Renaissance Intro & Vocabulary

Question 1

Who supported the growth of art and learning during the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Merchants and bankers

Question 2

When did the Renaissance happen?

Accepted Answer

1300–1600 C.E.

Question 3

What is emphasis?

Accepted Answer

A special focus

Question 4

What does the word contrast mean?

Accepted Answer

To show differences

Question 5

What belief system developed during the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Humanism

Question 6

What are humanities?

Accepted Answer

Art & History

Question 7

Who were most likely to be educated during the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

Clergy

Question 8

What encouraged people to think more about life after death?

Accepted Answer

Roman Catholic Church

Question 9

What does the word Renaissance mean in French?

Accepted Answer

rebirth

Question 10

What is classical art based on?

Accepted Answer

Ancient Greece and Rome

Question 11

What did humanists believe in?

Accepted Answer

Individual worth

Question 12

What two ancient cultures inspired the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Greece and Rome

Question 13

What was European society based on during the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

Feudalism

Question 14

What did people look back to for ideas during the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Ancient cultures

Question 15

What helped cities grow larger by the Late Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

Trade and commerce

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