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| This person was the ideal "Renaissance Man" | Leonardo da Vinci |
| He painted the "Mona Lisa" | Leonardo da Vinci |
| He sculpted the "Pieta", the "David", and the "Moses". | Michelangelo |
| He painted the fresco, "The Last Supper" | Leonardo da Vinci |
| Although known as a brilliant sculptor he also painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling | Michelangelo |
| His humanist writings have been credited with starting the Renaissance movement in Italy. | Fracesco Petrarch |
| This term reflects a rebirth or revival of classical Greek and Roman ideas. | The Renaissance |
| These were the wealthy elite members of Renaissance Italy | Patricians |
| These wealthy members of the Renaissance period sponsored artists and writers. | patrons |
| Where does the Renaissance start? | Northern Italian city-states like Florence |
| Which style of art most closely represents the Renaissance period? | Realism as in Pieter Brueghel's, "The Peasant Dance" |
| Which famous sculpture show Mary holding her crucified son, Christ? | The Pieta, by Michelangelo |
| What does the term "secular" mean? | It means the world outside of religion. |
| Which French female poet asked women to make their mark? | Louise Labé (lah BAY) |
| For which book is Sir Thomas More famous? | "Utopia" |
| What did Sir Thomas More write about? | He wrote about the equality of all men and that by working together happiness could be achieved. |
| Who wrote the book, "The Prince"? | Machiavelli |
| What was "The Prince" message? | It espoused (said) that a ruler needs to do whatever is required to achieve his goals. |
| Which famous Spanish writer wrote about a knightly Don Quixote? | Miguel Cervantes |
| Which English playwright, actor, and poet wrote, "Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and The Merchant of Venice"? | William Shakespeare |
| Who wrote, "The Divine Comedy"? | Dante Alighieri |
| Which invention helped spread the ideas of the Renaissance? | The moveable type printing press |
| Who is credited with inventing Europe's first metal character moveable type printing press? | Johannes Gutenberg |
| Which family dominated Florence? | The Medici family |
| What was the primary business of FLorence? | Banking |
| Some northern Italian city-states were governed by an elected body form of government known as... | a republic |
| What is a republic? | It is a form of government without a monarch at its head but instead an elected body. |
| What were hired paid soldiers called? | mercenaries |
| What type of painting is creted on wet plaster? | A fresco. |
