The printing press helped to spread

Production of the Bible, Information, Literacy

What does the term classical heritage mean?

Harkening back to ancient Greece and Rome

Who was Nicolo Machiavelli?

A writer, A politician, A potential advisor

Humanism involved close attention to

Human Potential, Human achievements

What was the Bubonic Plague?

A disease that killed millions of people

What is the name of this picture and where is it hanging at LC?

The Creation of Adam - in the Media Center

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Renaissance Review

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Review of the Renaissance Unit for World History Freshmen

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1
The Renaissance was a period in European history spanning which of the following dates?
1400-1700
1300-1600
1200-1500
1100-1400
2
What is Nicolo Machiavelli known for?
Being fair
His ruthless politics
Being a super nice guy
His military command
3
What was the first book ever printed?
The Prince
Decameron
Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet"
The Gutenberg Bible
4
The printing press helped to spread
Production of the Bible
Power among kings
Information
Literacy
5
What does the term classical heritage mean?
People trying to find out who their ancestors were
Harkening back to ancient Greece and Rome
Listening to classical music
Speaking Latin
6
Who was Nicolo Machiavelli?
A writer
A politician
A prince
A potential advisor
7
Why is the Renaissance in England referred to as the Elizabethan Age?
Shakespeare wrote about a woman named Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth I of England
Queen Elizabeth I of Italy
Queen Elizabeth I of France
8
Humanism involved close attention to
Religious faith
Human Potential
Focus on an afterlife
Human achievements
9
What did patrons do?
Pay others to create art
Hire knights to defend their territory
Hoard all of their money
Give money to the poor
10
How did the Merchant class of Italy get all their money?
Trade from East and West
From the Crusades
The Italian mafia
From their parents
11
Before the printing press, books were created by
Monks writing longhand
Professional book writers
Individual stamps with letters on them
People in their free time
12
Vernacular means
English
A person's native language
The universal language
Latin
13
Who was NOT a great Renaissance writer?
Shakespeare
Dante
Boccaccio
Medici
14
Secular society focused on the things that were:
Heavenly
Artistic
Alien
Wordly
15
What was the Bubonic Plague?
Another name for the zika virus
Similar to the common cold
A disease that began in Italy
A disease that killed millions of people
16
What is the artistic technique used to a painting in 3D?
Depth
Perspective
Perception
Distancing
17
After the development of Gutenberg's printing press, books became
more commonly available
more costly
more like art objects
none of these
18
Renaissance means what?
Humanity
Rebirth
Birth
Death
19
What is the name of this picture and where is it hanging at LC?
God and Adam - the Media Center
God and Adam - the Chapel
The Creation of Adam - in the Media Center
The Creation of Adam - the Sistine Chapel
20
What is a Renaissance Man?
Someone who goes to Harvard
Someone who fences and rides horses
A man who can do it all
A woman who can do it all

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