Engineering an Empire: Da Vinci’s World Name ______Period ____ Choose the best answer to the following questions. 14. Baptistery of Florence’s competition for door design of 1401 is won by- 1. Which great empire collapsed in 476 A.D.? a. Brunelleschi b. Ghiberti c. Medici a. Greece b. Rome c. Frankish 15. After studying in Rome, Brunelleschi creates a new design in construction of-
a. Columns b. Vaulted ceilings c. Domes 2. In the centuries after the collapse, Western Europe was dominated by __these kings that called their domain the Holy Roman Empire. 16. The ceiling of the new cathedral were lifted by the power of- a. French b. Italian c. German a. Horses b. Oxen c. Cattle
3. Host Peter Weller calls the Renaissance all of the following EXCEPT: 17. The stability of the Duomo’s dome is provided by a unique __ design. a. Age of Invention b. Mind blowing c. Overlooked a. Buttress b. Brick c. Scaffolding
th 4. By the 13 Century, Italian cities were ruled by- 18. Brunelleschi is credited for the architectural milestone of developing- a. Merchants b. Kings c. Mayors a. Blueprints b. Steel frames c. Vaulted ceilings
5. Italian cities were always trying to outdo their neighbors and maintaining 19. Brunelleschi eventually achieved “spacial magic” in the his design of the a. Independence b. Equality c. Morality a. Pazzi Chapel b. Eden Chapel c. Brancacci Chapel
6. The foundation of the Renaissance is the- 20. Which next generation architect would build upon Brunelleschi’s designs? a. Catholic Church b. Freedom of citizens c. City a. Aalto b. Hadid c. Alberti
7. The Bottini in Sienna helped provided citizens with- 21. Which pope would try to create an ideal city in his hometown of Pienza? a. Water b. Crops c. Religious services a. Julius VII b. John IV c. Pius II
8. By 1345, Sienna had more than ___ miles of underground tunnels. 22. In 1492, this Florentine preacher warned its citizens to get their act together. a. Ten b. Twenty c. Thirty a. Zanobius b. Caponsacchi c. Savonarola
9. Sienna’s greatest rival in the 13th Century was- 23. This preacher (#22) predicted invasion, which was attempted by France’s a. Rome b. Florence c. Venice a. Louis XVI b. Charles VIII c. Francis IX
24. The design of these new fortresses would save Florence from French canons. 10. Which catastrophe in 1347, prevented Sienna from being a a. Bastion b. Castra c. Blockhouse major player in early modern Italy?
a. Drought b. Black Death c. Volcanic eruption 25. During the Renaissance, who sought to improve the image of Rome?
a. Medici family b. Florentine residents c. Popes 11. Which idea from Florence means an interest of the ancient world?
a. Humanism b. Feudalism c. Protestantism 26. Who rounded up and killed all of the criminals in Rome?
a. Francisco Medici b. Sixtus VI c. Brunelleschi’s grandson 12. This wealthy family of Florence hoped to regain the glory of Rome?
a. Borgia b. Medici c. Catherine 27. What did Pope Sixtus VI order be re-erected throughout the city of Rome?
a. Bathhouses b. Obelisks c. Fountains 13. The landmark Santa Maria del Fiore is better known as the-
a. Baptistery b. Pantheon c. Duomo 28. One of these (#27) was placed in front of this Basilica in Rome View online at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MWyM8oDS54 a. St. Gabriel’s b. St. Peter’s c. St. Louis’