Renaissance Europe

Humanism can best be explained as:

• celebration of individual achievement and expression

• the study of philosophy and art

• criticism of social classes and political authorities

• preservation of Greco-Roman culture

The moveable-type printing press helped the Renaissance by:

• supporting the ideas of the Catholic Church

• increasing the use of new accounting practices

• motivating the study of Greco-Roman culture

• expanding and distributing ideas across Europe

The author of The Praise of Folly was:

• Erasmus

• Sir Thomas More

• Francesco Petrarch

• Niccolo Machiavelli

The city-states of Northern Italy were:

• direct democracies

• monarchies

• republics

• theocracies

"Be good when possible, evil when necessary."

This quote is from:

• Utopia

• Praise of Folly

• The Prince

• Petrarch's Sonnets

Renaissance Europeans turned towards non-religious interests/topics. This is known as:

• Nationalism

• Secularism

• Humanism

• Realism

The Renaissance artist of this work was:

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Michelangelo

• Petrarch

• Erasmus

The author of Utopia was:

• Sir Thomas More

• Francesco Petrarch

• Erasmus

• Machiavelli

Renaissance trade wealth was driven by increased demand for Middle Eastern goods as a result of the:

• Bubonic Plague

• Crusades

• 100 Years War

• Norman Conquests

Europeans beginning to use their common language in literature is known as:

• vernacular

• secularism

• doctrine

• humanism