4.6 QUIZ: Land-Based Empires Review

What does Renaissance mean?

• Rebirth

• Art

• Trade

• Prehistory

The Crusades stimulated trade by introducing Europeans to many desirable--

• languages

• cultures

• religious practices

• products

How did the Crusades stimulate trade in Europe?

• Discouraged the use of credit to pay for goods.

• Introduced Europeans to products from the Middle East

• Caused the Church's ban of usury

• Ended contact between the Europeans and Middle Easterens

How did the printing press impact Europe during the Renaissance?

• Decreased literacy rates

• Increased the spread of new ideas

• Decreased the demand for printed books

• Increased the cost of books

The Renaissance began in ---

• France

• England

• Italy

• Spain

In which city-state was the Medici family the ruling family?

• Florence

• Venice

• Genoa

• Milan

What was one of the ways the Renaissance spread from Italy to other places in Europe?

• The Black Death caused refugees who carried the ideas with them

• The Catholic Church required everyone in Europe to copy the ideas of the Italian city-states

• Several armies invaded Italy. The soldiers spread stories of what they saw when they returned home

• The Crusades carried ideas from Italy to the Middle East

What was an explosion of discoveries and ideas that started in Europe during the 1500s?

• Enlightenment

• Protestant Reformation

• Black Death

• Scientific Revolution

Where do historians feel the Renaissance began in Italy?

• Twin Valley Middle School

• Venice

• Florence

• The Globe Theater

One of the most important ideas from the Renaissance that allowed ideas to spread more quickly.

• Perspective

• Greece and Rome

• Building designer

• Printing Press