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RENAISSANCE REVIEW
Renaissance Brunelleschi Machiavelli humanism Shakespeare patrons Medici Michelangelo Rome
‘city-states’ secular ‘Leonardo DaVinci’ vernacular Dante pagan perspective Savonarola Latin
‘Original Sin’ vanities Donatello ‘Sistine Chapel’ Florence Botticelli Roman Catholic
1) _____Latin________ Throughout the Middle Ages, this was the language of the Church and educated nobles.
2) ___Dante____________ He wrote the Divine Comedy in Italian.
3) ____Humanism_________ This philosophy studied the actions, accomplishments & potential of human beings.
4) ____Renaissance_____ This term translates as ‘rebirth,’ & refers to the cultural awakening in Italy from 1300-1600.
5) ___Machiavelli______ This political thinker wrote The Prince as a guide to help rulers attain and keep power.
6) ___Michelangelo_____ He carved a 13 foot tall block of marble into the magnificent representation of David.
7) ___patrons__________ Term for wealthy families who financed many of the artists of the Renaissance.
8) ___secular__________ Term used to describe non-religious topics like philosophy, math, and science.
9) ____Roman Catholic_ Type of Christianity practiced in Europe during the Renaissance
10) __Shakespeare_______ Author wrote many plays dealing with human behavior, including Romeo and Juliet.
11) ___city-states______ During the Renaissance, Italy was divided into these competing territories.
12) ___Medici___________ This family was the most famous supporter of Renaissance artists.
13) ____DaVinci________ He painted the Mona Lisa and was also a skilled inventor and sculptor.
14) ___Sistine Chapel___ Michelangelo spent months at a time on his back painting this ceiling.
15) __Florence_________ This city was considered the home of the Renaissance.
16) ___Rome_____________ During the Renaissance, this city was the home of the popes.
17) __Original Sin______ This Church teaching was a constant reminder that human beings were flawed.
18) ___Brunelleschi_____ This architect is famous for his Roman style dome and for discovering perspective.
19) ___Savonarola_______ This priest hated all that the Medici stood for and eventually caused their overthrow
20) ___pagan_________ Term the church used for pre-Christian ideas or themes, such as the subject in the painting below
21) ____Botticelli______ This painter chose “The Birth of Venus” as a topic for his masterpiece.
22) ____Donatello_______ His bronze statue of a nude David was considered very daring by the people of Florence.
23) The Renaissance received a temporary setback when much of the art and wealth of Florence was burned in
Savonarola’s “bonfire of the ___vanities_________________.
24) __perspective________________Artistic technique developed during the Renaissance that gave paintings the illusion
of depth.
POSSIBLE OPEN RESPONSE QUETSION TO THINK ABOUT:
What is the Renaissance? When and where did it begin? Why did it begin here and at this moment in history?