How did the printing press change society?

It spread information to people who would never have had access to it

How did merchants and bankers use their increased wealth in a way that contributed to the Renaissance?

They ordered and paid for new buildings and works of art

What was one economic consequence of the Black Death in Europe during the 1300s?

a huge labor shortage in many European cities

What is a "patron of the arts"?

Someone who supports the work of artists

A way of thinking that focused on individual dignity, nature, and society

Which of the following is a characteristic of Renaissance art?

The figure looks lifelike and three-dimensional

What was one reason for the growth of trade in Europe?

European cities were located along trade routes

Which of these was a result of the rediscovery of classical literature during the Renaissance?

Individuals were seen as having more importance

Which of the following was a goal of Renaissance artists?

They tried to capture the way things looked in the real world

How did trade help to bring about the Renaissance?

Traders brought new ideas to Europe as well as goods

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1
How did the printing press change society?
It spread information to people who would never have had access to it
It taught people how to read
It increased the power of the Catholic Church
It proved the sun was at the center of the universe
2
How did merchants and bankers use their increased wealth in a way that contributed to the Renaissance?
They traded artwork for goods from the East
They took painting lessons from medieval artists
They hired artists to create new forms of currency
They ordered and paid for new buildings and works of art
3
The Renaissance was a rebirth of interest in the art and learning of ancient Greece and ______
China
India
Egypt
Rome
4
What was one economic consequence of the Black Death in Europe during the 1300s?
a large need for more professional soldiers in Europe
increase in the number of serfs in Europe
a decrease in skilled jobs in European cities
a huge labor shortage in many European cities
5
The Renaissance started in Greece
True
False
6
What is a "patron of the arts"?
Someone who teachers artists how to create art
Someone who supports the work of artists
Someone who destroys the work of artists
Someone who works as an artist
7
Which of the following was NOT a famous Renaissance artist?
Raphael
Donatello
Galileo
Michelangelo
8
He perfected the printing press in Europe and changed society as we know it.
Galileo
Leonardo
Shakespeare
Gutenberg
9
New types of goods came to Europe along the Silk Road, What else came with the exchanging of goods?
ideas
disease
none of the above
all of the above
10
What is humanism?
A way of thinking that focused on individual dignity, nature, and society
A belief that people should follow religious teachings without question
A belief that a person's class or family gives them power
A belief that people shouldn't go to church
11
Which of the following is a characteristic of Renaissance art?
The figure looks lifelike and three-dimensional
The artists did not care about form or symmetry
The figure looks stiff and flat
All of the subjects are religious
12
What was one reason for the growth of trade in Europe?
None of these answers
The Silk Road became too dangerous for traders to travel on
Europeans had little interest in goods from the East
European cities were located along trade routes
13
Which of these was a result of the rediscovery of classical literature during the Renaissance?
Individuals were seen as having more importance
Religion was seen as having greater importance
Peasants gained greater freedom
The feudal system was made stronger
14
This Renaissance figure said that the Sun was the center of the universe, not the Earth. (Heliocentric)
Copernicus
Leonardo
Galileo
Gutenberg
15
Which of the following was a goal of Renaissance artists?
They tried to capture the way things looked in the real world
They always showed subjects that were religious
They tried to create art that looked two-dimensional
They tried to copy the characteristics of medieval art
16
What does the term Renaissance mean?
redo
rebirth
remaking
restart
17
Who came up with the scientific method?
Galileo
Leonardo
Copernicus
Newton
18
Which economic concept means that you do one thing and do it really well?
specialization
supply
scarcity
demand
19
How did trade help to bring about the Renaissance?
Traders brought new ideas to Europe as well as goods
Trade provided work for sculptors who eventually started making coins
Trade gave artists free time to create art
Traders brought new art techniques to Europe
20
When did the Renaissance begin?
At the end of the Roman Empire
At the beginning of the Roman Empire
At the beginning of the Middle Ages
At the end of the Middle Ages

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