Chapter 12: Renaissance (Vocabulary)

Choose the correct definition of guild.

• an association of nation-states with the same interests or aims

• an association of merchants or craftsmen with the same interests or aims

• an association of towns and regions with the same interests or aims

• an association of farmers with the same interests or aims

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined.

showing people and things as they are in real life

• humanistic

• idealized

• realistic

• reformed

Choose the correct definition of cultural diffusion.

• a change to a social structure

• the unjust judgment or mistreatment of a person or people due to race, sex, religion, nationality, or other characteristic

• the spread of people, ideas, technology, and products from one culture to another

• a reason for migration related to discrimination, intolerance, or religious freedom

Choose the correct definition of renaissance.

• an old idea about something, especially art, literature, or music

• a new growth of activity or interest in something, especially art, literature, or music

• a lack of activity or interest in something, especially art, literature, or music

• an economic decline in something, especially art, literature, or music

Choose the correct definition of patronage.

• a system of thought that denied the importance of art

• the regulation of trades such as building or banking

• the financial support provided to another person, especially an artist

• a place where religious community lived

Choose the correct definition of peninsula.

• an area of land that receives significant rainfall

• an area of land that lacks a coastline

• an area of land surrounded by water on three sides

• an area of land surrounded by water on two sides

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined.

a group of businesses that provide the same types of goods or services

• economy

• market

• industry

• corporation

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined.

a system of money in use in a particular country

• barter

• scarcity

• resource

• currency