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