Unit 7 Quiz

Where did the European Renaissance begin?

• Constantinople

• Iberian Peninsula

• Italian Peninsula

• English Isles

How did the geographic location of the Italian city-states impact their development during the Renaissance?

• They had many natural resources that merchants were able to mine for wealth.

• They were able to expand militarily and set up colonies along the Mediterranean.

• Their position in the Mediterranean put them at the crossroads of several major trading routes.

• Their position in the Mediterranean isolated them from takeover by other empires.

Which wealthy family helped fund many projects in Florence, helping to spur the Renaissance?

• Tudors

• Medici

• daVinci

• Aquinas

Florence was a highly successful city-state in the 13^th century. What was the chief source of Florence’s wealth?

• Florence specialized in banking and trade, its coin became the standard in Europe.

• Florence was a major port city on the coast of the Italian peninsula.

• Florence had a textile industry that specialized in importing and selling silk.

• Florence benefited from trade regulations set by democratic vote.

How did Thomas Aquinas impact the development of humanism and Renaissance ideas?

• He justified the importance of the role of monarchs in governance.

• He challenged the ideas of the Church, starting the Protestant Reformation.

• He created a new system of law that led to more freedom for artists.

• He helped combine philosophical ideas with those of the church.

“We must get back to the fundamentals of man. What is he? And what has he done? Aristotle’s brother, Cericlipes, clearly lays this out in The Anthems, when he says, ‘For him who reads of the heros of old, he will himself become wise.’ We must challenge our minds by renewing them with the minds of the greats.” – from Philip Ryan

The source above describes the philosophy of the Renaissance called..

• Predestination

• Natural Law

• Neo-Confucianism

• Humanism

Using your background knowledge, identify three great artists or inventors of the Renaissance.

• Leonardo daVinci

• William Shakespeare

• Vincent VanGogh

• Claude Monet

• Michelangelo

Art of the Renaissance

?

· Leonardo da Vinci – Mona Lisa

· Michelangelo – Sistine Chapel

Which idea best replaces the question mark?

• Used bright colors in paintings

• Increased the use of religious symbols

• Increased realism of human figures

• Uses indoor settings for backgrounds