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1
Galileo and other Renaissance scientists emphasized ________ and _________.
laws, war
Latin, Greek
observation, experimentation
tradition, acceptance
2
Machiavelli's book
The Prince
presented the authors observations and beliefs about
religion
art
government
education
3
Craftspeople became more important because they
bought luxuries
loaned money to merchants
made goods merchants sold
exchanged currencies
4
The most powerful family in Florence were the
Paparazzis
Machiavellis
Palazzis
Medicis
5
The way of thinking that balanced faith with an emphasis on individual dignity and nature was
existentialism
Popism
humanism
Renaissancism
6
Let's test your language skills. "Palazzi" means
cathedral in the town square
government building
palace with a courtyard
bank
7
What invention increased communication, learning, and literacy?
paper
printing press
submarine
mechanical clock
8
Natural backgrounds with depth, active figures with emotion, and shading describe ______ art.
Classical
Renaissance
Medieval
Modern
9
What did Queen Isabella and Queen Elizabeth have in common?
The wrote novels.
They promoted exploration
They were scientists.
They married wealthy princes
10
The most powerful people of a city-state were the
soldiers
craftspeople
rich merchants and patrons
church leaders
11
Copernicus advanced astronomy with his daring theory of
algebra
gravity
geometry
a heliocentric universe
12
Brunelleschi is known as the architect of Santa Maria del Fiore's great
stonework
dome
buttresses
arches
13
Which of these is furthest South?
Italy
Germany
Great Britain
France
14
Mercato Vecchio and Mercato Nuovo became important centers of
education
trade
art
politics
15
Idealized figures in the nude performing heroic tasks describe _______ art.
Classical
Modern
Medieval
Renaissance
16
who will win the super bowl?
rams
bengals
17
Cervantes's
Don Quixote
was a __________ story.
sad
funny
political
serious
18
City-states were empowered by all of the following
EXCEPT
collecting own taxes
conducting own trade
creating own religion
making own laws
19
The Renaissance was "birthed" in Florence because of its
location
immaturity
closeness to the Pope
isolation
20
Humanism's emphasis on individualism especially challenged medieval views on
trade
social classes
community
baptism
21
Humanism challenged the Catholic Church by encouraging people to
obey
ask questions
confess sins
take communion
22
Vesalius's study of ____________ changed the field of medicine.
mental illness
astronomy
diseases
human anatomy
23
The Renaissance was a rediscovery of the art and learning of ancient
Greece and Rome
China
Mesopotamia
India
24
The thinkers of the Renaissance imitated and __________ Classical ideas of art and learning.
discouraged
made fun of
took credit for
improved
25
The Renaissance spread throughout northern Europe because city-states
began trading
were religious
were run by the army
grew wealthy
26
All of the following are causes of the Renaissance
EXCEPT
classical works copied by Muslim scholars
goods and ideas brought back by Crusaders
traders and travelers brought back classical learning
church power grew when the pope relocated
27
Humanities are subjects that focus on human life and culture such as poetry and
history
mathematics
astronomy
anatomy
28
Renaissance is a French word meaning
trade
art
rebirth
death
29
Wealthy merchants and bankers supported education in their city-states by
teaching Latin
establishing universities
creating new banks
commissioning art
30
Solid backgrounds, religious themes, and stiff figures without emotions describe ________ art.
Modern
Classical
Renaissance
Medieval
31
Patrons are people who
support and commission art
serve the Pope
sell luxuries
organize trade markets
32
Where did the Renaissance begin?
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
33
which super bowl are we on?
LVII
LV
LVI
LIV
34
Florence was the ideal city to birth a Renaissance because of its
religion
military
wealth
metalworking
35
Galileo used a telescope to discover
the sun
the moons of Jupiter
saturn's rings
moon spots
36
The main cause for the Renaissance was the growth of
the Catholic Church
Germanic kingdoms
feudalism
trade
37
Dante's
Divine Comedy
, was about a journey through
a typical medieval city
time
the afterlife
downtown Cleveland
38
Florence was known for its wool and
ivory
gold
banking
armor
39
Donatello and Michelangelo's sculptures of David were all of the following
EXCEPT
Biblical
freestanding
realistic
emotionless
40
The founder of "humanism" was
Petrarch
Dante
da Vinci
Medici
41
Renaissance artists like Raphael discovered that shading and a vanishing point gave paintings
a flat perspective
realistic emotion
three-dimensional depth
action and motion
42
Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks include drawings of all of the following
EXCEPT
weapons
flying machines
maps from an aerial view
automobiles
43
Artists traveled to Italy to
practice their sailing
teach Italian students
learn new techniques
get money from patrons
44
What is Shakespeare known for?
his plays
his sketch books
his political novels
his scientific discoveries