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Ch. 27 - The Renaissance Begins (Mr. Anderson)
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Review of TCI History Alive Ch. 27 - The Renaissance Begins
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1
Knowledge of ancient times was kept alive by
Catholic monks who copied documents from the classical period.
Ancient Greek time capsules.
perfectly preserved libraries in Greece and Rome.
Europeans who continued to read the classics.
2
The Renaissance was a rediscovery of the art and learning of ancient
Mesopotamia
India
Greece and Rome
China
3
City-states were empowered by all of the following
EXCEPT
creating own religion
making own laws
conducting own trade
collecting own taxes
4
Where did the Renaissance begin?
Greece
Germany
Italy
France
5
Humanities are subjects that focus on human life and culture such as poetry and
mathematics
anatomy
astronomy
history
6
The way of thinking that balanced faith with an emphasis on individual dignity and nature was
Latin
Popism
Renaissancism
humanism
7
Northern Italian city-states grew extremely wealthy because they
only bought and sold European goods
were located on trade routes
obeyed the Catholic Church
kept their social classes
8
Humanism's emphasis on individualism especially challenged medieval views on
trade
baptism
community
social classes
9
The most powerful people of a city-state were the
church leaders
soldiers
craftspeople
rich merchants
10
The main cause for the Renaissance was the growth of
trade
Germanic kingdoms
feudalism
the Catholic Church
11
Mongols contributed to Europe's Renaissance by
conquering China and setting up a government ruled by foreigners.
making the Silk Road safe again to travel and trade on.
sculpting and painting in the styles of Greece and Rome.
preserving classical works and selling them to Europeans.
12
Wealthy merchants and bankers supported education in their city-states by
creating new banks
teaching Latin
commissioning art
establishing universities
13
The founder of humanism was
Dante
da Vinci
Petrarch
Medici
14
Wealthy merchants and bankers wanted to do all of the following
EXCEPT
make their cities beautiful
commission (paid for) new buildings and art
govern on elected councils
barter on manor estates
15
Solid backgrounds, religious themes, and stiff, two-dimensional figures without emotions describe ________ art.
Medieval
Classical
Renaissance
16
All of the following are causes of Europe's Renaissance
EXCEPT
goods and ideas brought back by Crusaders
classical works copied by Muslim scholars
merchants and travelers brought back classical learning
church power grew when the pope relocated
17
Some city-states became experts in a certain craft. This is known as
individualism.
humanism.
specialization.
economy
18
Natural backgrounds with depth, active three dimensional figures with emotion, and shading describe ______ art.
Medieval
Renaissance
Classical
19
Renaissance is a French word meaning
rebirth
art
trade
death
20
Florence was known for its wool and
gold
ivory
armor
banking
21
Humanism challenged the Catholic Church by encouraging people to
participate in the Crusades
take the sacraments
obey
ask questions
22
Craftspeople became more important because they
bought luxuries
made goods merchants sold
loaned money to merchants
exchanged currencies
23
Marco Polo contributed to the Renaissance by
collecting books written by Greek philosophers.
teaching Europeans how to weave silk.
sparking interest in the East through his tales of Chinese adventures.
introducing Europeans to tea.
24
The thinkers of the Renaissance imitated and __________ Classical ideas of art and learning.
discouraged
took credit for
made fun of
improved
25
Florence governed as a republic which meant they
were ruled by a monarch.
elected their leaders.
were controlled by nobles.
voted for a president.
26
A new economy of bankers developed because traders began
writing checks
bartering
giving away belongings
using coins
27
Idealized figures performing heroic tasks describe _______ art.
Renaissance
Classical
Medieval