Renaissance, Reformation + Scientific Revolution

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

• Renewed
• Rebuilt
• Remade
• Rebirth

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Which of these would be valued most by a Renaissance thinker who emphasized individualism?

• a nation's strength 
• a family's ancestors
• a person's achievements
• an army's success in battle

Where did the Renaissance begin?

• Italy
• France
• England
• Germany

Which of the following is NOT a reason why the Renaissance began in Italy?

• Wealthy Italian patrons supported the arts
• Cultural diffusion encouraged curiosity and spread Arab and African ideas
• The Black Plague did not hit Italy as a result of the Alps 
• Renewed interest in the cultures of Ancient Greece and Rome

What was the Renaissance a "rebirth" of?

• Religion
• Classical culture
• Life (after the black death)
• Middle Ages

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While Gutenberg introduced the printing press in Europe, this country was the first to develop moveable type, which influenced his invention.

• Japan
• Korea
• England
• China

What was the Renaissance?

• a rebirth of Mesopotamian culture
• a rebirth of Greek and Egyptian culture
• a rebirth of Roman and Harrapan culture
• a rebirth of Greek and Roman culture

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Which of the following most accurately characterizes the Renaissance?

• the spread of democracy
• the outburst of creativity 
• a growth of religious belief
• a decline in learning 

What is Reformation

• When the Roman Empire split into two empires, the east and the west

• When protestant churches and ideas formed, breaking away from the Catholic Church

• A time when more and more people began to read and write

• A time when people studied humanism and art

How did the invention of the printing press help the Reformation?

• Bibles printed allowed more people to read them.

• People could read translations of the Bible in their language.

• It allowed reformers to spread their ideas.

• All of the Above