Renaissance & Scientific Method Review

Select any answer that contributed to the growth of the Renaissance. (choose 3)

• Exploration and colonization

• the Bubonic Plague

• Reopening of trade

• the Crusades

• Collecting classical knowledge

Cosimo di Medici was a patron, meaning he was someone who...

• led an army.

• sponsored projects.

• copied classical books.

• worshipped in a church.

Which of the following Renaissance artists painted the Sistine Chapel?

• Michelangelo

• William Shakespeare

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Nicolaus Copernicus

Which one of the following is untrue about banks?

• Banks were widely used after the Black Death.

• Banks were used to store and loan money.

• Banks helped make Florence and the Medici wealthy.

• Banks were run by the Catholic Church.

Which medieval scholar tried to stress the importance of living a Christian life and seeking knowledge through reason?

• Thomas Aquinas

• Cosimo di Medici

• Pope Martin V

• Leonardo di Vinci

Humanism stressed the seeking of knowledge through which three concepts?

• faith

• logic

• reason

• tradition

• problem solving

Which two were developed by Sir Isaac Newton?

• The Three Laws of Motion

• Humanism

• Scientific Method

• Heliocentric Theory

• The Universal Law of Gravity

Select all of the reasons why the Renaissance began in Italian City-States. (choose 4)

• Easy access to trade

• Abundance of wealth

• Predominantly Christian

• Reacquired classical books from Muslims

• Located among old Roman ruins

Why was the Scientific Method so significant to the Scientific Revolution?

• It gave scientists a step-by-step process of asking and answering questions.

• It was approved by the Roman Catholic Church.

• It was developed by the ancient Greeks.

• It started a new way of thinking called humanism.

William Shakespeare was a Renaissance man from England who impacted the Renaissance through his...

• writings

• painting

• theatre

• architecture

• sculpture