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1
Which describes the Silk Road?
ancient trade rout connecting Europe with China
rout created by the Mongols to move armies
5,000 mile roadway by Romans
a route connecting Rome to Constanttinople
2
Shakespeare was what kind of a Elizabethan artist?
poet
playwrite
painter
both b and c
3
Which one was a painter and sculptor?
Machiavelli
Michelangelo
Brunelleschi
Cervantes
4
What is the mood of an author who uses words like: disgrace, beweep, cries, wishing, despising?
confused
angry and sad
all of the above
unhappy, sad
5
What effect did the Silk Road and Marco Polo have?
encourages European tourists to go to China
European rulers banned travel to China
promoted European rulers to attack Mongolia
encouraged European merchants to trade with Asia
6
What does it mean to be a "Renaissance Man"?
to excel in many fields
to be well versed in classical literature
to stand out as an artist
to speak many languages
7
What sea did Marco Polo cross to pick up the Silk Road?
Yellow Sea
the Arabian Sea
South China Sea
Mediterranean Sea
8
What does writing in the vernacular mean?
first person POV
in your "native" language
foreign language
in Latin
9
What route did Marco Polo take to reach China?
Silk Road
Mediterranean Sea
No one knows
Appian Way
10
Where did the European Renaissance begin?
France
Northern Europe
Spain
Italy
11
Why was the printing press so important?
it made books available to a wider audience
it spured the invention of the telescope.
it made Johann Gutenburg famous
it embodied the spirit of the Renaissance
12
What was general time period of the Renaissance?
1300-1600
1300-1500
1200-1600
1200-1500
13
What places did the Silk Road connect?
Europe and Africa
Europe and India
China and India
Europe and China
14
Through which territory did most of the Silk Road run?
The Mongol Empire (China)
the Arabian Empire
the Byzantine Empire
the Roman Empire
15
Why was Marco Polo important to the early Renaissance?
all of the above
brought new foods to Italy
Explored much of the Silk Road and China
Brought Asian ideas to Europe
16
Which of the following occurred in Elizabethan England?
Gutenberg invented the printing press
Shakespeare wrote "Romeo and Juliet."
Scientist discovered a cure for the plague
Dante wrote "The Divine Comedy"
17
Humanism focuses on which of the following?
works of medieval writers
needs of the group over the individual
doctrine of the Catholic Church
human potential for achievement
18
What is the mood of an author who uses words like:like a lark, sings hymns, wealth, sweet love?
joyful
unhappy
depressed
angry
19
Which of the following characterizes the Renaissance?
growth of religios belief
outburt of creativity
spread of democracy
a decline in learning
20
What does the term "Renaissance" mean?
rebirth
love of the arts
love of knowledge
remodel
21
Why did Petrarch say books were scarce because good copyists were scarce?
hard to find copyists to handle serious and difficult books
it took a long time to copy by hand
all of the above
it was hard to find people who valued classical learning
22
How many years did Marco Polo travel through Asia? (1295-1271)
27
18
21
24
23
Which Renaissance invention had the greatest impact?
the plow
trebuchet
the long bow
the printing press
24
What is considered art?
poetry
drama
literature
all of the above
25
Which is associated with Classical learning?
ideas of Greece and Rome
ideas of ancient China
ideas of ancient India
ideas of the Middle Ages
