Chapter 1: Factors That Shaped the Renaissance Worldview

A nobleman's manor consisted of:

The Renaissance began in Italian city-states rather than in London, England because

An organization of craftsmen or merchants

Which of the following situations resulted (for the most part) from the Black Death?

The values and beliefs of a group of people, about life and the world in general.

By the late Middle Ages, people wanted more of the goods brought home by the Crusaders.

During the Middle Ages, people believed they

The Pope and the government of the Roman Catholic Church is known as

A political-economic-social system of landholding

The poor in Italy were particularity at risk to the bubonic plague due to

An important network of trade routes

Roughly how many people died during the Black Death in Europe?

What is this picture?

Which of the following is an example of an Oligarchy

During the Late Middle Ages a new class of people known as __________ emerged.

How did the Black Death help facilitate the start of the Renaissance?

At the bottom of the Feudal system was

A city that governs itself and the countryside surrounding it

He sculpted the famous statue of David and he painted the Sistine Chapel.

The Black Plague brought many people’s faith in the Catholic Church into question because it

The feudal system of government in the Middle Ages was

Who were the Medici?

The "usury" means:

During the late Middle Ages, armies from Europe organized crusades to try and capture areas of

What two industries was Cosimo Medici involved in?

The three major cities that helped shape the Renaissance were

The rest of the world also experienced the Dark Ages.

The movement of population away from the countryside and into cities

The Silk Road could be considered the “internet of the past” because it was a source of..

A historical period in Europe stretching from the fall of the Roman Empire to the 14th century

The word Renaissance comes from the French word 'renaitre', which means "to be born again" or "rebirth"

Which of the following groups would BEST fit in the blank space of this hierarchy?

Indentured peasants were:

It was the Greek and Roman civilizations that influenced the Renaissance

During the middle ages, Genoa was a republic, governed by rival clans of families

What shape would symbolize Feudalism in the middle ages?

Jewish, Christians and Muslims all considered areas of the Middle East to be holy because

What was the Renaissance?

The historical time period that began after the fall of the Roman Empire

In the middle ages, most western Europeans belonged to the Roman Catholic Church (Christianity)

During the Middle Ages the only people who could read and write were?

Which of the factors below was not a contributing element to this growth of City-States

What is the name of the the Eastern part of the Roman Empire that continued to flourish from 4th to 15th century?