European Renaissance Test

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33 questions
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The Renaissance occurred

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Which of these statements is NOT correct?
During the Renaissance

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The word "renaissance" means

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During the Renaissance, there were many advances in the fields of (Check all that apply.)

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The Renaissance BEGAN

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The period of time when Europeans began to search for a sea trade route between Europe and Asia is called

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Which of the following statements are true regarding the Age of Exploration? (Check all that apply.)

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The period from 1000 to 1500 CE included the beginning of

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The fall of Rome occurred almost 1000 years before the Renaissance. Why then do we talk so much about Greek & Roman culture when we discuss the Renaissance?

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________________ can be credited with giving people more access to reading materials and encouraging literacy

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Which of the following was NOT a way that art was advanced during the Renaissance?

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Two new ways of thinking that emerged during the Renaissance were (Select TWO.)

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During the Medieval period (Middle Ages) (Check all that apply.)

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Which statement is NOT true about Mercantilism?

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Two big names in astronomy - and the understanding that the earth orbits the sun (not the other way around) were

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The printing press was invented

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Patrons of the arts __________.

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The Medici family

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The Renaissance was a time of

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At the time of the Renaissance, city-states were ruled by

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The main center of the Renaissance in Europe was _________.

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When the conditions were just right and people became free to spend their time and energy on special activities (like reading and writing, the arts, exploring the mysteries of the natural world, etc.) rather than just trying to survive, this occured

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Renaissance paintings were more realistic than paintings of the Middle Ages

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We discussed the term "renaissance man" and what it means in today's usage. Choose one of the men we studied from the Renaissance period and explain how he fits the definition of a "renaissance man."

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Which space on the flowchart would be correctly filled with this text?

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Which space on the flowchart would be correctly filled with this text?

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Which space on the flowchart would be correctly filled with this text?

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Which space on the flowchart would be correctly filled with this text?

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Which space on the flowchart would be correctly filled with this text?

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This cycle of learning, growth and desire for more knowldge was the fuel that led to

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Place the following events/ eras in the correct order.

  1. Roman Empire at its peak
  2. Renaissance
  3. Fall of the Roman Empire
  4. European Dark Ages
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Sort the following terms according to whether they are characteristics of the Medieval or Renaissance periods.

  • heavy, dark, gothic architecture
  • light, open architecture
  • rediscovery of classical knowledge
  • advances in arts and culture
  • people struggling to survive
  • the Age of Exploration
  • the Reformation
  • the Bubonic Plague
  • the invention of the printing press
  • Feudalism practiced
  • learning was focused on the Church and spiritual matters
  • Humanism
  • learning focused on humanity and the external, physical world
  • growth in Christianity
  • growth in literacy
  • flat, unrealistic art
  • art that uses shading and perspective
  • lack of strong, centralized governments
  • Medieval Era
  • Renaissance Era
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Match each term to its correct definition.

  • city-state
  • Papal state
  • renaissance
  • dark age
  • theology
  • Humanism
  • Latin
  • Medici
  • region under control of the Pope and the Catholic Church
  • a time of chaos, insecurity, and little or no advancement in learning and the arts
  • system of thought attaching importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters
  • the Italian family who were patrons of the arts and who contributed to the Italian Renaissance
  • the language spoken by the Roman Empire and the Church
  • a small, independent nation under the control of a city
  • a rebirth in culture and learning
  • the study of and belief in a god or gods