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5800929897When was the Renaissance?1450-16000
5800929898What does "Renaissance" mean?Rebirth1
5800929899This time in history caused a rebirth in ____ and _____.art and literature2
5800929900This time began in northern _____.Northern Italy3
5800929901Niccolo Machiavelli wrote _____."The Prince" - a book describing how to get power by absolute rule.4
5800929902Niccolo Machiavelli believed that the ____ justified the ____.The ends justified the means5
5800929903Niccolo Machiavelli believed that one should ___ ____ if possible, but ___ ____ when necessary.One should do good if possible, but do evil when necessary.6
5800929904Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome?Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel in Rome.7
5800929905Who sculpted "David"?Michelangelo8
5800929906Erasmus was a northern Renaissance _____Erasmus was a northern Renaissance writer.9
5800929907Erasmus wrote ___ _____ __ _____ in 1511.The Praise of Folly10
5800929908The Praise Of Folly did what?Criticized the church because it was corrupt.11
5800929909Erasmus's writings were a catalyst or a spark for ____ ____.Church reform12
5800929910HumanismThe philosophy that celebrated the Human Individual.13
5800929911The philosophy of humanism stimulated people to study ____ and ____ literature and culture.Greek and Roman14
5800929912Rich wealthy patrons supported the ____.Humanists15
5800929913Leonardo da Vinci painted the ___ ___ and the ___ ___. (Two very famous paintings of his)Mona Lisa and the Last Supper16
5800929914Leonardo da Vinci was an ____, a ____, and an ____He was an artist, a scientist, and an inventor.17
5800929915Petrarch wrote _____.SONNETS18
5800929916Petrarch wrote with a _____ approach that celebrated the human individual.Humanistic19
5800929917Petrarch was considered "__ _____ __ _______."The Father of Humanism20
5800929918Sir Thomas More wrote the book entitled _____ in 1516.Utopia21
5800929919In "Utopia" Sir Thomas More depicts or describes the ______ world with ______ social, legal, and political systemsPERFECT PERFECT22
5800929920Sir Thomas More was a leading humanist _____.Scholar23
5800929921Geographic location of Italy _____ development of the Renaissance.Promotes24
5800929922The Renaissance began in ____.Italy25
5800929923Secular•moved away from life in the church •focuses more on material objects and enjoying life26
5800929924The use of credit and banking was ______.Encouraged27
5800929925Bankers were often ____.Jewish because Christians were against interest.28
5800929926Iconic artFlat, inhuman29
5800929927Renaissance artRealism, perspective, classical (pagan) themes, geometrical arrangements30
5800929928FrescoNew technique of painting on drying cement or plaster.31
5800929929Leonardo dissected people to have a better understanding of the ideal ____ _____.Human structure32
5800929930Raphael(1483-1520) Painter- religious scenes and portraits of people33
5800929931Piero de MediciForced to make military and commercial concessions to the king of France34
5800929932SavonarolaFriar who decried money, power (the money wasn't important while the work that was being done was)35
5800929933Savonarola gained power in the ____ class, but lost people's support.Lower36
5800929934Savonarola was _______ and hung.Excommunicated37
5800929935Cosine de MediciAdvanced arts and eduacation38
5800929936Piero de Medici _____ his father's artistic supportContinued39
5800929937Lorenzo de MediciPoet, friend of Michelangelo, rebuilt university of Pisa, continued to invite scholars to Florence.40
5800929938Acheivememt in architecture...The dome41

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