Chapter 28 Scavenger Hunt
The Renaissance
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Use the information in chapter 28 (pages 433 to 445) to answer the questions.
1. Around 1300, scholars in Western Europe developed a new interest in ______, which were the writings of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
2. The word Renaissance means ______.
3. The most important Italian Renaissance cities were ______, ______, and the ______States.
4. A way of showing objects as they appear at different distances is an art technique called ______.
5. One of the greatest Renaissance painters was ______. His 2 famous works of art are the ______and the ______.
6. Michelangelo was famous for painting the ceiling of the ______in Rome and a sculpture called the ______.
7. The center of city life was the ______.
8. The ruling family of Florence was the ______family.
9. A monk named ______tried to change the government in Florence but was later hanged for ______.
10. In 1492, Rodrigo Borgia became known as ______, whose goal was to make central Italy a kingdom ruled by his family.
11. The Renaissance didn’t reach Venice until the 1500’s because______.
12. Venice has ______instead of streets.
13. The official ruler of Venice was called the ______.
14. In 1449, France began to invade ______.
15. King Francis I hired Italian artisans to build and design ______or big castles.
16. Erasmus made a Latin translation of the ______.
17. Erasmus also wrote the ______which talked about corrupt church leaders and practices.
18. What did Gutenberg invent in 1440?______
19. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra wrote ______which was about a knight and his squire.
20. The families of the House of ______and the House of ______fought for control of the English throne in a struggle that is referred to as the ______.
21. The war ended when King ______from the ______family took the throne in 1485.
22. The English Renaissance reached its height under the reign of Queen ______.
23. One of the of the best known English playwrights was ______.
24. List 3 works of Shakespeare:
· ______
· ______
· ______
25. His theater was called the ______.