Renaissance Test Review

1. Renaissance Test Review

2. What was the Renaissance? • period of “rebirth” following the middle ages

3. Humanism is • The pursuit of individualism

4. The Renaissance began in which country • Italy

5. What was different in Renaissance art? • Realism, perspective, Geometrical arrangement of figures, classical themes, softening of edges (sfumato)

6. These works of art were painted by Leonardo DA Vinci • The Last Supper, Mona Lisa

7. The main advance made in medicine during the Renaissance was • greater understanding of human anatomy (parts of the body)

8. Feudalism is • was a set of legal and military customs in medieval Europe that flourished between the 9th and 15th centuries, which, broadly defined, was a system for structuring society around relationships derived from the holding of land in exchange for service or labor.

9. Reasons for explorations of new lands during the beginning of the Renaissance: • . Control of land and discovery, looking for trade, and resources

10. The greatest scholar/humanist of the Northern Renaissance was • Erasmus

11. “Sfumato” and “chiaroscuro” are terms that refer to: • painting

12. Leonardo’s drawings contributed to our knowledge of human physiology. What is physiology? • the structure and function of the body

13. True or false • ____________ The cause of the Renaissance was when towns began to develop, people bought & sold many goods and services. People wanted to expand trade with other areas that were being explored. • ____________an effect of the Renaissance: due to expansion people became wealthier, middle class relied less on the rich, and sought to educate themselves. • ____________ the Renaissance was the age of faith in God & Heaven • ____________the Middle Ages was the Age of Humanity (Science/Language/Literature) • ____________ Leonardo DA Vinci painted the Sistine Chapel. • ____________ if your mother and father are both serfs and you save your money wisely. You will most likely become a lord. • ____________Muslim astronomers built on work of Greeks. Concluded Earth is round before Columbus sailed. • ____________9th Century scholar wrote books on future technology. • ____________Asians in Spain had centers of Islamic Art and Learning. • ____________Nomgis Yhtomit translated many works by ancient Greek Philosophers and scientists in to Arabic

14. Answers: • True-The cause of the Renaissance was when towns began to develop, people bought & sold many goods and services. People wanted to expand trade with other areas that were being explored. • True-an effect of the Renaissance: due to expansion people became wealthier, middle class relied less on the rich, and sought to educate themselves. • False-the Renaissance was the age of faith in God & Heaven • FALSE-the Middle Ages was the Age of Humanity (Science/Language/Literature) • False- Leonardo DA Vinci painted the Sistine Chapel. • False-if your mother and father are both serfs and you save your money wisely. You will most likely become a lord. • True-Muslim astronomers built on work of Greeks. Concluded Earth is round before Columbus sailed. • False- 9thCentury scholar wrote books on future technology. • False- Asians in Spain had centers of Islamic Art and Learning. • False- Nomgis Yhtomit translated many works by ancient Greek Philosophers and scientists in to Arabic