Exploring the Renaissance: A 5-Minute Overview

What does the term 'Renaissance' mean?

• Revolution

• Revival

• Rebirth

• Reformation

Which city is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance?

• Rome

• Milan

• Venice

• Florence

Who was a famous backer of the Renaissance movement in Florence?

• The Este family

• The Sforza family

• The Medici family

• The Borgia family

Which invention helped spread Renaissance literature to the masses?

• The steam engine

• The telescope

• The compass

• The printing press

Which of the following is NOT a notable piece of Renaissance literature?

• Dante's Divine Comedy

• Machiavelli's Prince

• Shakespeare's Hamlet

• Homer's Iliad

What was a major societal change during the Renaissance?

• The rise of a capitalist market economy

• The decline of trade

• The rise of feudalism

• The fall of capitalism

Who led the Protestant Reformation?

• Ignatius of Loyola

• Henry VIII

• Martin Luther

• John Calvin

Who discovered the Americas in 1492?

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

• John Cabot

Which astronomer proposed the heliocentric model of the solar system?

• Galileo Galilei

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Isaac Newton

• Johannes Kepler

What was one reason for the decline of the Renaissance?

• The rise of feudalism

• The spread of the Black Death

• The invasion of Italian territories

• The fall of Constantinople