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Review of Major Renaissance themes
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What was one of the reasons the Renaissance began in Italy?
Most Europeans spoke Italian
The Renaissance did not start in Italy
Italy was split into rival cities
Italy was a strong unified country
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Who ruled big Italian cities?
Kings
Merhcants
Monks
The Pope
3
In his book, Don Quixote, Cervantes makes fun of what?
The Pope
The Church
The Renaissance
Middle Age poerty
4
Who took over the Silk Road and made it safe once again for travelers?
The Mongols
The Romans
The Han Chinese
The Turks
5
Who traveled to China and wrote about his travels?
Lady Mirasaki Shikibu
Leonardo Da Vinci
Romeo Montegue
Marco Polo
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Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
William Shakespeare
Francois Rabellas
Leonardo Da Vinci
Miguel de Cervantes
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What helped the Renaissance spread to Northern Europe?
Universities
Printing Press
Black Death
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What is the term given to studying history, literature, and art?
Humanism
Feudalism
Realism
Rational thought
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Christian Humanism is the combination of religious ideas and
Humans
Popular Culture
Italian Humanism
Rationalism
10
Who is considered the greatest writer in the English language?
J K Rawlings
William Shakespeare
J R Tolkin
Drake
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How was art different in the Northern Renaissance?
The scenes were from everyday life
the paintings were mainly religious
The people looked like Greek gods
People were painted to look real, rather than ideal
12
Which Italian city played a major role in the start of the Renaissance?
Verona
Florence
Rome
Venice
13
What was the first printed book in Europe?
Lord of the Rings
Romeo and Juliet
The Bible
The dictionary
14
What two major roles did Italian cities play in trade?
Ports on the Mediterranean
Religious centers
Manufacturing centers
Black market sources
15
What was reborn or revived at the beginning of the Renaissance?
The history of the church
Ancient Greek and Roman writings
The works of Chinese philosophers
Ancient Arab writings
16
What is the period that followed the Middle Ages and is characterized by a love of art?
The Renaissance
The Scientific Revolution
The Reformation
The Age of Enlightenment
17
How did Marco Polo's travels help spark the Renaissance?
He proved people could travel to China
Because he was a Chinese government official
Europeans became interested in Asian goods
Because the Chinese wanted European goods
18
Which family hired artists in Florence to help improve the culture?
The Medici
Raphael
The Polos
Titain
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Who invented the movable type printing press?
Marco Polo
Disedirus Erasmus
Johann Gutenberg
John Cena
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The Black Death, although terrible, actually helped start the Renaissance
True
False
