Renaissance artists, writers and thinkers

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Row 1, Col When was the Renaissance?

1,2 Italy Where did the Renaissance begin?

1,3 Johannes Gutenberg Who invented the printing press?

1,4 Name two famous paintings by Leonardo da Vinci. Mona Lisa and Last Supper

2,1 A sponsor What is a patron?

2,2 Cities and trade made it possible for (1) wealthy merchant families to sponsor artists and innovators (2) Talented individuals to have the time and financial support to pursue their interests What made the Renaissance possible?

2,3 A monk who opposed the changes of the Renaissance, blamed it on the Medici, got people to burn the objects of their sin in the ‘bonfire of the vanities’. Who was Savonarola?

2,4 Name two famous sculpture by Michelangelo. David and The Pieta

3,1 Means to spread What is the meaning of diffusion?

3,2 Italian merchants were the first to become wealthy and able to sponsor artists and innovators, humanist scholars fled to Italy from the Byzantine empire Bring new ideas and learning, Italians were surrounded by and inspired by the ruins of the great Roman civilization Why did the Renaissance start in Italy?

3,3 Renaissance man Painted the Mona Lisa and Last Supper Who was Leonardo da Vinci?

3,4 What is Don Quixote about?

4,1 Someone who has a wide range of interests and abilities What is a Renaissance man?

4,2 Trade, education, travel Printing press How / why did the Renaissance spread to the rest of Europe?

4,3 Sculpted the Pieta and David Painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel What are Michelangelo’s most famous works?

4,4 What do Leonardo notebooks look like? Sketches with notes

5,1 Belief in absolute right and wrong What is idealism?

5,2 Type the answer for 5,2 here. (Type the question for 5,2 here.)?

5,3 The ends justifies the means Who phrase is Machiavelli known for?

5,4 What famous romantic-tragedy was written by Shakespeare? Romeo and Juliet