Renaissance, Reformation, and Scientific Revolution Review

Which of the following statements describes the type of government which existed in Florence during the Renaissance?

• It was a small Italian town ruled by the king of Italy in Rome.

• It was completely under the control of the Catholic Church.

• It was a city-state ruled by the wealthy Medici family.

• It was the capital of Italy and had a large bureaucracy.

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

• Rebuilt

• Rebirth

• Remember

• Reveal

______________ art was flat with rigid, emotionless figures, while ______________ art had full backgrounds with figures that showed emotion, detail, and/or perspective.

• Renaissance, Medieval

• Medieval, Renaissance

• Renaissance, Classical

• Classical, Renaissance

How did the city-states of Italy gain wealth?

• Through industry

• Through the sale of Renaissance art

• Through banking and trade

• Through the large farming estates

Which describes how the subjects of Renaissance art were different than art during Medieval times?

• Artists painted individuals in everyday life and showed them more realistically.

• The subjects of art were always religious figures.

• The art was usually very dark and depressing.

• Subjects' bodies were not shown in proportion.

A major reason that the Renaissance began in Italy was that...

• many European scholars had migrated to this area

• Farmers produced great agricultural surpluses on vast plains

• merchants supported the Green Revolution

• Italian city-states had grown wealthy from trade between Europe and Asia

What was a significant impact of the printing press?

• Artists had more paper to paint on.

• There was an increase in people being able to read.

• There were no impacts from the printing press.

• Less people were reading.

Which is considered a humanist belief?

• People should always obey the church.

• The Pope has supreme authority.

• People should believe everything they hear.

• People should question everything.

According to Copernicus, the sun

• Revolved around the earth

• Revolved around the moon

• Was the center of the universe

• Had many moons

_____________________ was an Italian astronomer who developed the telescope, which then confirmed Copernicus’ Heliocentric Theory.

• Isaac Newton

• Adam Smith

• Galileo Galilei

• Dennis Diderot