Renaissance Review Review

Which factor contributed to the Renaissance beginning in Italian cities?

• occupation of foreign powers

• interaction with Latin America

• access to important trade routes

• surplus of goods from Japan

Humanism during the Italian Renaissance focused on

• the affairs of the Church

• self-sufficiency

• the importance of the individual

• political theories

Johann Gutenberg influenced the spread of ideas by

• supporting the Scientific Revolution

• teaching his theories on Humanism

• inventing the movable-type printing press

• creating universities in throughout Europe

What does renaissance mean?

• rebirth

• recreation

• re-acclimation

The Renaissance was a time of...

• political and cultural change

• artistic creativity

• Reawakened interest in classical learning

• All of the above

What was the impact of the invention of the printing press?

• It did not have an impact

• It helped spread Renaissance ideas

• It made books more expensive

Where did the Renaissance begin?

• Rome, Italy

• Florence, Italy

• Mainz, Germany

What family was known to be patrons of the arts in Florence?

• Michelangelo

• Montague

• Medici

the idea that everyone should seek to be educated in arts, science, and literature

• humanism

• socialism

• educationalism

a financial supporter of the arts

• patron

• royal

• noble