Renaissance Italy Documentary Review

Question 1

What did Petrarch discover that made people rethink the past?

Accepted Answer

Ancient Roman texts by Cicero and Livy

Question 2

Which invention helped spread Renaissance ideas quickly across Europe?

Accepted Answer

The printing press

Question 3

How did Lucrezia Borgia prove women could rule effectively?

Accepted Answer

She ruled in her husband’s absence and kept order

Question 4

Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

Accepted Answer

Michelangelo

Question 5

What role did patrons play during the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

They funded scholars and artists

Question 6

What powerful family ruled Florence during much of the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Medici

Question 7

Why was Galileo arrested by the Catholic Church?

Accepted Answer

He supported Copernicus’ idea that the Earth moved around the Sun

Question 8

Why did many Greek scholars flee to Italy in 1453?

Accepted Answer

The fall of Constantinople to the Turks

Question 9

What painting technique did Renaissance artists perfect?

Accepted Answer

Realistic three-dimensional figures

Question 10

Which city-state was ruled by popes during the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

The Papal States

Question 11

What was one of Leonardo da Vinci’s major contributions to art?

Accepted Answer

Using anatomy to make realistic human figures

Question 12

What made Italian city-states like Venice and Florence wealthy during the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Trade and commerce

Question 13

What was a dowry?

Accepted Answer

Money given by the bride’s family to the groom

Question 14

What made Machiavelli's book 'The Prince' controversial?

Accepted Answer

It suggested rulers could use cruelty for political success

Question 15

What was the main source of Florence's wealth before banking?

Accepted Answer

Wool and cloth trade

Question 16

Who were the humanists?

Accepted Answer

Scholars focused on ancient texts and learning

Question 17

What was the primary role of women in upper-class Renaissance families?

Accepted Answer

To bear children

Question 18

Why was Venice referred to as 'La Serenissima'?

Accepted Answer

It was peaceful and stable

Question 19

Which city was known as the 'Cradle of the Renaissance'?

Accepted Answer

Florence

Question 20

What does the word 'Renaissance' mean in French?

Accepted Answer

To be reborn

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