Early Modern Europe Test Review

What is the importance of the location of the Italian Peninsula?

• It is located in the center of Mediterranean Sea trade.

• It served as an entryway for goods coming into Europe from Asia.

• It is located centrally to Europe and the continents of Africa and Asia.

• All of the above

In which Italian city-state did the Renaissance begin?

• Florence

• Milan

• Venice

• Sicily

What is the importance of the Medici family to the Renaissance?

• They were all Renaissance artists.

• They were all English playwrights.

• They were patrons of the arts and rulers of Florence.

• They were a ruling dynasty of England.

Who created scholasticism, the stepping stone to humanism?

• Martin Luther

• Thomas Aquinas

• Henry VIII

• William Shakespeare

Thomas Aquinas's ideas combined what two things?

• Religion

• Islam

• Reason

• Royalty

The belief that humans have value and knowledge can be acquired through reason.

• Catholicism

• Scholasticism

• Humanism

• Protestantism

What belief encouraged people to contribute to their communities and explore different topics?

• Humanism

• Scholasticism

• Catholicism

• Protestantism

One of the most famous Renaissance artists also known for his studies of the human anatomy and inventions.

• Leonardo Da Vinci

• Thomas Aquinas

• Michelangelo

• Shakespeare

Answer explanation

His inventions include a tank, parachute, and diving suit.

A great Renaissance artist known for the sculpture David and painting the Sistine Chapel.

• Leonardo Da Vinci

• Martin Luther

• Michelangelo

• Shakespeare

What do you call the system in Renaissance Italy in which the wealthy would pay artist or offer them residence in their home?

• Patriotism

• Humanism

• Patronage

• All of the above

Answer explanation

Lorenzo Medici and Pope Julius II were both patrons of Michelangelo.