Renaissance and Reformation

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What disease decimated the population of much of Asia and Europe?

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the Black Death

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What was one physical symptom of the Black Plague?

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Huge pus filled swollen buboes

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Increased trade between Europe and the Muslim and Byzantine empires was stimulated by:

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The Crusades

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Which of the following was NOT a contribution by Muslim scholars: Algebra, Translations of classical texts, Astronomy?

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Calendars

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What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

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Rebirth

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Where did the Renaissance begin?

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Italy

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One reason why the Renaissance began in Italy?

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trade made Italian cities wealthy

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What provided the major economic support for the Renaissance?

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wealthy patrons

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Intellectual movement that focused on human potential and studying subjects like rhetoric, history, poetry, and grammar.

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Humanism

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Which word means "the language of everyday speech in a particular region"?

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Vernacular