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Why did the growth of trade and industry weaken feudalism?

• The rise of a merchant class weakened the power of monarchs.

• Peasants left manors for towns where they could find work.

• Feudal manors switched from agriculture to manufacturing.

• Agriculture stopped being profitable because merchants imported food.

Which of the following is a major reason that Italy was the birthplace of the Renaissance?

• Italian scholars had preserved much of the learning of ancient Rome.

• Many of the great writers of the Renaissance were Italian.

• Feudalism had been stronger in Italy than in other parts of Europe.

• City-states in Italy were centers of trade and commerce.

The secularism of the Renaissance was a shift from what feature of medieval life?

• feudal system

• emphasis on religious values

• manor economy

• study of classical learning

Which city was known as a center for the arts during the Renaissance, as well as for its commerce and banking.

• Rome

• London

• Florence

• Venice

Which of the following did the development of linear perspective allow artists to do?

• paint three-dimensional images on a flat surface

• create more exact technical drawings

• build domes with precise mathematical proportions

• show human anatomy more accurately

Which of the following did Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci have in common?

• They were both artists of the northern Renaissance.

• They both are best known for their sculptures.

• They both turned away from religious subjects in their art.

• They were both active in many different fields.

Which civilizations had the greatest impact on Renaissance architecture?

• Greek and Roman

• Harappan and Indian

• Indus Valley and Chinese

• Mesopotamian and Egyptian

Which of the following was one long-term impact of the writing of Dante Alighieri?

• It forced people to stop using Latin.

• It caused people to lose interest in works written in Latin.

• It shaped the Italian language.

• It paved the way for new religious writers.

Which of the following reflects one effect of the Renaissance on daily life?

• More men joined the priesthood

• More women were active in politics and the arts.

• Europe lost contact with other parts of the world.

• Latin became the common language through most of Europe.

Why did literacy rates rise during the Renaissance?

• More women and men went to universities.

• The Church began to publish its Index of Forbidden Books.

• The quality of literature improved.

• Access to books increased.