Chapter 1: The Renaissance and the Reformation Review

What historical era preceded (came before) the Renaissance?

• The Dark Ages
• The Enlightenment
• The Bronze Age
• The Global Age

Which is true of the Renaissance?

• The Roman Empire returned to power.
• Education, Art, and Culture  became important again.
• Religious freedom became common in Europe.
• Centaurs roamed the earth.

Which present-day European nation became the center of the Renaissance?

• Italy
• France
• Spain
• Germany

What Italian city-state in particular became the most powerful in Europe?

• Venezia (Venice)
• Firenze (Florence)
• Napoli (Naples)
• Sicilia (Sicily)

What banking-merchant family took control of the politics, economy, and culture of Florence?

• Medicis
• Mussolinis
• Da Vincis
• Fieres

During the Renaissance, which two "classical" cultures were revered and studied?

• Greek & Roman
• Greek & Persian
• Persian & Egyptian
• Roman & Egyptian

What is a Renaissance sponsor of the arts called?

• Philosopher
• Governor
• Patron
• Merchant

Who created the printing press?

• Albrecht Duerer
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Johannes Gutenberg
• Martin Luther

What Northern European city became crucial to the Renaissance spreading to the region?

• Flanders
• Brussels
• Worms
• Berlin

If we were English during the Renaissance, what language would be our vernacular?

• Latin
• English
• Greek
• Gaelic