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Renaissance Test Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Renaissance comes from a French word which means...

a)

birth

b)

return

c)

scholars

d)

rebirth

2.

Marco Polo was an explorer and writer. Both roles led to increase trade with Italy because...

a)

he traveled to Africa and people found his stories interesting.

b)

his journey to China opened the way for trade along the Silk Road and his book made people want to buy Chinese goods.

c)

his voyages to the new world were dangerous and people were entertained by his book

d)

he followed the Crusaders to the Holy Land and lived to tell the story

3.

Two historical events that opened the way for trade between Europe and Asia

a)

Charlemagne's rule and the signing of the Magna Carta

b)

The Crusades and the reopening of the Silk Road

c)

Arab trading and the spread of Islam

d)

Rebuilding the Great Wall of China and Admiral He's voyage throughout the Asian coast.

4.

Which picture represents the origins of the Renaissance?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

Trade with Italy increased because....

a)

Italy was at war with European nation

b)

Italy had converted to Islam

c)

Italy was the center of the Mediterranean world

d)

Constantinople became the new Roman capital

6.

The Renaissance began in...

a)

England

b)

Italy

c)

Spain

d)

France

7.

One major change brought on by the Renaissance was that...

a)

Trade was decreasing

b)

People were becoming more secular in their thinking

c)

Roman ruins were disappearing

d)

Italy became unified under one ruler

8.

At the beginning of the Renaissance people were...

a)

moving to cities to live

b)

spending more time in the courntry

c)

farming more

d)

moving to the country to live

9.

Marco Polo became the first European to

a)

sail around the world

b)

sail around the southern cape of Africa

c)

become an expert on China

d)

sail to Constantinople

10.

Italy's city-states made their money by...

a)

war and farming

b)

banking and trade

c)

arts and literature

d)

taxes and shipping

11.

The pope and city-states did not want Italy to unify under one leader because...

a)

They could not agree on a king

b)

The king was unpopular

c)

The king would always be assassinated after taking power

d)

They did not want one leader to have all the power

12.

The Renaissance was a rediscovery of

a)

Classical philosophies and literature of Greece and Rome

b)

Muslim innovations

c)

Catholic Church

d)

Eastern Orthodox Church

13.

The Renaissance began in Spain because of the....

a)

Spanish monarchy

b)

culture left behind by the Muslims

c)

voyages of the Christopher Columbus

d)

Templar Knighs

14.

Name the group that allowed the silk road to be an opened trade route so ideas and trade could pass from Asia to Europe.

a)

Byzantines

b)

Muslim Turks

c)

The Tangs

d)

The Mongols

15.

Name the concept that places importance on the individual and supports creativity of people.

a)

humansim

b)

Christianity

c)

scholasticism

d)

Islam

16.

The Renaissance was partly started when ancient writings was discovered. The writing was from what two civilizations?

a)

Islam and Arab

b)

Greek and Roman

c)

Chinese and Japanese

d)

Chinese and Mongolian

17.

Select the four Renaissance artist.

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo Buonarroti

c)

Raphael Sanzio

d)

Marco Polo

e)

Donatello

18.

Renaissance Italy expanded as the city-states were becoming more...

a)

religious

b)

independent

c)

unified

d)

urban

19.

The wealthy Italian family who owned banks in Florence who paid artists, writers and architects to create their art.

a)

The Medici family

b)

The da Vinici family

c)

The Machiavelli family

d)

The Bontello family

20.

The diplomat from Florence, Italy whose book, The Prince, states that in order to keep power and protect his people, a ruler must do whatever was necessary even if he would lie or kill.

a)

Medici

b)

Raphael

c)

Marco Polo

d)

Machiavelli