The Renaissance

 A movement in Renaissance Europe, celebrating human potential and achievement and stressing the study of subjects such as history, grammar, literature, and philosophy.

• Renaissance
• Humanism
• arts
• patron

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An Italian city-state and leading cultural center during the Renaissance.

• Florence
• city-state
• Leonardo Da Vinci
• Brunelleschi

Architect best known for designing and building large domes for churches; especially the Duomo in Florence.

• Florence
• city-state
• Leonardo Da Vinci
• Brunelleschi

 The most famous English writer of the Renaissance, best known for his plays Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet.

• Shakespeare
• Michelangelo
• Raphael
• Petrarch

How did Gutenberg's printing press impact Europe?

• it decreased literacy throughout the continent

• it allowed literature to be mass produced

• it allowed more people to train and join the priesthood

• it decreased the production of navigational maps

One factor that enabled the Renaissance to flourish in Northern Italy was that the region had

• A wealthy class that invested in the arts
• A socialist form of government
• Limited contact with the Byzantine empire
• A shrinking middle class

Developments in cartography made it easier for explorers in their travels to new lands. Which of the following best describes cartography?

• the study of the Earth's natural processes

• the study of the Earth's weather patterns

• the study and practice of making maps

• the study of past human societies

How were humanist ideas spread

• war, trade, travel and the printing press

• the Internet

• phone calls

• peace, no trading and books

Luther protested the practice of selling indulgences. What was that practice?

• Clergy members bought indulgences to reach higher offices.
• The clergy sold pardons that released people from performing penalties for their sins.
• Charles V told his people that buying indulgences was a way to earn a way to heaven.
• Indulgences permitted priests to marry and have children.

What country is best known for starting the Renaissance?

• Spain

• France

• Italy

• Germany