General Renaissance Section 1 Quiz

What was the Renaissance? Explain the effect and characteristics. Describe what Europeans experienced during the Middle Ages.

• Was the rebirth of classic Greek and Roman ways of life after the war torn Middle Ages; people experienced enhancements in literature, art, and rationality that profoundly changed Europe

• Was the rebirth of classic Greek and Roman ways of life before the peaceful Middle Ages; people experienced enhancements in literature, art, but little difference in lifestyles

• Was the loss of classic Greek and Roman ways of life after the war torn Middle Ages; people experienced declines in literature, art, and rationality.

When was the Renaissance Era?

Check all boxes with accurate information regarding the fall of Constantinople

• classic Greek texts ended up in Italy and Spain

• one of the causes of the Renaissance

• conquered scholars there fled to Italy

• it was not a significant cause of the Renaissance

Explain the significance of paper making on the Renaissance?

• made printing faster; increased libraries and knowledge; helped spread Renaissance ideas

• made printing faster; hindered spread Renaissance ideas due to misinformation

• it was not very significant to the Renaissance

Check the boxes with accurate information regarding the Crusades impact on the Renaissance

• increased trade

• growth of cities

• wealth increased and helped enable Renaissance

• England and France no longer governed by monarchs

Explain the Plague's impact on trade and the Renaissance.

• decline in population and higher standard of living

• wealthy patrons began investing heavily in art

• disrupted feudal economy

• laborers who survived or born after were worth more money

Check the Italian city-states that developed as a result of increased trade.

• Milan

• Rome

• Florence

• Venice

• Vienna

Check the boxes with the ways that the Medici family impacted the development of Florence. How did they influence art?

• wealthy banking family

• influenced council members by giving them loans-- making the government seem legit

• used their wealth for power and dominance over Florence; financed the arts

• did not govern as dictators

All of the following were true of Renaissance Humanism EXCEPT

• focused on human potential--- not just religious matters

• focused on the arts and logic of Greek classics; loved history, literature, and philosophy

• thought people could be more worldly

• created less colorful art and detailed than the Middle Ages

True or False: People became more secular during the Renaissance which meant they believed that they could enjoy worldly pleasures and still be good Christians.

• True

• False