What is a major reason why the Renaissance began in northern and central Italy?

City-states there became wealthy

How did trade on the Silk Road help to cause the Renaissance?

Italian cities on trade routes to the East became wealthy

What economic change during the Renaissance made bankers more important?

People began to buy goods with money instead of bartering

Suppose you looked at pics painted 1600. Which was most likely painted during the Renaissance?

One in which nature is important

How did the Crusades contribute to the Renaissance in Europe?

Crusaders brought back learning from the East

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1
Which of these would be valued most by a Renaissance thinker who emphasized individualism?
a nation's strength
a family's ancestors
a person's achievements
an army's success in battle
2
What is a major reason why the Renaissance began in northern and central Italy?
City-states there became wealthy
Kings there fought one another
Peasants there learned to read
Nobles there led the Crusades
3
How did trade on the Silk Road help to cause the Renaissance?
Armies from Europe were able to defeat the Mongols
Merchants paid painters to paint them in fine silk clothes
Italian cities on trade routes to the East became wealthy
Ideas of Chinese philosophers became popular in the West
4
How did wealthy Italian families encourage learning?
they rejected ideas that weren't new
They established universities
They donated books to poor families
They trained girls to teach school.
5
Which of these methods did humanist scholars teach as a way to learn about the world?
Observe and experiment
Read the newspaper
Listen to the pope
Sit quietly and meditate.
6
What economic change during the Renaissance made bankers more important?
Jobs became more specialized
People began to buy goods with money instead of bartering
Craftspeople set out signs to advertise their wares
Food for people in the cities was grown in the countryside
7
The Renaissance philosophy of humanism included a belief in the...?
need for foreign trade
worth of the individual
authority of government
importance of tradition
8
Based on the French word renaissance, the period called the Renaissance refers to the...?
Remainder of learning not yet lost
Rebirth of classical culture
Remembrance of better times
Restoration of basic human values
9
Which subject of study belongs to the humanities?
anatomy
mathematics
literature
navigation
10
Which art had the greatest influence on Renaissance artists?
Ancient Chinese art
Early medieval art
Medieval Islamic art
Ancient Greek and Roman art
11
Which geographic factor contributed most to Italy’s economic success?
its mountains
its location
its forest
its climates
12
Republics were governed by elected councils. Who often held the most power in republics?
factory workers
rich merchants
groups of priests
guild of painters
13
Suppose you looked at pics painted 1600. Which was most likely painted during the Renaissance?
One in which nature is important
One in which people appear stiff
One that looks two-dimensional
One with a solid blue background
14
How did the Crusades contribute to the Renaissance in Europe?
Crusaders brought back learning from the East
Crusaders destroyed the libraries of Muslim scholars
Crusaders developed an interest in painting and sculpture
Crusaders rebelled against the Roman Catholic Church

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