10.1-10.2 Review

Which area experienced a revival during the Renaissance period?

• Religious practices.

• Democratic governance.

• Artistic and educational pursuits.

• Military conquests.

Because of Italy’s long coastlines, Italian city-states became wealthy through

• trade.

• farming.

• shipbuilding.

• fishing.

Which of the following cities is considered the first major center of the Renaissance?

• Venice.

• Florence.

• Rome.

• Milan.

Europe’s kings allowed the Italian city-states to remain independent so the kings could

• use their ports.

• borrow money from them.

• hire mercenaries.

• pay tribute.

Which Italian philosopher is known for his work on political theory, advocating that the ends justify the means?

• Giovanni Boccaccio

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Francesco Petrarca

• Niccolò Machiavelli

Which Renaissance invention aided the spread of ideas?

• the printing press

• the florin

• the helicopter

• the glider

Which cultures did Renaissance humanists study to increase their knowledge of different topics through reason?

• the Romans and Greeks

• the French and English

• the Aztec and Inca

• the Chinese and Japanese

Which famous Renaissance artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican in Rome?

• Raphael

• Donatello

• Michelangelo

• Leonardo

During the Renaissance, people became less secular.

• True

• False

Gutenberg’s movable-type printing press helped spread humanist ideas.

• True

• False