Michelangelo’s statues of David similar to medieval sculpture? Answer
$100 Answer from Works They show a figure from the Bible Return to Categories
$200 Question from Works What important change made literature more popular during the Renaissance that it had been before? Answer
$200 Answer from Works Writers wrote in their own language Return to Categories
$300 Question from Works How was Dante’s work, The Divine Comedy, different from most medieval literature? Answer
$300 Answer from Works It was filled with real people Return to Categories
$400 Question from Works What characteristic is most closely related to Machiavelli’s book, The Prince? Poetry, Realism, Morality, or Imagination Answer
$400 Answer from Works Realism Return to Categories
$500 Question from Works Who created this statue? Answer
$500 Answer from Works Donatello Return to Categories
Final Jeopardy Are these quotes from the Petrarch a primary source or a secondary source? Explain. Answer
Final Jeopardy Answer The quotes from the Petrarch are a primary source. Petrarch lived at the time and was part of the Renaissance, not someone writing about it later or from the outside.