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1
City-states were able to gain their wealth through
The Catholic Church
trade
merchantilism
Pope Julius II
2
In 1528, Baldassare Castiglione wrote
The Book of the Courtier
, which
taught a new type of devotion and method of prayer
was written in a new type of vernacular.
described the perfect Renaissance gentleman and gentlewoman
instructed rulers to abandon morality to gain power
3
____ was the best known
Humanist
. He was referred to as the Father of Humanism
Albrecht Dürer
Francesco Petrarch
Desiderius Erasmus
Martin Luther
4
Leonardo da Vinci was an excellent example of Renaissance Italy’s humanist ideal because he
Wrote romantic poetry and insightful political treatises.
Came from a wealthy family
He embodied all the ideals of the Renaissance.
Was a politician, considered pinnacle of human achievement.
5
The Renaissance was the revival ofwhich two historical civilizations?
Italian and Roman
Italian and Greek
Greek and Roman
Greek and English
6
Which is an example of something that is secular
hanging out with friends and playing games
prayer group
painting of the last supper
church
7
A city-state is
the city and the surrounding villages
the villages surrounding a city
main worship center of the city
the entire country
8
During the Renaissance a ________ viewpoint developed
secular
economic
non-secular
artistic
9
During the Renaissance, people stressed the importance of the group rather than the individual
True
False
10
Vernacular was important to the Renaissance because
it made reading for only the wealthy and educated
it made trade much easaier
it allowed more people to learn through reading
People could communicate easier
11
All of the following are main Greek and Roman ideas rebirthed in the Renaissance
EXCEPT
life long learning
improvement of one's physical ability
improvement through study and reflection
commitment to public service
12
Capturing human personality, human form, movement, and human anatomy is called
Perspective
Humanism
Technical
Realism
13
Which of the following
WAS NOT
a reason why Roman city-states avoided unifying as a country
A fear of leader controlling the Catholic Church and Pope.
The other city-states were often their enemies.
As individual city-states, they were polytheistic
Desire to grow their own city-state
14
Chaucer’s
The Canterbury Tales
is an important work because
It was an all-time best seller
Chaucer used Italian vernacular to make it more readable
Chaucer used English vernacular to make it more readable
It was mass produced by Gutenberg
15
Niccolo Machiavelli wrote
The Prince
which was a novel about
how to paint a fresco
how to acquire and keep political power
how to write in vernacular
study of humanism
16
In terms of Renaissance Art techniques, Perspective is best described as
The illusion of an object to be three dimensional
Using fresh, wet plaster and water based paints.
Creating urban scenes on canvas
Using dark colors so images appear mysterious.
17
The term “Renaissance” means ______.
Rebirth
Reimage
Rejuvenate
Rediscover
18
A painting done with fresh wet plaster with water based paints is called a
water painting
fresco
picasso
masterpiece
19
Who invented the movable type printing press?
Johannes Gutenberg
Pope Julius II
Leonardo Da Vinci
Martin Luther
20
The Black Plague was responsible for the deaths of how many Europeans?
30-60% of the population
all of the population
1000
15% of the population
