CK Renaissance Age Part 1

1. What was the Renaissance?

• a time of increased religious faith

• a time of wars for independence

• a time of achievements in art, literature, and learning

• a time of rapid industrialization

2. When did the Renaissance begin?

• 1100's

• 1300's

• 1600's

• 1800's

3. Where did the Renaissance begin?

• Italy

• France

• Spain

• England

4. During the Renaissance, Italy was

• a democratic republic

• a colony of Spain

• struggling for independence

• divided into many separate city-states

Which invention accelerated the Renaissance?

• printing press

• spinning jenny

• assembly line

• penicillin

During the Renaissance, the status of artists

• decreased

• stayed the same

• improved

• was very low

7. Which of the following is known as the most celebrated sculptor of the Renaissance?

• Brunelleschi

• Botticelli

• Michelangelo

• Cervantes

8. Which artistic technique made paintings look three-dimensional instead of flat?

• perspective

• fresco

• woodcarving

• illuminated manuscripts

9. Which city was considered the cradle of the Renaissance?

• Naples

• Vatican City

• Pompeii

• Florence

10. Which industries was Florence chiefly dependent on?

• shipbuilding and trade

• wool and banking

• farming and food production

• arms and ammunition