Unit 2 Chapter 1- An Italian Rebirth

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1.) The word Renaissance comes from both the French and Latin languages and means...

• a.) "return"

• b.) "rejoice"

• c.) "reject"

• d.) "rebirth"

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2.) The Greeks and Romans left us...

• a.) no ideas for government, small structures, and boring books

• b.) the idea of democracy, great structures, and powerful literature

• c.) advanced technology, such electricity and the radio

• d.) nothing

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3.) Who helped preserve the knowledge of the Greeks and Romans?

• a.) the educated elite, who were often people in the Christian Church

• b.) serfs, who often sang songs about the Greeks and Romans

• c.) warriors, who always fought with Roman swords

• d.) children, who loved to hear Greek bedtime tales

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4.) What did humanists in the Renaissance believe?

• a.) They believed men could be talented individuals.

• b.) They believed men should only read the Bible.

• c.) They believed the heavens and the stars should not be studied.

• d.) They believed men were evil and caused the Earth great harm.

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5.) What did the rise of the middle class allow people to do?

• a.) give everyone a chance to become a king or a queen

• b.) renounce war and never cause violence again

• c.) completely forget about the Church and its teachings

• d.) become rich and powerful without being born a nobleman

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6.) Who were patrons?

• a.) powerful warriors who defended the Church in foreign lands

• b.) wealthy people who paid for art to be produced

• c.) monks and nuns who lived quiet lives in poverty

• d.) farmers who never learned to read or write

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9.) What city was the center of Byzantine civilization in the Middle Ages and was an important link between Europe and Asia?

• a.) Constantinople

• b.) Paris

• c.) Salamanca

• d.) Oxford

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10.) Where did Muslims leave behind important writings about science and philosophy that would contribute to the Renaissance?

• a.) the Americas

• b.) Scotland

• c.) Australia

• d.) Spain