B C D E A B C D E F G H I J A B C D E F G H I J A 1 pt 2 pts 3 pts
What does the Word Renaissance Mean?
Rebirth
What is the focus on Human beings and their improvement/reaching their potential?
Humanism
What is Secularism?
Non Religious
What two ancient civilizations influenced the Renaissance?
Ancient Greece and Rome
What aspects of the Western Civilization were directly affected by the Renaissance?
Society and Culture
How are Renaissance Men/Women different from the Leaders of the Middle Ages, Knights?
They offer more than just violence to Western Civilization, focusing on things like Art and Education
Who is the Best Example of a Renaissance Man?
Leonardo Di Vinci
This Renaissance Man was a Great Sculptor who represented Human Perfection and idealism in the David?
Michelangelo
What is writing in the Vernacular?
The Common Language
Name one famous text from the Renaissance that represents the change in thought from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance?
The Prince, William Shakespeare, The Book of the Deeds of Arms and Chivalry, or The Book of the City of Ladies
How did Shakespeare Depict Humanism?
By focusing on human emotion and their human experience; Pointing out the Best and Worst in Man
What new Social Class in Italy would be a driving force of the Renaissance?
Merchant Class
What trade route helped to pay for the Renaissance in Italy?
The Silk Road
What war would start the Renaissance?
The Crusades
Who was a Famous Renaissance Women?
Queen Elizabeth or Christine Di Pizan
What was the Renaissance Era in England called?
Elizabethan Era
What were three Causes of the Renaissance?
One Hundred Years War, Avignon Papacy, Black Death, Crusades, Increased Wealth from the Silk Road
Which Theme of the Renaissance was bigger in the Northern Renassance?
Humanism
What is a Christian Humanist
Someone who strives to be the best Christian Human
What new invention would help to spread the Renaissance?
The Printing Press
1.)What social group would start and drive the Renaissance? 2.) What were their jobs in the North and in Italy?
The Common Man/Wealth Merchant Class Artisans and Merchants
What did Erasmus teach people to do?
Live a simple Christian Life and Read the Bible
What establishment was threatened the most by the Renaissance movement?
The Catholic Church
What group will be empowered by the Renaissance movement and the new availability of Knowledge?
The Educated Middle Class Laity
What are three differences between the Northern Renaissance and the Italian Renaissance?
The Artisan Class The Focus on Humanism The Lack of Wealth Christian Humanism More Literature then Art