the renaissance

Question	Answer
THE WORD RENAISSANCE MEANS	RENEWAL OR REBIRTH
THE RENAISSANCE BEGAN IN WHICH COUNTRY?	ITALY
WHY DID THE RENAISSANCE BEGIN IN THIS COUNTRY?	ITALY WAS THE CENTER OF THE MAIN TRADE ROUTES, IT HAD MANY WEALTHY PATRONS, IT ALSO HAD A RICH HERITAGE OF GREEK AND ROMAN ART, ARCHITECTURE AND WRITINGS,
NAME A FAMOUS PATRON	LORENZO DA MEDICI
HOW WAS THIS PATRON SO WEALTHY?	HE WAS FROM A WEALTHY MERCHANT BANKING FAMILY
WHO PAINTED THE CEILING OF THE SISTINE CHAPEL IN ROME?	MICHAELANGELO
DESCRIBE 3 CHARACTERISTICS OF PRE- RENAISSANCE PAINTINGS.	THEY WERE USUALLY RELIGIOUS IN THEME, THEY WERE 2 DIMENSIONAL, THEY WERE UNREALISTIC, THEY WERE PAINTED ON WOOD THEY USED EGG BASE PAINTS
WHAT IS PERSPECTIVE?	PAINTINGS WERE 3 DIMENSIONAL
WHAT TYPE OF PAINT DID THEY USE?	OIL BASED
WHAT IS A FRESCO?	A PAINTING ON WET PLASTER
WHAT IS SFUMATO?	SHADING A PAINTING TO MAKE IT MORE LIFELIKE
NAME ONE FAMOUS DA VINCI PAINTING	THE LAST SUPPER
WHERE IS THIS PAINTING?	ON A MONASTERY WALL
WHY ARE THE NOTEBOOKS OF DA VINCI SO IMPORTANT	THEY CONTAIN DRAWINGS OF MANY INVENTIONS AND THEY ALSO SHOW THE HEART AS A PUMP, THEY ALSO SHOW DETAIL DRAWINGS OF THE HUMAN ANATOMY AS DA VINCI DISSECTED MANY CORPSES.
NAME A RENAISSANCE ARTIST FROM OUTSIDE ITALY	Albrecht Dürer
NAME ONE OF HIS PAINTINGS	THE HARE
WHO WAS GALILEO AND WHY WAS HE IMPORTANT?	He was born in Pisa and was a professor of maths. He became a famous astronomer and invented the telescope. He was a supporter of the theories of Copernicus that the planets, including the earth travelled around the sun. The Catholic Church condemned him and a church court tried to force him to renounce his views which he refused. He was kept under house arrest for the rest of his life.
WHO INVENTED PRINTING?	Johann Gutenberg
WHERE WAS HE FROM?	GERMANY
WHAT WAS THE FIRST BOOK HE PRINTED	THE BIBLE
NAME A FAMOUS RENAISSANCE WRITER	WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
NAME ONE OF HIS WORKS	ROMEO AND JULIET

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