Renaissance & Reformation Final Exam

What did some people think was the cause of the plague throughout Europe? (Select ALL that apply)

• A) through trade on the Silk Road and on merchant ships

• B) fleas on rats

• C) crowded living conditions

• D) poor hygiene

The plague ended ___________ and one's success was based on a person's _________ and hard work.

• A) faith in the church /

  abilities

• B) feudalism /

  social class

• C) feudalism /

  abilities

• D) / quickly /

  family name

What was the effect on people's faith due to the church's inability to stop the Bubonic Plague?

• A) People's faith became stronger

• B) Some people started to lose faith

• C) People were indifferent to the church's role

• D) People turned to other religions

How were the ideas of the Middle Ages DIFFERENT from the Renaissance?

• Both time periods had strong literacy rates but ONLY priests could read during the Renaissance.

• Art was mainly based on religion in the Renaissance but Middle Ages art focused on everyday life.

• Both time periods focused on religious ideas but humanism was also important during the Renaissance.

• Feudalism existed in the Renaissance while the middle class was created during the Middle Ages.

The Renaissance spirit included all of the following EXCEPT

• renewed interests in the Greeks and Romans

• belief in human potential

• renewed interest in the afterlife

• a new type of scholar called a "humanist."

During the Renaissance, one's value in society was based on

• a person's wealth, ability, and hard work.

• your feudal lord's title.

• birthright (family's name)

• being friends with the king or nobility.

The Medici family helped the Renaissance happen by . .

(Choose ALL that apply)

• ending trade with the rest of Europe and closing port cities to foreign ships.

• sponsoring artists.

• wanting Florence to become the most beautiful city in the world.

• ensuring that art focused ONLY on religious subjects.

Florence became the most influential and wealthy city-state during the Renaissance because

(Select ALL that apply)

• The Medici family were successful banker and willing to support the arts.

• banks were created that gave loans.

• trade items from the Silk Road could be bought and sold for profit.

• expensive art was sold for high prices.

The new ruling class in Florence during the Renaissance were

• noble families that owned land in the countries.

• wealthy merchants and bankers.

• successful artists.

• the Protestants.

How did Renaissance ideas spread throughout Europe?

(Select ALL that apply)

• printing press

• travel and trade

• social media

• artists traveling to different cities