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Duplicate of Duplicate of Renaissance
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1
Which one was a painter and sculptor?
Machiavelli
Brunelleschi
Michelangelo
Cervantes
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What is the mood of an author who uses words like:like a lark, sings hymns, wealth, sweet love?
depressed
joyful
angry
unhappy
3
What does it mean to be a "Renaissance Man"?
to be well versed in classical literature
to excel in many fields
to speak many languages
to stand out as an artist
4
What does the term "Renaissance" mean?
rebirth
love of the arts
remodel
love of knowledge
5
Shakespeare was what kind of an Elizabethan artist?
playwrite
painter
poet
both playwrite and poet
6
Why was Marco Polo important to the early Renaissance?
Brought Asian ideas to Europe
brought new foods to Italy
Explored much of the Silk Road and China
all of the above
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What route did Marco Polo take to reach China?
Silk Road
Appian Way
No one knows
Mediterranean Sea
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What effect did the Silk Road and Marco Polo have?
European rulers banned travel to China
encouraged European tourists to go to China
encouraged European merchants to trade with Asia
promoted European rulers to attack Mongolia
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Which describes the Silk Road?
5,000 mile roadway by Romans
a route connecting Rome to Constantinople
route created by the Mongols to move armies
ancient trade route connecting Europe with China
10
Which Renaissance invention had the greatest impact?
the plow
the printing press
the long bow
trebuchet
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Why was the printing press so important?
it made books available to a wider audience
it made Johannes Gutenburg famous
it spurred the invention of the telescope.
it embodied the spirit of the Renaissance
12
What was the general time period of the Renaissance?
1200-1600
1200-1500
1300-1500
1300-1600
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Through which territory did most of the Silk Road run?
the Arabian Empire
The Mongol Empire (China)
the Roman Empire
the Byzantine Empire
14
Humanism focuses on which of the following?
human potential for achievement
works of medieval writers
doctrine of the Catholic Church
needs of the group over the individual
15
What is considered art?
literature
all of the above
poetry
drama
16
What does writing in the vernacular mean?
in Latin
in your "native" language
first person POV
foreign language
17
Where did the European Renaissance begin?
Spain
France
Northern Europe
Italy
18
How many years did Marco Polo travel through Asia? (1271-1295)
21
27
18
24
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Which of the following occurred in Elizabethan England?
Scientist discovered a cure for the plague
Gutenberg invented the printing press
Dante wrote "The Divine Comedy"
Shakespeare wrote "Romeo and Juliet."
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Why did Petrarch say books were scarce because good copyists were scarce?
it took a long time to copy by hand
all of the above
hard to find copyists to handle serious and difficult books
it was hard to find people who valued classical learning
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What places did the Silk Road connect?
Europe and Africa
Europe and China
Europe and India
China and India
22
Which is associated with Classical learning?
ideas of ancient China
ideas of ancient India
ideas of Greece and Rome
ideas of the Middle Ages
23
What sea did Marco Polo cross to pick up the Silk Road?
South China Sea
Yellow Sea
Mediterranean Sea
the Arabian Sea
24
Which of the following characterizes the Renaissance?
a decline in learning
growth of religious belief
outburst of creativity
spread of democracy
25
What is the mood of an author who uses words like: disgrace, beweep, cries, wishing, despising?
confused
all of the above
unhappy, sad
angry and sad
