Renaissance and Reformation

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What was reborn during the Renaissance? Options: interest in Christianity, interest in classical culture, the Islamic religion, the Byzantine Empire

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interest in classical culture

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What new type of economy developed during the Renaissance?

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a money-based economy

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The growth of what political unit contributed most to the development of the Renaissance? Options: the growth of the country, the growth of city-states, the growth of feudal manors, the growth of villages

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the growth of city-states

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What geographic factor contributed to Italy becoming wealthy? Options: its location, its mountains, its forests, its climate

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its location

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Which of these is NOT a characteristic of Renaissance painting? Options: only religious topics were painted, figures were realistic and showed emotion, backgrounds often showed aspects of nature, paintings showing depth and perspective

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only religious topics were painted

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The following best describes which individual from the Renaissance?
* artist, architect, mathematician
* studied anatomy to draw more realistic human figures
* painted the "Mona Lisa"

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da Vinci

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What is Michelangelo best known for?

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the painting of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

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The poems and plays of which person are representative of the English Renaissance?

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William Shakespeare

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The findings of Galileo and Newton were significant because, from their time on, scientific thought was based upon...

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observation and experimentation

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The selling of indulgences troubled many Catholics because the practice made it seem that...

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people could buy forgiveness for their sins