The Renaissance: Europe Rediscovers Art and Ideas
In the busy cities of Italy, painters, bankers, and scholars set off an explosion of creativity. Explore the age of perspective, patrons, and notebooks written in mirror script.
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The word 'Renaissance' comes from French. What does it literally mean?
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AGolden ageBNew worldCGreat awakeningDRebirthThe Renaissance first blossomed in the cities of which country?
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ARussiaBItalyCSwedenDPortugalWhich powerful banking family of Florence spent fortunes supporting artists and architects?
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AThe MediciBThe HabsburgsCThe TudorsDThe Romanovs- What was unusual about the way Leonardo da Vinci filled his private notebooks?Multiple Choice · 20s
- Renaissance painters mastered 'perspective'. What did this technique let them do?Multiple Choice · 20s
- Which giant marble statue of a biblical hero did Michelangelo carve for the city of Florence?Multiple Choice · 20s
- Renaissance thinkers refused to study the human body.True / False · 20s
- The renewed Renaissance focus on classical learning and human achievement is known as...Multiple Choice · 20s
- William Shakespeare wrote his plays during England's Renaissance.True / False · 20s
- Wealthy people who paid artists to create works were called...Multiple Choice · 20s
- Which Italian city, home of the Medici, is called the cradle of the Renaissance? (one word)Type Answer · 30s
- In which city did Michelangelo spend four years painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling? (one word)Type Answer · 30s
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