What was a major characteristic of the Renaissance in Europe?

Patronage allowed artists to create new works of art

Which action could be considered an effect of Gutenberg’s invention?

Greater availability of books increased literacy rates

The Renaissance in Western Europe is best described as a period marked by

great intellectual and artistic creativity

One major characteristic of the Renaissance was that the

classical cultures of Greece and Rome were studied and imitated

Which of the following does NOT characterize the humanist movement during the Renaissance?

It had no impact on art or architecture

Which of the following is NOT a major cause of the Renaissance began in Italy?

Italian farmers produced great agricultural surpluses

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1
What was a major characteristic of the Renaissance in Europe?
Most ancient Greek and Roman ideas were rejected
Patronage allowed artists to create new works of art
Suffrage was granted to men and women.
Most literature was written in Arabic
2
Which action could be considered an effect of Gutenberg’s invention?
Human flight became commercially available
Knight cavalry could be easily defeated on the battlefield by peasant soldi
Sailing ships could travel to America without stopping for supplies
Greater availability of books increased literacy rates
3
Which two empires created turning points in history that lead to greater worldwide peace?
Japanese and the Malian
Roman and Mongolian
Mongolian and the Russian
Roman and Byzantine
4
Italian author of The Travels whose account of China generated European interest in trade and travel to Asia:
Marco Polo
Dante Alighieri
J.K. Rowling
Leonardo da Vinci
5
Tamerlane spread Islam and destroyed Hindu art, temples, and architecture in what area?
Saudi Arabia
Russia
Italy
India
6
The Renaissance in Western Europe is best described as a period marked by
an advance of Muslim culture
unquestioned reliance on the teachings of Aristotle
great intellectual and artistic creativity
Christian unity throughout the region
7
Like Alexander the Great, this famous conqueror’s empire was split into four parts
Adolf Hitler
Cyrus the Great
Genghis Khan
Kublai Khan
8
Which Renaissance master painted the Sistine Chapel?
Christopher Columbus.
Michelangelo
Masaccio
Leonardo da Vinci
9
Which Chinese Dynasty invented the use of paper currency and gunpowder?
The Duck Dynasty
The Song Dynasty
The Dance Dynasty
The Mulan Dynasty
10
One major characteristic of the Renaissance was that the
classical cultures of Greece and Rome were studied and imitated
major language of the common people was Latin
Catholic Church lost all its influence in Europe
the manor became the main center of economic activity
11
Which of the following does NOT characterize the humanist movement during the Renaissance?
It was based on a study of the humanities
It helped to revive the culture during the Renaissance.
It focused on the achievements of individuals
It had no impact on art or architecture
12
Whose famous work written in the English vernacular told the story of 29 pilgrims?
Geoffrey Chaucer
Dante Alighieri
William Shakespeare
Leonardo da Vinci
13
What major religions have come out of India?
Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity
Christianity, Judaism, and Islam
Sunni, Shia, Sufi
Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism
14
The Mona Lisa, one of the most famous paintings of all time, was painted by
Donatello
Raphael
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
15
In The Prince, Niccolo Machiavelli was most concerned with
equality and justice for all
the use of political power
government regulation of the economy
the expansion of church authority
16
Which of the following is NOT a major cause of the Renaissance began in Italy?
Italian farmers produced great agricultural surpluses
Italian city-states grew wealthy from trade
Scholars from Constantinople migrated to this area.
Wealthy bankers like the Medici family acted as patrons to artists and writ
17
Vernacular is a reference to
an image of the Virgin Mary
dissecting bodies to understand anatomy better
the study of the classics
a local spoken language

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