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The word Renaissance translates to ______ in French

• Renewal

• Rebirth

• Revival

• Regrowth

The Renaissance began in the 1300s because of all the following EXCEPT

• feudalism became more deeply rooted

• the Catholic Church lost power

• City-states gained more power

• there was increased trade and commerce

These TWO events contributed to the decline of feudalism.

• wars and the Black Death decreased the population

• knights revolted in huge numbers

• peasants decided they didn't want to farm anymore

• some landowners began to pay peasants (upward mobility!)

The Renaissance began in:

• Germany

• China

• Italy

• France

Rich patrons offered financial support to

• peasants and serfs

• writers and artists

• bakers and chefs

• kings and queens

The Renaissance started in Italy because of these TWO reasons:

• of its proximity to France

• they were surrounded by artifacts from ancient Rome

• Mediterranean trade gave them more awareness of the world

• they were the last to recover from the Black Death

As humanists, the Renaissance thinkers studied classical art and literature for insight into

• spiritual life

• human life

• the afterlife

• alien life

Machiavelli's work, The Prince, offers advice to:

• peasants

• women

• rulers

• children

One of his most famous works was the Mona Lisa.

• Michaelangelo

• da Vinci

• Raphael

• Donatello

Which Renaissance artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

• da Vinci

• Michaelangelo

• Raphael

• Donatello