Honors World Studies Module 14 Review

What was the Renaissance a rebirth of?

• Christian devotion

• art and learning

• chivalry and tournaments

• good health after the plague

The study of classical texts caused humanists to focus on what subject?

• human potential and achievements

• an understanding of early Christianity

• an understanding of ancient Muslim values

• Roman law and government

For what is the Medici family famous?

• for being artists

• for being writers

• for being rulers and supporters of the arts

• for being religious reformers

What were Desiderius Erasmus and Thomas More?

• German painters

• Flemish painters

• patrons of the arts

• Christian humanists

What was the first full-sized book Gutenberg printed?

• Utopia

• Romeo and Juliet

• the Bible

• The Prince

In what way did Leonardo da Vinci represent the Renaissance Man?

• He was a painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientist.

• He painted the Mona Lisa while holding scientific discussions.

• He lived in Italy during the 1500s.

• He used perspective in all of his drawings and paintings.

What kind of person did not represent the ideal of the "Renaissance man"?

• someone who enjoyed worldly pleasures

• All of the above

• someone who specialized in a particular field of study

• someone who supported and appreciated the arts without creating art

How did Italy's location help it become the birthplace of the Renaissance?

• Ideas could be spread easily by means of Italy's fleet.

• Italy was protected from the rest of Europe by the Alps.

• Italy had access to Roman ruins and ancient manuscripts from Constantinople.

• The bubonic plague had not reached the southern tip of Europe.

What was an important effect of the invention of the printing press?

• Gutenberg used his wealth from the invention to support artists.

• It led to the development of public libraries.

• It led to a renewed study of Latin and Greek.

• It increased literacy and the use of the vernacular.

Why was block printing more useful in Europe than in China?

• Chinese paper was difficult to print on.

• The Chinese had invented movable type but not the printing press.

• European languages had a smaller number of characters than Chinese.

• All of the above are true.