CHY4C/U Medieval Society and Renaissance Test Review 2025

Doubting, criticizing, questioning accepted views of God, humanity, world:

The Roman emperor _____________ legalized Christianity in 310 AD:

This Frankish King was crowned as Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III in 800 CE:

Which of the following statements is not true about the Medici family dynasty:

What is vernacular?

The Western European Printing Press was developed by ______ in 1440:

Classical Roman and _________ artwork tried to capture the ideal of the human body and its beauty.

The ________ Code of the Middle Ages and Renaissance said to: “be proud, not humble. Be rich, not poor.”

______ is where a wealthy person or family sponsors artists to create works of art for prestige, power and beauty.

This Renaissance artist completed the dome over the St. Maria del Fiore cathedral in Florence using masonry techniques.

The political system in the Middle Ages where lords held hereditary power over regular citizens.

During the Middle Ages the practice of ___________ involved speaking with the dead:

__________ was “God’s equity in the next world” - everything is about the afterlife

The discovery of _________ perspective allowed Renaissance artists to create a sense of 3D depth in paintings.

During the Middle Ages “black magic” was associated with:

This Renaissance philosopher believed that it was better for a leader to “be feared than loved.”

The Renaissance movement began in this Italian city:

We study art of cultures past for which of the following reasons:

Leonardo da Vinci is considered a _________ because he excelled in many different areas.

The __ were Christian invasions of the Holy Land between 1095 and 1291 that brought back many Classical ideas to Europe.

The Eastern sector of the Roman empire in the Middle Ages was referred to as:

This major disease wiped out 1/3 of Europe’s population during this time period:

This Renaissance artist is best known for his sculpture of David and the painting of the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling.

Humanist who writer translated the New Testament into Latin from Greek and “laid the egg that hatched the Reformation.”

What were the three main purposes of religion during this time period?