REVIEW: Renaissance & Reformation

Where did the Renaissance begin?

• France

• Italy

• Northern Europe

• Spain

What does the term Renaissance mean?

• remodel

• remake

• redo

• rebirth

What was the general time period of the Renaissance?

• 1300-1600

• 1800-1900

• 1200-1300

• 900-1000

Which of the following was a Renaissance painter AND sculptor?

• Brunelleschi

• Machiavelli

• Michelangelo

• Cervantes

Which Renaissance-era invention had the greatest impact?

• Steam engine

• Telegraph

• Cotton gin

• Printing press

About how many books could an early printing press produce in the time it took a hand copier to create a single book?

• 5 books

• 50 books

• 500 books

• 5000 books

What does writing in the vernacular mean?

• write in a foreign language

• write in the first person

• write in latin

• write in people's native language

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

• Venice

• London

• Cape of Good Hope

• Timbuktu

Humanism is a way of thought that focuses on which of the following?

• the HUMAN potential for achievement

• the needs of the group

• medieval writing

• Church doctrine

Why was the invention of the printing press so important?

• it embodied the spirit of the Renaissance

• it made books available to a wider audience

• it made Johann Gutenburg famous

• it spurred the invention of the telescope