World History 2nd Semester Final 2024/2025

What was the Renaissance?

• a period of time when people started cities

• a period of "rebirth" in interest in the arts, science and culture

• a festival

Where did the Renaissance start?

• Florence, Italy

• Hamburg, Germany

• Killeen, Texas

What family was known as the largest patrons of the arts in Florence, Italy?

• The Sforza family

• The Michelangelo family

• The Medici family

What concept places importance on the individual and supports creativity of people?

• Christianity

• humanism

• scholasticism

What was the most important invention of the Renaissance period?

• eyeglasses

• the printing press

• the telescope

Who was the most famous artist of the Renaissance period?

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Raphael

• Michelangelo

Who was the most famous writer of the Renaissance period?

• Descartes

• Machiavelli

• Shakespeare

Who invented the printing press?

• Johannes Gutenburg

• Otis Boykin

• William Shakespeare

The period of time in the 1400/1500s when Europeans started searching for new lands is called the:

• Age of Exploration

• Explorers

• New World

What did the majority of Europeans explorers want to find?

• gold

• a trade route to Asia

• new lands for their country