Unit 9 Lesson 33.2 Growth of Trade and Commerece

What was one reason for the flowering of culture during the Renaissance?

• The rise of monarchy
• The growth of trade and commerce
• The decline of religion
• The spread of disease

What did trade bring into Europe during the Renaissance?

• New weapons and armies
• New religions and languages
• New ideas and goods
• New diseases and disasters

What strengthened contacts between western Europe and Byzantine and Muslim cultures?

• The Crusades
• The Reformation
• The Enlightenment
• The Renaissance

What helped to reawaken interest in classical culture?

• Goods and ideas from the West
• Goods and ideas from the East
• Goods and ideas from the North
• Goods and ideas from the South

What were some of the luxury goods that moved along the trade routes linking Europe to Africa and Asia?

• Silk and spices
• Wool and leather
• Wood and stone
• Iron and copper

Which cities were centrally located on the trade routes that linked western Europe with the East?

• Paris and London
• Madrid and Lisbon
• Berlin and Vienna
• Venice and Genoa

What did the increase in trade lead to during the Renaissance?

• A new kind of religion
• A new kind of economy
• A new kind of government
• A new kind of art

What did people use to buy merchandise during the Renaissance?

• Coins
• Bartering
• Credit
• Debt

What did money changers do during the Renaissance?

• Produce goods for trade
• Convert one type of currency into another
• Commission new buildings and art
• Loan money to merchants and rulers

Who became more important in society as a result of the increase in trade during the Renaissance?

• Scientists, philosophers, and theologians
• Artists, writers, and musicians
• Politicians, soldiers, and nobles
• Craftspeople, merchants, and bankers