Unit 5 Flashcardizz

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What was one major effect of the Black Death on European society?

Back

It increased wealth for surviving populations.

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How did the French wars in Italy affect the Renaissance?

Back

They spread Italian Renaissance ideas to France.

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What did Renaissance secularism encourage people to focus on?

Back

Worldly concerns.

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Why was Gutenberg’s printing press significant?

Back

It made books cheaper and easier to produce.

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Which architectural style did Renaissance builders revive?

Back

Roman columns and arches.

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Why were books so rare in Europe before the invention of the printing press?

Back

They had to be copied by hand.

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Why was movable type better than block printing?

Back

Letters could be rearranged easily.

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Why was Dante’s decision to write in the vernacular important?

Back

It allowed ordinary people to read his work.

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What was a major feature of the Scientific Revolution?

Back

Using observation and experimentation.

Front

What did Copernicus argue about the universe?

Back

The Earth orbits the Sun.