The Renaissance

Question 1

Marco Polo's travels did not help bring about the Renaissance

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

By mocking the values of the Middle Ages, writers like Cervantes and Rabelais celebrated living during the Renaissance

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

Why was the invention of the printing press so important?

Accepted Answer

Using movable type on a printing press allowed for faster printing

Question 4

Why were Genoa and Venice important in the trade between Asia and the rest of Europe?

Accepted Answer

They were port cities located on trade routes

Question 5

Using the technique perspective did not make art more realistic

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

Humanist from the Renaissance and Medieval thinkers were the same

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

The Medici's had a good impact on Florence

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

How was the northern Renaissance different from the Italian Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Christian humanists focused on history of Christianity and not the classics

Question 9

What book did Niccolo Machiavelli write?

Accepted Answer

The Prince

Question 10

What is a subject that was studied a lot more in the Renaissance

Accepted Answer

Science, History

Question 11

What was an effect of Johanne Gutenberg's printing press?

Accepted Answer

The Bible was able to be printed in different languages

Question 12

Who used their writing to mock the Middle Ages and to show how the Renaissance was a better time period to live in?

Accepted Answer

Miguel De Cervantes

Question 13

The Christian humanists began to call for church reform because they felt that the church was corrupt

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

Who invented the printing press?

Accepted Answer

Johannes Gutenberg

Question 15

What products did Venice specialize in?

Accepted Answer

Glass production

Question 16

What products did Milan specialize in?

Accepted Answer

Weapons and silk

Question 17

How did education change during the Renaisaance?

Accepted Answer

students started learning about humanities

Question 18

How did the Medici's effect Florence?

Accepted Answer

They created a center of art, literature, and culture

Question 19

Trade between Europe and Asia increased as a result of Marco Polo's journeys

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

What products did Florence specialize in?

Accepted Answer

Banking and wool cloth

Questions 20