Renaissance and Historical Concepts Quiz

What is diplomacy?

• Fighting in a war

• Working with other countries to make peaceful deals

• Selling goods

• Traveling for fun

What is a gondola?

• A type of hat

• A small car

• A long, thin boat used in Venice

• A Renaissance tool

Who were the Medici family?

• Artists from Rome

• Rich bankers who ruled Florence

• Soldiers from Venice

• Kings of England

What was Venice known for?

• Making gold

• Growing crops

• Trading goods on water

• Fighting wars

What was Florence known for?

• Oil painting

• Wool and banking

• Making weapons

• Selling spices

What is interest?

• Extra money you earn

• A new idea

• Extra money paid when borrowing money

• A tax on goods

What does “Renaissance” mean?

• End of learning

• Rebirth

• City of dreams

• War and peace

What are humanities?

• Science and math

• Art and sports

• Subjects about people and their actions

• Military training

What is humanism?

• Love of machines

• Belief in kings

• Idea that people are important and should think

• A rule about art

What did Dante Alighieri do?

• Painted churches

• Wrote in everyday Italian

• Built buildings

• Fought in wars