WorksheetsThe Renaissance
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which best states why the Renaissance began in northern Italy?
Northern Italy was home to great universities.
Northern Italy was close to ancient civilizations
Northern Italy was home to great political leaders.
Northern Italy was close to the Catholic Church.
Compared with the rest of Europe, northern Italy had many
churches
cities
farms
forests
Which best explains how the Medicis were able to convince the Catholic Church to become a patron of the arts during the Renaissance?
The Medicis became church leaders and pushed the church to support art.
The Medicis gave the church luxury goods in exchange for supporting art.
The Medicis gave the church textile goods in exchange for supporting art.
The Medicis became government leaders and pushed the church to support art.
As a leader of Florence, Cosimo de’ Medici was best characterized as a
pope
patron
statesman
dictator
A significant concept that influenced Renaissance artists, many philosophers, and political leaders was
spiritualism
humanism
medievalism
socialism
Merchant families that ruled Italian city-states established
their own farms.
their own armies.
their own churches.
their own schools.
Which best describes how wealthy merchant families such as the Medicis influenced achievements during the Renaissance?
By supporting art, wealthy merchant families created an environment that also promoted cultural achievements.
By supporting the Church, wealthy merchant families created an environment that also promoted religious achievements.
By supporting city-states, wealthy merchant families created an environment that also promoted cultural achievements.
By supporting Italy, wealthy merchant families created an environment that also promoted national achievements.
Which word best defines the term Renaissance?
birth
rebirth
beginning
end
During the Renaissance, Italian cities became centers of
photography
warfare
banking
transportation
Wealthy merchants such as Cosimo de’ Medici ruled Italian
churches
suburban areas
city-states
rural areas
During the Renaissance, people began to question
religious ideas
secular ideas
classical ideas
scholarly ideas
What impact did the Renaissance have on European society?
It increased the power of the Catholic Church.
It enabled Italy to conquer most of the continent.
It led people to question traditional religious teachings.
It inspired political leaders to share power with common people.
How did humanism impact political thinking during the Renaissance?
It allowed emperors to justify conquering new territories.
It inspired merchants to spread European ideas about democracy.
It led scholars to support religious leaders over independent monarchs.
It reduced the importance of religion over how people thought about society.
The Medicis made the city-state of Florence more beautiful during the Renaissance by building
churches and temples
parks and bridges
palaces and libraries
churches and libraries
During the Renaissance, more Europeans became increasingly interested in
education and the arts.
business and religion.
religion and spirituality.
education and the military.
