Renaissance and Reformation Review

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What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

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Rebirth

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On what peninsula did the Renaissance begin?

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Italy

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Humanism...

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focuses on the potential of humans to achieve

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Which of the following is associated with Humanism? Options: the ideas of the middle ages, the ideas of Greece & Rome, the ideas of ancient China, the ideas of ancient India

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the ideas of Greece & Rome

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Advantages of Johannes Gutenberg's printing press include all of the following EXCEPT: Cheaper book prices, Increase in education/literacy, Increase in church power, Rapid spread of ideas

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Increase in church power

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The first moveable type of printing press that allowed mass production of materials was invented by

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Johann Gutenberg.

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What types of works of literature and philosophy were rediscovered and used during the Renaissance? Options: Religious texts, Writings from Greek and Latin (Roman) authors, Christian learning, Chinese philosophers

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Writings from Greek and Latin (Roman) authors

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Which of these men of the Renaissance was known equally for his art as well as inventions? Rueben, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Aristotle

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Leonardo da Vinci

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Which of these events influenced the changing role of religion during the Renaissance?
Options: the humanist movement, the removal of the pope, the burning of bibles, the invention of movable type

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the humanist movement

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______________ art was flat with rigid, emotionless figures, while ______________ art had full backgrounds with figures that showed emotion and detail.

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Medieval art was flat with rigid, emotionless figures, while Renaissance art had full backgrounds with figures that showed emotion and detail.