1st block Renaissance and Reformation

Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?

• was once the center of the Roman empire and was filled with art

• very wealthy and could afford workers for new art and buildings

• still divided into city states that had some of the most important cities (ex: Florence and Venice)

• all of the above

The majority of the people in Italy's city-states were urban (lived in cities).

• True

• False

What were the important cities?

• Florence

• Venice

• Both

• Neither

Where did European nobles get their wealth from?

• Priest

• Land

• Florence

• none of the above

Humanism is where you believe in your individual self and human society is more important than faith.

• True

• False

During the Renaissance, people wrote in pure ________ like in Rome.

What things was Leonardo da Vinci famous for?

• scientist

• dancer

• artist

• actress

In 1517, a young monk named Martin Luther publicly argued that the Pope could not decide who went to Heaven.

• True

• False

True or False Martin Luther wrote the 95 these

• True

• False

True or False Johannes Gutenberg created the printing press

• True

• False