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Review: Renaissance
Review: Renaissance
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AP Review - Ch. 12
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1
For the majority of women in Europe during the period of the Renaissance...
Had very little impact
Allowed them access to education of the first time
Improved their status in society
Improved the material conditions of their life
2
Which social group most often supported the centralizing efforts of the “new monarchs”?
Peasantry
Urban Workers
Bourgeoisie
Nobility
3
The Peace of Lodi in 1454 exemplifies what key Italian Renaissance political concept?
Rule through intimidation
Peace at any price
A balance of power between competing territorial states
The useless nature of paper treaties
4
Who among the following was NOT a scholar of the Renaissance?
Dante
Mirandola
Petrarch
Gutenburg
5
By the fifteenth century, Italy was...
Made up of hundreds of independent city-states
Dominated by five major regional independent powers
A centralized state
The foremost European power
6
Liberal education in the Renaissance included all of the following EXCEPT...
Mastery of Latin
Study of music
Mastering of engineering and mechanics
Study of martial arts
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The “new monarchs” of the late fifteenth century in Europe...
Were focused upon the acquisition and expansion of power
Accepted the domination of the church as a matter of course
Continued the trend toward decentralization
Attempted to build up the nobility for support
8
Which of these concepts was NOT valued by Renaissance thinkers?
Humans as the measure of all things
The ideas of ancient Greece
The secluded life
Pursuit of excellence
9
Italian artists of the fifteenth century began to...
Move away from the study of anatomical structure
Copy the works of pervious artists
Experiment with areas of perspective
Ignore nature and paint for expression
10
The Renaissance began in Italy for ALL of these reasons EXCEPT...
Its strong centralized government
Its central location in the Mediterranean Sea
Its surplus of merchant wealth
Its proximity to the ancient civilizations of Greece & Rome
11
Which monarch was NOT successful in continuing the centralization of their “new monarchies”?
Louis XI the Spider of France
Henry VII of England
Ferdinand of Aragon in Spain
Maximilian I of the Holy Roman Empire
12
All of the following contributed to the growth of the Renaissance EXCEPT...
The strength of the Counter-reformation
Revival in educational opportunities
Rediscovery of Classical texts
Secularization of the Papacy
13
Western Europe in the Renaissance saw...
An increase in slavery
A decline in serfdom
A decline in centralized royal government
A reduction in urban trade networks
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The results of the Hundred Years’ War were...
Reinvigorated and strengthened the French monarchy
Led to the end of the Valois dynasty
Led to the end of the Tudor dynasty
Renewed alliances between France and England
15
What BEST describes why the High Renaissance ended in Italy?
The Medici went bankrupt
Warfare in Italy led to the sack of Rome
Michelangelo died
It was becoming more successful in Europe
