Renaissance Study Guide
1. The Renaissance roughly covers the years of ________ - __________.
2. Definition of Secular: ______________________________________________________
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3. Definition of Humanism: ___________________________________________________
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4. People who supported, purchased, and commissioned artists and artwork are known as
__________________________________________.
5. The _______________________ helped spread Renaissance ideas.
6. What were the three reasons the Renaissance began in Italy?
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7. Who wrote the book “Utopia”? _________________________________
8. Who wrote the book “The Praise of Folly”? ________________________
9. Setting up the foundation of democratic ideas is a lasting impact of the
______________.
10. Someone who excelled in many areas of study (art, philosophy, education, etc) is known
as a ________________________________________.
11. ______________________________ invented the printing press.
12. Unlike Italian Renaissance artists, northern artists tended to be more interested in
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13. What devastating event wiped out millions of people in Europe? ___________________
14. What was the Renaissance a rebirth of? _______________________________________
15. Define vernacular: ________________________________________________________