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Grade 8 Social: Chapter 1-3 Review
Grade 8 Social: Chapter 1-3 Review
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1
What country did the Renaissance start in?
Germany
Portugal
Italy
France
2
True or False: There was
more
social mobility in the Renaissance than the Middle Ages.
True
False
3
What city-state was considered the cultural capital of the Renaissance?
Rome
Florence
Genoa
Venice
4
What is a city-state?
a city governed by a state
a really famous book
place where it does not classify as a city nor state
a self-governed city with countryside included
5
True or False:
Middle Ages
education stressed the development of the "whole-child"?
False
True
6
What great
Florentine
family were civic humanists?
The Borgia Family
The Medici Family
The Sforza Family
The Aragon Family
7
Early Humanist scholars of Renaissance Europe loved to read
Greek and Roman literature
Books about humans.
The Da Vinci Code
Islamic philosophers
8
Why is the Renaissance so important in the history of Europe and the Western world?
Because it's in the textbook.
it's not very important.
because many important people contributed to it.
ecause it helped to determine how we think today
9
The term "Renaissance" means...
invent
classical world
re-birth
the arts
10
How did Europe's Roman Catholic Church contribute to the spread of these new Renaissance ideas?
They didn't do this, because funds ran low after the wars.
They did this through sponsorship of scholars.
hey didn't do this, because they didn't want change.
They did this through churches and sermons
11
What is
one of the reasons
the Renaissance started in Italy?
The feudal system was weaker in Italy
The Pope lives in Italy
Both
They had a strong monarch
12
This building was most likely built in...
The Renaissance
The Middle Ages
Ancient Egypt
13
How did Renaissance artists make money?
It was funded by a patron
They sold it to merchants in exchange for foreign goods
They set up their own art galleries and had exhibitions
They sold their art at markets
14
What two ancient cultures were the Humanists inspired by?
Greece and Rome
Rome and Egypt
Greece and the Ottoman Empire
Egypt and the Ottoman Empire
15
What is Feudalism?
A political situation of violence, feuds, and small uproars.
A social and economic system of hierarchy, ruled by a King
What is Feudalism?
A socio-economic system of equity and individual ownership.
16
The Renaissance spread through Western Europe, because
Silk Road trade slowed while the Aztec society blossomed.
Papal orders supported science and the search for knowledge.
Explorers started to sail to the Americas.
Wars ended, the feudal system declined, and trade picked up.
17
Which City State was the main trading center for the East?
Genoa
Venice
Pisa
Florence
18
True or False: This painting is from the
Middle Ages
because it celebrates the human body?
True
False
19
What was at the centre of the humanist worldview?
The Individual/Humanity
God
The Greek and Roman Gods
Art
20
What city-state was most famous for its military?
Milan
Rome
Venice
Florence
21
The Silk Road
was a road made of silk
was a shipping route to the West
A path used during the Crusades
was a series of trade routes to the East
22
Cosimo de Medici
Married Catherine de Medici
Supported the arts in Florence
Ruled over Venice
Was a friend of Marco Polo
23
How did humanist scholars influence the rest of society?
They didn't. Their work was hardly read or noticed.
They became the rulers of the italian city states
They were tutors, writers and opened schools
They bribed people to gain followers
24
What is a
geographical
reason the Italian city-states were successful?
They were independent and not ruled under one monarch
The feudal system was weaker in Italy
They were well positioned between Europe & the Mediterranean
They had strong and stable leaders
25
During the 15th century, Renaissance artists began to paint
Cartoons
Non-religious subjects.
Classical Greek and Roman myths
Realistic images of humans
26
During the Renaissance, the Catholic Church...
was abolished
had the same amount of power it did in Medieval Europe
Became more powerful than ever
Was still powerful but their influence slightly decreased
27
What is civic humanism?
The idea that everyone should get paid the same wage
the civilian duty of giving back to the society you live in
allowing every citizen to own land
Allowing every man in Italy to vote
28
What city-state was the famous explorer Christopher Columbus from?
Florence
Genoa
Venice
Milan
