Renaissance

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

• Renewed
• Rebuilt
• Remade
• Rebirth

On what peninsula did the Renaissance begin?

• Spain
• England
• Italy
• Germany

Humanism...

• emphasized the Bible
• leads to happier lives
• encourages people to learn Latin and Greek
• focuses on the potential of humans to achieve 

Which of the following is associated with Humanism?

• the ideas of the middle ages
• the ideas of Greece & Rome
• the ideas of ancient China
• the ideas of ancient India

Which of the following cities was an important center during the early Renaissance?

• Florence
• London
• Ghent
• Paris

Reopening of the "Silk Road" primarily allowed which of the following events to occur?

• the immigration of Chinese throughout Asia
• the increase of trade and spread of new ideas
• the spread of diseases to Europe
• allowed for quicker travel from China to Europe

Where do historians feel the Renaissance began in Italy?

• Twin Valley Middle School

• Venice

• Florence

• The Globe Theater

Which was a key intellectual movement or philosophy of the Renaissance?

• Humanism

• City State

• Cultural relativism

• Behavioralism

Who was the painter of the Sistine Chapel?

• da Vinci

• Raphael

• Machiavelli

• Michelangelo

What provided the major economic support for the Renaissance?

• wealthy patrons
• church officials
• government grants
• kings competing for prestige