Renaissance Review -- Extra Credit Edition

Describe the spread of the Bubonic plague including years and places in order

• it took about 500 years to spread across Europe
• 1347-1351. Asia to Constantinople to Italian Peninsula then north via trading routes killing a third of the population
• It took 30 years to spread killing half of the population
• 1969-2012. Africa, Canada, and Asia. Killed more people in Africa than in Asia

How did the Black Death help the peasants?

• they gained more rights and power
• they  became the leaders of Europe
• they lost control of the land they worked on
• they began to do more work for the nobles

How did life change for peasants after the Bubonic plague? 

• there was an increase in Christianity 
• there was in increase in feudalism
• Peasants charged high rates for the same jobs. Most left the lord’s manor. Peasants were no longer working for the lord. 
• there was an increase in the population

How did trade on the Silk Road help to cause the Renaissance?

• Armies from Europe were able to defeat the Mongols.
• Italian cities on the trade routes to the East became wealthy.
• Ideas of Chinese philosophers became popular in the West.
• Merchants paid painters to paint them in fine new silk clothes.

On what peninsula did the Renaissance begin?

• Spain
• England
• Italy
• Germany

Humanism...

• emphasized the Bible
• leads to happier lives
• encourages people to learn Latin and Greek
• focuses on the potential of humans to achieve 

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

• Renewed
• Rebuilt
• Remade
• Rebirth

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of the following cities was an important center during the early Renaissance?

• Florence
• London
• Ghent
• Paris

Which Italian city-state was an important center for trade prior to and during the Renaissance?

• Milan
• Florence
• Naples
• Venice

During the Renaissance, why was Florence significant?

• Birthplace and symbol of the Renaissance
• Birthplace of Michelangelo
• The last place the Black Plague hit
• Home of all of the significant artists and sculptors