Name ______________________________________ Date _________________ Class period _______
All about the Renaissance: Part 1 – Historical
Background, Beginnings and Art
Fill in the blanks or answer the questions as you watch the video.
Introduction
The word renaissance means “to be _________________________.”
The Renaissance began in ________________ in the early 1300s and gradually
spread northward to other European countries ending around __________.
3. During this time, people tried to bring back some of the greatness of what two
ancient civilizations?
1.
2.
4.
Name something new that happened during the Renaissance.
5.
_____________ first became widely available during this time.
The Civilizations of Ancient Greece and Rome
1.
List two areas that the highly civilized people of ancient Greece provided
contributions to society.
The Greek empire developed along the ______________________ and
___________ Seas.
3. Eventually the Greek empire was overtaken by another great empire that was
based in the city of ________________________________.
4. The Romans ruled a truly magnificent empire miles of paved roads, a highly
organized military system, fine towns and cities with excellent water systems,
and huge bridges. The Roman civilization flourished until the year
_____________ A.D.
5. Rome was captured and destroyed by uncivilized ______________________
tribes which set off the time in history called ___________________________.
2.
The Dark Ages: The First Part of the Middle Ages
The Dark Ages was when Barbarians took control all across
____________________.
2. The Dark Ages is the first part of the ___________________________ meaning
the time period between the fall of Rome and the Renaissance. During this time
the magnificent culture of the Greeks and Romans (Greco-Roman) declined and
was almost ______________________.
3. How did the architectural styles of the Barbarians differ from the Romans? Why?
1.
4.
Although learning significantly declined during the Dark Ages, the
__________________ ____________________, that the Barbarians acquired
from the Roman Catholic priests, took hold across most of Europe.
The High Middle Ages
The High Middle Ages was a far more “________________________” era than
the Dark Ages.
2. During this time period most of Europe's finest _________________________
and __________________ were built.
3. The Roman Catholic Church held tremendous power over the kings and common
people alike. By 1200 ten percent of the people were ___________,
____________, or ________________.
4. Describe how people living in the Middle Ages viewed life.
1.
5.
Why did Medieval artwork reinforce religious beliefs and depict Bible stories?
The Renaissance Begins: Italy, 1300-1350 AD
Where did the first noticeable changes to the Medieval ways of doing things start
to occur?
2. The most important branch of learning during the Medieval time was theology
meaning __________________________________________.
3. During the Renaissance, people began to pay more attention to the earthly life
and _______________________________________________ (or humanism)
4. They
studied
the
civilizations
of
__________________________________________ because they believed that
these civilizations had excelled in humanistic subjects.
1.
5.
What did people do in order to find artifacts from the long forgotten Greek and
Roman empires?
The Italian City-States
1.
What is a city-state?
2.
3.
Name 2 of the best known city-states.
What is the difference between a city-state and a Papal state?
4.
5.
The ____________________ family ruled the city-state of Florence.
Why was Renaissance learning and are able to truly flourish in Italy?
Renaissance Art and The Study of Anatomy
1.
Describe the differences between Medieval art and Renaissance art.
Renaissance artists discovered how to use ______________________ to create
the illusion of distance.
3. Another important difference between Renaissance and Medieval art was that
Renaissance
artists
preferred
to
glorify
the
__________________________________, just as the ancient Greeks and
Romans had done.
4. This interest in portraying the human body accurately lead to advances in what
other areas?
2.
5.
Andreas Vesalius is considered to be the “father of modern anatomy.” Why?