The Renaissance

The Renaissance is an era that took place between
1. the 14th and 16th centuries
2. the 15th and 17th centuries
3. the 12th and 14th centuries
When the Plague died away
1. Europe's population began to grow
2. new industries emerged in Europe
3. people started believing in religion again
During the Renaissance
1. a new middle class emerged
2. people became poorer
3. people started moving to the countryside
During the Renaissance more and more people started to read because
1. printing became cheaper
2. more young people went to school
3. monks taught people how to read and write
Humanists were people who
1. started to read Roman and Greek literature again
2. who studied the human body
3. who taught the church's religion
Martin Luther
1. wanted the Roman Catholic church to change
2. wanted to hold masses in Latin
3. wanted the church to go back to the teachings of Jesus Christ
Renaissance artists
1. used perspective in their drawings
2. used brighter colours
3. didn't use as much realism as painters before them
One of the centre's of the Italian Renaissance was
1. Florence
2. Rome
3. Naples
The Medici family were
1. rich bankers in Florence
2. painters in Venice
3. merchants in Milan
Leonardo da Vinci
1. studied many parts of the human body
2. wrote books about religion
3. invented flying machines

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