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Review of Major Renaissance themes
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Which family hired artists in Florence to help improve the culture?
Raphael
The Polos
The Medici
Titain
2
In his book, Don Quixote, Cervantes makes fun of what?
The Renaissance
The Church
Middle Age poerty
The Pope
3
Who took over the Silk Road and made it safe once again for travelers?
The Han Chinese
The Mongols
The Turks
The Romans
4
What two major roles did Italian cities play in trade?
Religious centers
Manufacturing centers
Black market sources
Ports on the Mediterranean
5
What helped the Renaissance spread to Northern Europe?
Black Death
Universities
Printing Press
Paper
6
What was one of the reasons the Renaissance began in Italy?
Italy was a strong unified country
Italy was split into rival cities
Most Europeans spoke Italian
The Renaissance did not start in Italy
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What was reborn or revived at the beginning of the Renaissance?
Ancient Arab writings
The history of the church
Ancient Greek and Roman writings
The works of Chinese philosophers
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How did Marco Polo's travels help spark the Renaissance?
Because he was a Chinese government official
He proved people could travel to China
Because the Chinese wanted European goods
Europeans became interested in Asian goods
9
Who ruled big Italian cities?
Merhcants
The Pope
Monks
Kings
10
What was the first printed book in Europe?
Lord of the Rings
Romeo and Juliet
The dictionary
The Bible
11
What is the term given to studying history, literature, and art?
Rational thought
Feudalism
Humanism
Realism
12
Who traveled to China and wrote about his travels?
Lady Mirasaki Shikibu
Leonardo Da Vinci
Romeo Montegue
Marco Polo
13
Which Italian city played a major role in the start of the Renaissance?
Rome
Verona
Florence
Venice
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Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
Leonardo Da Vinci
Miguel de Cervantes
William Shakespeare
Francois Rabellas
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The Black Death, although terrible, actually helped start the Renaissance
True
False
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How was art different in the Northern Renaissance?
People were painted to look real, rather than ideal
the paintings were mainly religious
The people looked like Greek gods
The scenes were from everyday life
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Christian Humanism is the combination of religious ideas and
Popular Culture
Rationalism
Humans
Italian Humanism
18
Who invented the movable type printing press?
John Cena
Disedirus Erasmus
Marco Polo
Johann Gutenberg
19
Who is considered the greatest writer in the English language?
J K Rawlings
J R Tolkin
Drake
William Shakespeare
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What is the period that followed the Middle Ages and is characterized by a love of art?
The Reformation
The Renaissance
The Age of Enlightenment
The Scientific Revolution
