Module 8

The Renaissance is best described as a period of

• renewed interest in learning and art.

• widespread decline in education.

• isolation from other civilizations.

• complete rejection of classical ideas.

The Renaissance began in

• northern France during the 1400s.

• northern Italy during the 1300s.

• southern England during the 1500s.

• western Spain during the 1200s.

One reason the Renaissance began was because

• monarchs stopped supporting trade.

• scholars refused to read Greek texts.

• war and plague led people to value life.

• peasants rejected all education.

A smaller population after 1450 caused

• total collapse of European towns.

• end of trade between all cities.

• higher living standards and education.

• strict return to medieval farming practices.

Greek knowledge spread to Italy when

• kings banned the reading of the Latin Language.

• crusaders destroyed Islamic libraries.

• travelers avoided ancient texts.

• scholars fled from the Byzantine Empire.

The growth of paper making in Europe led to

• reduced use of books and art.

• loss of records and manuscripts.

• collapse of trade and learning.

• Creation of libraries and printing

Which condition helped Italian city-states prosper?

• long isolation from the Mediterranean.

• strict ban on foreign commerce.

• rule by one unified monarchy.

• increase in trade and urban life.

The Medici family gained power in

• Milan through agricultural work.

• Rome through papal appointments.

• Venice through sea exploration.

• Florence through banking success.

Humanism focused mainly on

• rejection of classical learning and reading.

• obedience to absolute rulers.

• human potential and achievement.

• military power and conquest.

A patron during the Renaissance was

• a scholar who opposed humanism.

• an artist who worked for free.

• one who financially supported art.

• a soldier who defended the pope.