Module 20-Renaissance Practice Test

Renaissance scientists learned that_

What Renaissance writer from England is considered the greatest writer in history?

European factories were making paper by the 1300s. What did Europeans use before?

Niccolo Machiavelli wrote advice on how leaders should rule. He said it was better to be____.

What was the first printed book?

What art technique makes people in the background smaller than those in front?

If you are studying humanities, you are learning about__

In his Divine Comedy, Dante meets people from his past as well as historic figures as he journeys ____.

Which Renaissance artist painted the paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

Johann Gutenberg developed a printing press that used movable type. Where was he from?

Renaissance paintings showed people as they were with physical flaws. This was called____.

Leonardo DaVinci was the greatest genius ever. He was an architect, inventor, engineer, and painted what masterpiece?

What trader led people to seek goods from Asia?

Due to the rebirth of creativity, this time period is called____.

What country was the focus of European culture?

When a single rich merchant family controlled the government. This is called a _____.

What city stands out as an example of trade and wealth at this time?

Desiderius Erasmus believed in the idea that humans had____

What is the fee that borrowers pay for the use of someone else’s money?

Albrecht Dürer created a famous woodcut called The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Which is NOT one of the horsemen?