Renaissance and Reformation Unit Review

What does "renaissance" mean?

• Rebirth

• Restart

• Redo

• Revise

In which city-state did the Renaissance begin?

• Rome

• Venice

• Florence

• Sicily

What cultures were models for new Renaissance ideas?

• Greek

• English

• Roman

• Viking

How did the location of the Italian city-states help them become successful in trade?

• Their position in the Mediterranean sea

• Long coastline allowed them to have many sea ports

• They were on top of mountains

• They were on flat plains

Which family controlled Florence?

• Apollo

• Meredith

• Medici

• Machiavelli

What does it mean to be "Machiavellian " ?

• To be easily convinced

• To do what is necessary to win at any cost

• To use diplomacy

• To vote

What is humanism?

• Belief in the worth of the individual

• Belief that kings are above all others

• Belief that reason is a path to knowledge

• Belief that no one can change their place in life

What does it mean to write in the "vernacular"?

• Write in Latin

• Write in the everyday language people spoke in a region

• Write in poetry

• Write in symbols

Who invented the printing press?

• Martin Luther

• Leonardo Da Vinci

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Cosimo Medici

What book did the Gutenberg printing press print first?

• The Bible

• The Doomsday Book

• The history of the world

• Shakespeare's plays