Renaissance Test

Renaissance Test: Friday, January 22, 2010

1. What historical event (the fall of a civilization) took place in 395 AD to usher in the middle ages?

Fall of Rome

2. What was society and culture generally like in the middle ages?

Nobody knows how to read and write. Most people are either very very poor or very rich.

3. Renaissance means rebirth.

4. What was being brought back during this time?

Greek and Roman Ideals

Define:

5. Contraposto

Counter-pose uneven distribution of weight

6. Chiaroscuro

Light and Dark, shadows

7. The painter of the Mona Lisa was Leonardo Da Vinci

8. The man who sculpted the Pieta and the Sistine Chapel was Michelangelo

9. What is different about Renaissance painting compared to painting during the Dark Ages?

No contraposto, no chiaroscuro

10. What is meant by the concept of "Humanism?"

People are perfect