Which of the following descriptions BEST defines the Renaissance period?

a rebirth of classical knowledge and learning in Europe

An unintentional (not on purpose) result of the Crusades to the Holy Land was the

exposure of Europeans to Muslim learning and culture

Life for serfs in the medieval period would have been dominated most by the importance of

showing obedience to the lord of the manor

Choose the statement that is untrue. Serfs...

lived within the castle walls to serve their lord

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Chapters 1 & 2 - Times of Change & The Expansion of Trade

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1
What is the MOST direct translation of the word Renaissance?
resurgence
reawareness
rebirth
reawakening
2
In the late Middle Ages, the Crusades were organized to do what?
Control the Holy Land
Abolish Christians
Collect money for the church
Return land to the Muslim people
3
Which of the following descriptions BEST defines the Renaissance period?
A period of time after the feudal system of the Middle Ages
when a third of the population of Europe died of the Plague
A time when the population of Europe was more urbanized
a rebirth of classical knowledge and learning in Europe
4
An unintentional (not on purpose) result of the Crusades to the Holy Land was the
increase in numbers of Muslim settlers in Europe
exposure of Europeans to Muslim learning and culture
decline in the variety of goods being traded in Europe
conquest of large areas of Palestine
5
The Renaissance period is one that may be understood as
a French period of change
both A and B
an era of knowledge and change
an era of cultural rebirth
6
The Feudal (Manorial) System of government was
democratic in nature
a system that sold land to peasants
controlled by the citizens
a hierarchical class structure
7
The exchange of _____ was a key part of the Renaissance spreading throughout Europe.
ideas
inventions
art
money
8
Life for serfs in the medieval period would have been dominated most by the importance of
expanding knowledge of the world through travel
seeking educational opportunities
showing obedience to the lord of the manor
enjoying material possessions and wealth
9
Choose the statement that is untrue. Serfs...
lived within the castle walls to serve their lord
were bound to their lord
could not advance to another social class
lived in huts outside the castle grounds
10
The Bubonic Plague caused all of the following to happen except
crops to become diseased
people to move to the cities
many peasant deaths
nobles to lose their land

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