Renaissance Test 2024

First Name

Last Name

The Renaissance began in

• Northern France
• Northern Spain
• Northern Italy
• Northern Germany

The word Renaissance means

• rebirth
• trade
• change
• protest

By studying the classics, they hoped to recreate the spirit of classical arts, literature, and philosophy. They emphasized a balance between faith and reason.

• humanists
• doge
• diplomats
• clergy

It was an artistic style dating from the Renaissance that attempts to visually represent people and objects

• fresco
• chiaroscuro
• realism
• doge

This city’s wealth came from trading cloth, especially wool, and banking. One of city’s richest families was the Medici family.

• Genoa
• Florence
• Milan
• Venice

Marco Polo was born here. This city’s wealth came from ship building and international trade. The city is known for its canals:

• Genoa
• Florence
• Milan
• Venice

They supported artists by giving money to creative individuals

• peasants
• clergy
• mercenaries
• patrons

Italian scholars turned to the works of the ancient ________________ to expand their knowledge of the world.

• Greeks
• Romans
• Egyptians
• Both Greeks and Romans