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WorksheetsRen Quizizz 2
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which of these statements describes a change brought about by the Renaissance?
Society became dominated by the Catholic Church.
Society began to value the afterlife.
Society became more focused on life on earth.
Society was dominated by lords.
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
Renewal
Rebuilding
Rewind
Rebirth
Where did the Renaissance begin?
Iberian peninsula
Greece and Rome
Italian peninsula
Northern Europe
Humanism
emphasized following authorities
encouraged travel
focused on the study of the classics and on the individual
none of the above
Which of the following was an important Italian Renaissance city-state and home of the Medicis?
Florence
Venice
Ghent
Sicily
What types of works of literature and philosophy were rediscovered during the Renaissance?
Theological
Classical
Muslim
Chinese
An important source of rediscovered classical learning was
the Muslim world
the Americas
Afro-Eurasia
the Northern Renaissance
Humanism stressed the seeking of knowledge through ?
faith
reason
hunch
Select all of the reasons why the Renaissance began in Italian city-states.
Trade brought wealth
Ducks
They were Christian
They were located among old Roman ruins
The Renaissance is a rebirth of which cultures?
Greek and Byzantine
Roman and Muslim
Islamic and Greek
Greek and Roman
Advantages of Johannes Gutenberg's printing press include all of the following EXCEPT
Cheaper books
Increases in literacy
concentration of wealth
Rapid spread of ideas
The first moveable type printing press that allowed mass (a lot ) production of materials was invented by
Leonardo da Vinci.
Johann Gutenberg.
Nicolas Copernicus
Leonardo di Caprio
The printing press was developed in
15th century Germany
15th century Italy
14th century Germany
14th century Italy
