WHI.15 The Renaissance

What Northern European writer wrote Utopia?

• William Shakespeare

• Petrarch

• Erasmus

• Sir Thomas More

One characteristic of the Northern Renaissance was:

• It focused on religious rather than secular subjects

• It focused on secular rather than religious subjects

• It began before the Renaissance in Italy

• It was controlled by the government

The European Renaissance resulted in:

• A renewed interest in the Catholic Church as a source for inspiration for art and literature

• The decline of art and literary techniques and innovations because of church dominance

• A decline in the appreciation of art, music, literature, architecture, and ideas from other cultures

• The creation of art and literature focused on the secular which led to decreased power of the church

Many ideas of the European Renaissance were based on the cultures of ancient -

• Greece and Egypt

• Greece and Rome

• Greece and China

• Greece and India

Which of these Renaissance artists is correctly paired with their famous work?

• Michelangelo - The Last Supper

• Rafael - Sculpture of David

• Leonardo da Vinci - Mona Lisa

• Rafael - Sistine Chapel

Renaissance artists were supported by:

• Wealthy patrons

• Church officials

• Merchants

• Industry

The Prince by Machiavelli:

• Encouraged honesty and fair play by political rulers

• Provided a set of rules for rulers to take and hold power

• Was the story of an English prince fro the Middle Ages

• Firmly established democracy as the government in Italy

All of the following were important Italian city-states EXCEPT:

• Florence

• Genoa

• Athens

• Venice

Wealth accumulated from European trade with the Middle East led to:

• The rise of Italian city-states

• An increase in crime

• The corruption of the church

• The freedom of serfs

Increased trade between Europe and the Muslim and Byzantine empires was stimulated by:

• Muslim expansion into southern Europe

• The repeal of a ban on non-Christian trade by the Pope

• The Crusades

• A trade alliance between the Byzantine empire and the Holy Roman Empire