Unit 6A Italian Renaissance Study Guide

Which two civilizations helped to inspire Renaissance artists?

• Rome

• China

• Greece

• Africa

Answer explanation

Rome was the heart of the Roman Empire and Greek ideas were adopted by Rome. Think back to the Greek and Roman gods and goddesses. After the fall of Rome, Italy still has statues and buildings around them.

What were the THREE main reasons the Renaissance began in Italy?

• Roman Ruins

• Italy's geography allowed it access to Greek and Roman texts

• Riches in the trade cities supported patronage for the arts

• Greek Ruins

• Diffusion of ideas from China

Italian city-states gained wealth through trade

• True

• False

Why was the Italian peninsula a center for trade?

• It is in the center of the Mediterranean Sea

• It is in the center of the Silk Road

• It is in Asia

• It is a peninsula

Answer explanation

The Mediterranean Sea allowed access to Africa, The Middle East, Spain, France, and Greece.

What two important events helped the Italians succeed in trade?

• Silk Road trade flourished and ended in Venice.

• They had banking

• Trade with Arabs and Byzantines

• They had ships and sheep

The Silk Road trade flourished and trade with Arabs and Byzantines helped the Italians to succeed in trade.

What happened as a result of these two events?

• Increase in goods

• Decrease in goods

• Increase in prices of goods

• Decrease in prices of goods

What would be one major result of allowing the prices of goods to drop?

• Decrease in demand for luxury goods

• Increase in demand for luxury goods

Answer explanation

After Europeans had exposure to the goods from the East, they wanted the silk, teas, paper, printing ideas, etc. These were items they did not naturally have in their area so the demand was higher.

In what THREE ways did the Medici family help the city of Florence become a powerful Renaissance city?

• Patrons of cats

• Patrons of the arts

• Merchants who ran banks

• Trade of cloth from wool

During the Renaissance, what characteristics was humanism focused on?

• Human form in art

• Church-focused

• Human achievements

• Art and Literature

Petrarch is known as the father of plagiarism.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

Petrarch was the father was Humanism. He studied the Greek philosophers and shared the knowledge from his studies.