Unit 9 Renaissance

Question 1

Which of the following best explains the tremendous commercial growth in Italy?

Accepted Answer

The location on trade routes.

Question 2

Which of the following terms is represented best by stating scholars were free to study topics like the humanities.

Accepted Answer

Secularism

Question 3

True or False: China's Dynasties played a major role in influencing Renaissance architecture.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

True or False: A person who is wealthy and gives money to artists is considered a patron.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

True False: Lorenzo de' Medici was a Pope during the Renaissance and created several famous pieces of art.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

Which of the following was the number one cause of merchant banking?

Accepted Answer

People simply needed ways to transfer money.

Question 7

Peter Bruegel is best know for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

He created paintings with peasants as the main theme.

Question 8

Which of the following best explains why Italy was the birthplace of the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

It was located the Italian Peninsula

Question 9

True False: Scholarship changed during the Renaissance by text being written in specific vernacular.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

True or False: Wealthy merchants promoted learning and the arts by becoming patrons.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

Leonardo da Vinci is responsible for which two pieces of art listed below?

Accepted Answer

The Mona Lisa and The Last Supper

Question 12

Which of the following terms is represented by stating humans are capable of achieving great things?

Accepted Answer

Humanism

Question 13

Which of the following is best described by a revival of interest in classical art, literature, and learning.

Accepted Answer

The Renaissance

Question 14

True or False: Humanists often studied and interpreted Ancient Greek and Roman scholars to form their own ideas

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

The significance of _______ was displayed in Venice through the magnificent shipyard.

Accepted Answer

Commerce

Question 16

Which of the following would be known as humanist writings?

Accepted Answer

An appreciation for worldly goods.

Question 17

Which of the following best describes the influence of Italy over other European countries?

Accepted Answer

Cultural diffusion via Italians led to tremendous growth throughout Europe

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