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Grade 8 Social: Chapter 1-3 Review
Grade 8 Social: Chapter 1-3 Review
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The term "Renaissance" means...
invent
the arts
classical world
re-birth
2
What country did the Renaissance start in?
France
Germany
Italy
Portugal
3
How did Europe's Roman Catholic Church contribute to the spread of these new Renaissance ideas?
They did this through churches and sermons
They didn't do this, because funds ran low after the wars.
They did this through sponsorship of scholars.
They didn't do this, because they didn't want change.
4
What is Feudalism?
A social and economic system of hierarchy, ruled by a King
A socio-economic system of equity and individual ownership.
What is Feudalism?
A political situation of violence, feuds, and small uproars.
5
True or False: There was
more
social mobility in the Renaissance than the Middle Ages.
False
True
6
What is a
geographical
reason the Italian city-states were successful?
They were independent and not ruled under one monarch
They had strong and stable leaders
The feudal system was weaker in Italy
They were well positioned between Europe & the Mediterranean
7
How did Renaissance artists make money?
They set up their own art galleries and had exhibitions
It was funded by a patron
They sold their art at markets
They sold it to merchants in exchange for foreign goods
8
What is a city-state?
a self-governed city with countryside included
a really famous book
place where it does not classify as a city nor state
a city governed by a state
9
Why is the Renaissance so important in the history of Europe and the Western world?
because many important people contributed to it.
it's not very important.
Because it's in the textbook.
ecause it helped to determine how we think today
10
What two ancient cultures were the Humanists inspired by?
Egypt and the Ottoman Empire
Rome and Egypt
Greece and Rome
Greece and the Ottoman Empire
11
What city-state was considered the cultural capital of the Renaissance?
Genoa
Florence
Venice
Rome
12
What city-state was the famous explorer Christopher Columbus from?
Venice
Genoa
Milan
Florence
13
What city-state was most famous for its military?
Rome
Venice
Florence
Milan
14
What great
Florentine
family were civic humanists?
The Aragon Family
The Borgia Family
The Sforza Family
The Medici Family
15
What is civic humanism?
Allowing every man in Italy to vote
The idea that everyone should get paid the same wage
the civilian duty of giving back to the society you live in
allowing every citizen to own land
16
The Renaissance spread through Western Europe, because
Explorers started to sail to the Americas.
Silk Road trade slowed while the Aztec society blossomed.
Papal orders supported science and the search for knowledge.
Wars ended, the feudal system declined, and trade picked up.
17
True or False: This painting is from the
Middle Ages
because it celebrates the human body?
True
False
18
What was at the centre of the humanist worldview?
Art
The Individual/Humanity
God
The Greek and Roman Gods
19
True or False:
Middle Ages
education stressed the development of the "whole-child"?
True
False
20
Early Humanist scholars of Renaissance Europe loved to read
Greek and Roman literature
Books about humans.
The Da Vinci Code
Islamic philosophers
21
This building was most likely built in...
The Middle Ages
The Renaissance
Ancient Egypt
22
The Silk Road
A path used during the Crusades
was a shipping route to the West
was a road made of silk
was a series of trade routes to the East
23
During the 15th century, Renaissance artists began to paint
Non-religious subjects.
Cartoons
Realistic images of humans
Classical Greek and Roman myths
24
How did humanist scholars influence the rest of society?
They became the rulers of the italian city states
They were tutors, writers and opened schools
They didn't. Their work was hardly read or noticed.
They bribed people to gain followers
25
During the Renaissance, the Catholic Church...
had the same amount of power it did in Medieval Europe
Became more powerful than ever
was abolished
Was still powerful but their influence slightly decreased
26
Cosimo de Medici
Supported the arts in Florence
Was a friend of Marco Polo
Ruled over Venice
Married Catherine de Medici
27
Which City State was the main trading center for the East?
Pisa
Venice
Florence
Genoa
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What is
one of the reasons
the Renaissance started in Italy?
The feudal system was weaker in Italy
The Pope lives in Italy
Both
They had a strong monarch
