What subjects became the focus of humanists during the Renaissance?

History, Literature, and Philosophy

How did the rise of a middle class in the Italian city-states affect the Renaissance?

It provided money to sponsor artists and writers.

An intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievements

Why were cities ideal places for the birth of the Renaissance?

it was a great place for the exchange ideas

What does it mean to be secular?

To focus on worldly things instead of spiritual things

What events led to laborers (workers) being able to demand higher wages?

There were fewer laborers because plague killed up to 60% of workers

Which of the following helped cause the Renaissance? Select FOUR correct answers.

translations of the classic texts into Latin, peace returned to much of the continent, development of papermaking, increased trade

What led European scholars to develop a new outlook on life and art?

They became more influenced by classical ideas from Ancient Greece and Rome

How did politics in Italy differ from other European lands?

It was more urban and based on city-states rather than strong central gover

What does it mean to be a Renaissance Person?

Someone who is good at lots of things

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1
What subjects became the focus of humanists during the Renaissance?
Art, Graphics, and Drawing
Biology, Physics, and Medicine
History, Literature, and Philosophy
Algebra, Geometry, and Calculus
2
How did the rise of a middle class in the Italian city-states affect the Renaissance?
It provided money to sponsor military campaigns.
It created wealth to establish new colonies.
It created wealth to influence local elections.
It provided money to sponsor artists and writers.
3
What was the approximate time of The Renaissance?
509 BC - 476 AD
476 AD - 1300 AD
!954 AD - 1966 AD
1300 AD - 1600 AD
4
What is Humanism?
A way to understand humans through the study of plants and animals
An intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievements
Human physical science that looks at the body parts and structure
A way to explain why people are different from each other
5
What is one invention that made it easier to create and store books?
the library
papermaking
the Dewey Decimal System
the bookshelf
6
Why were cities ideal places for the birth of the Renaissance?
kings hired people to come up with new ideas
they had pleanty of paper and pencils
it was a great place for the exchange ideas
cities had low rent places to live so more people could live there
7
What does it mean to be secular?
To focus on worldly things instead of spiritual things
A way to understand how people are divided into sections or groups
A way to understand how people are divided into sections or groups
To focus on the second nature of humans
8
What events led to laborers (workers) being able to demand higher wages?
There were fewer laborers because plague killed up to 60% of workers
Labor Union were formed and began collective bargaining
Farming was mechanized and more people were skilled laborers
More people were getting college degrees and needed more money
9
Which of the following helped cause the Renaissance? Select FOUR correct answers.
translations of the classic texts into Latin
peace returned to much of the continent
development of papermaking
increased trade
10
What led European scholars to develop a new outlook on life and art?
New leaders arrived from other places in Europe
They became more influenced by classical ideas from Ancient Greece and Rome
New ideas were developed by young people
They were trying new things to explore themselves and find who they were
11
How did politics in Italy differ from other European lands?
It was more rural and relied on farming
It had a strong central government that ruled over the whole land
It was more urban and based on city-states rather than strong central gover
It was surrounded by mountains and cut off from the rest of Europe
12
What does it mean to be a Renaissance Person?
Someone who is reborn
Someone who studies the past
Someone who can speak French
Someone who is good at lots of things
13
What caused a big decrease in the population at the beginning of the Renaissance?
they went to America
they moved to China
waves of famine and disease
they died of from war
14
What new class of people arose during the Renaissance?
The Peasants
The Nobility
The Middle Class
The Monarchy

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