The Renaissance 

Answer the questions on your own paper using complete sentences. 

 
The Dawn of a New Age 
1. What does Renaissance mean/which language is it from? 
2. Where is the “birthplace” of the Renaissance ? 
3. What made the cities of Venice, Genoa and Milan so rich during the Renaissance? 
4. What do historians mean when they say that guy was a “Renaissance man”? 
5. What was the famous painting made in 1470’s by Botticelli called? 
6. Who was the most famous patron of Florence during the Renaissance? 
7. How many plays did Shakespeare write during the English Renaissance? 
8. What were five of his most famous ​plays​? 
Humanism 
9. Who did Renaissance scholars study the works of? 
10. What became less important during the Humanist movement than during the Middle 
Ages? 
.​Humanism Ethics  
11. According to Humanists, what should people use to figure out right from wrong? 
12. What should people do before they follow any religion? 
13. WHat do humanists all want to see? 
14. WHo set up the important humanist academy in Florence? 
 Johann Guttenberg 
15. What did Gutenberg invent? 
16. What did Gutenberg's invention spread through Europe? 
17. Who were the first to invent block printing? 
18. What was the first mass-produced book? 
19. Why did some religious and government officials not like the printing press? 
Renaissance Art 
20. How was Renaissance art different from the art during the Middle Ages? 
21. What is ​perspective​? 
22. How did Leonardo da Vinci begin his career? 
23. What were two of Leonardo's famous paintings? 
24. Why was da Vinci considered a "Renaissance Man?" 
25. What inventions did Leonardo describe and ​sketch​?  
26. Click on each of the pictures to see the sketches and write about each of them. 
27. Why was ​Michelangelo​ also considered a "Renaissance Man?" 
28. What famous ceiling did Michelangelo paint? 
29. What are the paintings on the ceiling about? 
30. What position did Michelangelo have to be in to paint the ceiling? 

1. Renaissance means which language is it from

What made the cities of Venice, Genoa and Milan so rich during the Renaissance
Where is the “birthplace” of the Renaissance
What do historians mean when they say that guy was a “Renaissance man”

What was the famous painting made in 1470’s by Botticelli called?

Who was the most famous patron of Florence during
the Renaissance

How many plays did Shakespeare write during the English Renaissance?