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1
The founder of humanism was
Medici
da Vinci
Dante
Petrarch
2
Dante's
Divine Comedy
, his imaginary journey through the afterlife, was
only written in Latin
full of real characters
unemotional
3
A new economy of bankers developed because traders began
giving away belongings
writing checks
using coins
bartering
4
The Renaissance was a rediscovery of the art and learning of ancient
Mesopotamia
China
India
Greece and Rome
5
Idealized figures in the nude performing heroic tasks describe _______ art.
Classical
Medieval
Renaissance
6
Galileo used a telescope to discover
saturn's rings
moon spots
the sun
the moons of Jupiter
7
Florence was the ideal city to birth a Renaissance because of its
metalworking
military
religion
wealth
8
Which geographical factor helped Florence become a wealthy city?
Northern European Plain
Swiss Alps
Arno River
Appenine Mountains
9
Artists traveled to Italy to
learn new techniques
practice their sailing
get money from patrons
teach Italian students
10
What did Queen Isabella and Queen Elizabeth have in common?
They were scientists.
The wrote novels.
They married wealthy princes
They promoted exploration
11
City-states were empowered by all of the following
EXCEPT
making own laws
conducting own trade
collecting own taxes
creating own religion
12
Where did the Renaissance begin?
France
Greece
Germany
Italy
13
Humanism challenged the Catholic Church by encouraging people to
ask questions
take the sacraments
participate in the Crusades
obey
14
Vesalius's study of ____________ changed the field of medicine.
astronomy
human anatomy
diseases
mental illness
15
Copernicus advanced astronomy with his daring theory of
a heliocentric universe
geometry
gravity
algebra
16
Brunelleschi is known as the architect of Santa Maria del Fiore's great
stonework
buttresses
dome
arches
17
Solid backgrounds, religious themes, and stiff figures without emotions describe ________ art.
Classical
Renaissance
Medieval
18
Cervantes's
Don Quixote
was a __________ story.
political
funny
sad
serious
19
The most powerful people of a city-state were the
rich merchants and boards
church leaders
craftspeople
soldiers
20
Renaissance is a French word meaning
death
art
rebirth
trade
21
What invention increased communication, learning, and literacy?
mechanical clock
paper
submarine
printing press
22
What is Shakespeare known for?
his sketch books
his scientific discoveries
his plays
his political novels
23
Machiavelli's book
The Prince
presented the authors observations and beliefs about
art
religion
education
government
24
The Renaissance was "birthed" in Florence because of its
isolation
location
immaturity
closeness to the Pope
25
Palazzi is a
government building
bank
cathedral in the town square
palace with a courtyard
26
The thinkers of the Renaissance imitated and __________ Classical ideas of art and learning.
improved
took credit for
made fun of
discouraged
27
Florence was known for its wool and
banking
gold
ivory
armor
28
Craftspeople became more important because they
made goods merchants sold
bought luxuries
loaned money to merchants
exchanged currencies
29
Renaissance artists like Raphael discovered that shading and a vanishing point gave paintings
action and motion
realistic emotion
a flat perspective
three-dimensional depth
30
Patrons are people who
organize trade markets
support and commission art
serve the Pope
sell luxuries
31
Wealthy merchants and bankers supported education in their city-states by
commissioning art
teaching Latin
establishing universities
creating new banks
32
Mercato Vecchio and Mercato Nuovo became important centers of
education
trade
politics
art
33
Humanism's emphasis on individualism especially challenged medieval views on
baptism
trade
community
social classes
34
All of the following are causes of the Renaissance
EXCEPT
traders and travelers brought back classical learning
church power grew when the pope relocated
goods and ideas brought back by Crusaders
classical works copied by Muslim scholars
35
Donatello and Michelangelo's sculptures of David were all of the following
EXCEPT
freestanding
emotionless
realistic
Biblical
36
Humanities are subjects that focus on human life and culture such as poetry and
history
mathematics
astronomy
anatomy
37
Galileo and other Renaissance scientists emphasized ________ and _________.
Latin, Greek
laws, war
observation, experimentation
tradition, acceptance
38
The main cause for the Renaissance was the growth of
Germanic kingdoms
trade
the Catholic Church
feudalism
39
Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks include drawings of all of the following
EXCEPT
maps from an aerial view
automobiles
weapons
flying machines
40
The way of thinking that balanced faith with an emphasis on individual dignity and nature was
Popism
Renaissancism
Latin
humanism
41
Natural backgrounds with depth, active figures with emotion, and shading describe ______ art.
Classical
Medieval
Renaissance
42
The Renaissance spread throughout northern Europe because city-states
were religious
were run by the army
grew wealthy
began trading
43
The most powerful family in Florence were the
Palazzis
Medicis
Romans
Machiavellis