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Renaissance Europe

Authored by Karen Lewis

History

9th - 10th Grade

Renaissance Europe
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The _____ allowed new ideas to flow more easily to distant places during the Renaissance.

aerial screw

optical telescope

heliocentric model

printing press

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which statement correctly explains why the European Renaissance began in the Italian city-states?

Their location along the Mediterranean Sea made them major centers of trade.

Their location just outside the city of Rome made them major centers of political power.

Unlike other Europeans, the Italians never lost touch with classical ideas and works of art.

Unlike other Europeans, the Italians developed new art styles during the medieval era.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How were the philosophies of individualism and secularism similar during the European Renaissance?

Each philosophy was created to influence artists' techniques.

Each philosophy encouraged people to be feared rather than loved.

Each philosophy deemphasized the importance of religion.

Each philosophy taught that all government systems are equally oppressive.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How did the philosophies of humanism and secularism interact during the European Renaissance?

Humanists focused on the importance of every human life, while secularists were more interested in studying nonhuman animals.

Humanists rediscovered the past by studying the ideas and art of ancient European civilizations, while secularists focused on nonreligious themes.

Humanists developed modern science by demonstrating that Earth is not the center of the universe, while secularists developed modern art by discovering linear perspective.

Humanists developed modern politics by urging rulers to be feared rather than loved, while secularists developed modern sculpture by discovering contrapposto.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which artistic work did Niccolò Machiavelli contribute to the Renaissance?

The painting The Last Supper

The book The Prince

The sculpture David

The Florence Cathedral

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In the 1300s, access to major trade routes brought great wealth and power to city-states in _____.

Germany

Greece

Italy

Poland

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A city-state that benefited greatly from trade during the 14th century was _____.

Athens

Florence

London

Paris

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