What was one unexpected result of the Crusades?

Creative expression in the west

How were Florence's industries related to the city's culture?

Wealthy patrons sponsored many artists

Which of the following was a factor that led to the Renaissance?

Traders brought classical ideas to Europe

Why was Florence called "the cradle of the Renaissance?"

The Renaissance developed there.

How did the development of a money-based economy affect Florence?

Florence became a banking center.

What important change made literature more popular during the Renaissance than it was before?

Writers wrote in their own vernacular.

What was "reborn" during the Renaissance?

An interest in classical culture

Which of these beliefs most closely relates to humanism?

The belief in the worth of the individual

What did painting, architecture, and sculpture have in common during the Renaissance?

They were all influenced by classical ideas.

Where did people from Florence get ideas for the designs of their buildings?

From their study of Greek and Roman ruins

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1
What was one unexpected result of the Crusades?
Creative expression in the west
Economic control for the east
Political freedom for Muslims
Eastern influence in the west
2
On what did Renaissance scientists base their work?
Religion
Observation
Engineering
Intuition
3
How were Florence's industries related to the city's culture?
Brilliant scholars got rich writing books
Great artists became bankers and traders
Industry owners studied art and music in Florence
Wealthy patrons sponsored many artists
4
What powerful family controlled Florence for almost 300 years?
The Machiavelli family
The da Vinci family
The Medici family
The Lorenzo family
5
What political unit contributed most to the development of the Renaissance?
The city-state
The country
The feudal manor
The village
6
The French word "renaissance" means:
medieval
nature
rebirth
ancient Greece
7
Which of the following was a factor that led to the Renaissance?
Scholars left Europe to study in the east
Merchants brought Medieval art to the East
Traders brought classical ideas to Europe
Muslim leaders brought money to Europe
8
What geographic factor contributed to Italy becoming wealthy?
Its location
Its mountains
Its forests
Its climate
9
Why was Florence called "the cradle of the Renaissance?"
Most artists in Florence were young.
Most children in Florence had any talents.
The Renaissance developed there.
The Renaissance required a lot of money.
10
How did the development of a money-based economy affect Florence?
Other Italian leaders tried to imitate Florence.
Florence became an intellectual center.
Florence became a banking center.
Other Italian cities tried to conquer Florence.
11
What important change made literature more popular during the Renaissance than it was before?
Writers wrote about religious topics.
People believed that reading led to financial success.
Writers wrote in their own vernacular.
People believed that reading led to salvation.
12
What was "reborn" during the Renaissance?
An interest in the Byzantine Empire
An interest in classical culture
An interest in Christianity
An interest in the Islamic religion
13
Which of these beliefs most closely relates to humanism?
The belief in the authority of the government
The belief in the strength of city-states
The belief in the importance of old ideas
The belief in the worth of the individual
14
Which word describes anything that is NOT religious?
Secular
Nonsecular
Renaissaince
Humanistic
15
Someone who hires others to create art would be considered a ________.
scholar
priest
craftsperson
patron
16
What new type of economy developed during the Renaissance?
A command economy
A money-based economy
A traditional economy
A barter eonomy
17
What did painting, architecture, and sculpture have in common during the Renaissance?
They were all influenced by classical ideas.
They all required lengthy periods of training.
They were all pursued by the wealthy.
They all depended on engineering breakthroughs.
18
Where did people from Florence get ideas for the designs of their buildings?
From their study of math and engineering
From their participation in church activities
From their study of Greek and Roman ruins
From their travels to the Arabian Peninsula

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