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1
What great
Florentine
family were civic humanists?
The Borgia Family
The Aragon Family
The Sforza Family
The Medici Family
2
Cosimo de Medici
Was a friend of Marco Polo
Ruled over Venice
Supported the arts in Florence
Married Catherine de Medici
3
What is a city-state?
a self-governed city with countryside included
a really famous book
place where it does not classify as a city nor state
a city governed by a state
4
What is civic humanism?
Allowing every man in Italy to vote
The idea that everyone should get paid the same wage
the civilian duty of giving back to the society you live in
allowing every citizen to own land
5
Early Humanist scholars of Renaissance Europe loved to read
Books about humans.
Greek and Roman literature
Islamic philosophers
The Da Vinci Code
6
True or False:
Middle Ages
education stressed the development of the "whole-child"?
False
True
7
The Renaissance spread through Western Europe, because
Silk Road trade slowed while the Aztec society blossomed.
Explorers started to sail to the Americas.
Papal orders supported science and the search for knowledge.
Wars ended, the feudal system declined, and trade picked up.
8
How did humanist scholars influence the rest of society?
They bribed people to gain followers
They were tutors, writers and opened schools
They didn't. Their work was hardly read or noticed.
They became the rulers of the italian city states
9
True or False: There was
more
social mobility in the Renaissance than the Middle Ages.
False
True
10
This building was most likely built in...
The Middle Ages
Ancient Egypt
The Renaissance
11
What country did the Renaissance start in?
Italy
Portugal
France
Germany
12
The term "Renaissance" means...
invent
the arts
re-birth
classical world
13
How did Europe's Roman Catholic Church contribute to the spread of these new Renaissance ideas?
They did this through sponsorship of scholars.
They didn't do this, because funds ran low after the wars.
They did this through churches and sermons
hey didn't do this, because they didn't want change.
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What is Feudalism?
A political situation of violence, feuds, and small uproars.
What is Feudalism?
A social and economic system of hierarchy, ruled by a King
A socio-economic system of equity and individual ownership.
15
What two ancient cultures were the Humanists inspired by?
Greece and the Ottoman Empire
Egypt and the Ottoman Empire
Rome and Egypt
Greece and Rome
16
During the Renaissance, the Catholic Church...
had the same amount of power it did in Medieval Europe
Was still powerful but their influence slightly decreased
was abolished
Became more powerful than ever
17
What is a
geographical
reason the Italian city-states were successful?
The feudal system was weaker in Italy
They were well positioned between Europe & the Mediterranean
They had strong and stable leaders
They were independent and not ruled under one monarch
18
How did Renaissance artists make money?
It was funded by a patron
They sold their art at markets
They sold it to merchants in exchange for foreign goods
They set up their own art galleries and had exhibitions
19
Why is the Renaissance so important in the history of Europe and the Western world?
because many important people contributed to it.
Because it's in the textbook.
it's not very important.
ecause it helped to determine how we think today
20
What city-state was most famous for its military?
Florence
Venice
Milan
Rome
21
The Silk Road
was a series of trade routes to the East
was a shipping route to the West
A path used during the Crusades
was a road made of silk
22
What is
one of the reasons
the Renaissance started in Italy?
They had a strong monarch
The feudal system was weaker in Italy
The Pope lives in Italy
Both
23
During the 15th century, Renaissance artists began to paint
Non-religious subjects.
Realistic images of humans
Classical Greek and Roman myths
Cartoons
24
Which City State was the main trading center for the East?
Florence
Pisa
Venice
Genoa
25
True or False: This painting is from the
Middle Ages
because it celebrates the human body?
True
False
26
What city-state was considered the cultural capital of the Renaissance?
Genoa
Rome
Florence
Venice
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What was at the centre of the humanist worldview?
Art
The Individual/Humanity
The Greek and Roman Gods
God
