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Identify why the Renaissance began in Italy and how humanism shaped Renaissance culture.
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Florence had rich banking families who paid artists and scholars to make new works. Which factor behind the Renaissance does this describe?

Venice and Genoa sent merchant ships across the Mediterranean to ports in North Africa and Asia. Which factor behind the Renaissance does this describe?

Italian artists lived near Roman arches, statues, roads, and ruins. What origin factor encouraged Renaissance interest in ancient culture?

Florence, Milan, and Venice each tried to outdo the others with grander churches, palaces, and statues. Which factor behind the Renaissance does this describe?

The word Renaissance comes from a French word. What does it mean?

After Constantinople fell to the Ottomans in 1453, some Greek scholars fled to Italy. What did they help bring to Italian learning?

Which banking family ruled Florence and paid artists such as Botticelli and Michelangelo?

Cities like Florence and Venice made their own laws, collected their own taxes, and paid for public buildings. What political condition helped the Renaissance?

A Renaissance scholar reads Cicero and argues that people should develop talents in writing, politics, and art. What idea is shown?

A teacher values grammar, rhetoric, history, poetry, and moral philosophy as useful studies. What Renaissance curriculum is being described?

A writer praises a person's talent and choices instead of focusing only on social rank. What Renaissance idea does this reflect?

To show muscles and bones accurately, some Renaissance artists such as Leonardo da Vinci went beyond copying older art. What did they do?

Which Florentine painter showed the Roman goddess Venus in The Birth of Venus?

A humanist scholar compares new writing with ancient Greek and Roman authors. What Renaissance practice is shown?

A Renaissance thinker argues that educated citizens should use learning to improve their city. What idea is shown?

A scholar prints and shares ancient texts so more educated readers can study them. What Renaissance goal is shown?

This artist painted the Mona Lisa and filled notebooks with studies of anatomy, machines, and nature. Who is described?

This artist painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling and carved the marble David in Florence. Who is described?

This Renaissance painter created The School of Athens, showing ancient philosophers in an ideal classical setting. Who is described?

This Florentine sculptor made an early bronze David and helped revive freestanding sculpture. Who is described?

This architect designed the great dome of Florence Cathedral using new engineering methods. Who is described?

This German craftsman developed movable metal type that made books faster and cheaper to produce. Who is described?

This Italian writer called the father of humanism collected ancient manuscripts and wrote sonnets. Who is described?

This Italian writer described political power in The Prince during the Renaissance. Who is described?

Medieval art often used flat backgrounds, while Renaissance artists used perspective to create depth. What shift is shown?

Medieval artists usually worked anonymously as guild craftsmen, while Renaissance artists signed their work and became famous by name. What Renaissance shift is shown?

Medieval scholars wrote mostly in Latin, while Renaissance writers such as Machiavelli also wrote in Italian, the everyday language. What shift is shown?

Some medieval works centered mainly on religious teaching, while Renaissance patrons also ordered portraits and mythological scenes. What shift is shown?

Medieval artists often followed set symbols, while Renaissance artists studied anatomy and light. What shift is shown?

Medieval learning was often tied to monasteries, while Renaissance scholars worked in courts, cities, and print shops. What shift is shown?

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