Ren Quizizz 2

Which of these statements describes a change brought about by the Renaissance?

• Society became dominated by the Catholic Church.

• Society began to value the afterlife.

• Society became more focused on life on earth.

• Society was dominated by lords.

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

• Renewal

• Rebuilding

• Rewind

• Rebirth

Where did the Renaissance begin?

• Iberian peninsula

• Greece and Rome

• Italian peninsula

• Northern Europe

Humanism

• emphasized following authorities

• encouraged travel

• focused on the study of the classics and on the individual

• none of the above

Which of the following was an important Italian Renaissance city-state and home of the Medicis?

• Florence

• Venice

• Ghent

• Sicily

What types of works of literature and philosophy were rediscovered during the Renaissance?

• Theological

• Classical

• Muslim

• Chinese

An important source of rediscovered classical learning was

• the Muslim world

• the Americas

• Afro-Eurasia

• the Northern Renaissance

Humanism stressed the seeking of knowledge through ?

• faith

• reason

• hunch

Select all of the reasons why the Renaissance began in Italian city-states.

• Trade brought wealth

• Ducks

• They were Christian

• They were located among old Roman ruins

The Renaissance is a rebirth of which cultures?

• Greek and Byzantine

• Roman and Muslim

• Islamic and Greek

• Greek and Roman