Unit 1: Renaissance and Printing Press REVIEW

How did the plague impact Europe?

• People started to question the church
• 1/3 of the population died
• It contributed to the decline of feudalism
• All are correct

What may be the culprit for bringing the plague to Europe?

• fleas/bears
• fleas/black rats
• ticks/black rats
• ticks/brown bears

Where did the Black Death originate?

• Asia
• Europe
• America
• Constantinople

In order to communicate quickly, Genghis Khan 

• Established a postal system
• Invented the telephone
• Sent telegrams
• Established a signal system

The Mongols were known for..

• Ability to ride horses well and to wage war.
• The ability to barbecue and hunt
• The ability to build houses and roads
• The ability to herd and hunt

What did the Mongols do to the religions of the people they conquered?

• They allowed them to exist and did not bother them

• They converted to whatever religion they conquered

• They forced the people they conquered to forget their religion

• They killed all the priests and burned all the places of worshipped they conquered

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

• Rebirth
• Stagnation
• Traditional
• A Latin term for art

What provided the major economic support for the Renaissance?

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

What is the artistic technique that is used to show depth and distance on a flat surface?

• realism
• perspective
• idealism
• distancism

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