WH: Ch.10 Lesson 1

The Renaissance is a French word that means

• a renewal

• a rebirth

• a redux

• a reform

People in the times of the Renaissance became more interested in worldly ideas and events. This is called being

• secular

• urban

• reformed

• seclusive

The birthplace of the Renaissance was in which country?

• France

• England

• Spain

• Italy

Renaissance Era Italy was composed of one united state with a lot of cities.

• True

• False

The Italian States grew wealthy through

• trade

• art

• literature

• taxes

The Italian peninsula was in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea and made trade easier for many regions except

• Asia

• Africa

• Europe

• Arabia

Marco Polo went on a fact-finding trip all over which country?

• Russia

• Mongolia

• India

• China

This city is considered one of the first major centers of the Renaissance

• Florence

• Venice

• Rome

• Milan

The city of Venice was built on many small islands and is connected through

• roadways

• canals

• tunnels

• bridges

The new upper-class of Italian city-states were made up of

• nobles and wealthy merchants

• urban nobles

• country nobles

• wealthy merchants