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Renaissance Begins

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which most influenced the rise of Florence as an important city of the Renaissance?

a)

The power of its military.

b)

The achievements of its universities.

c)

Success of the banking economy.

d)

Importance of the monasteries

2.

The new interest in culture was called a "rebirth," or Renaissance.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

City states in Italy

a)

were controlled by the Pope

b)

grew rich in trade

c)

included only Rome and Florence

d)

grew rich through art

4.

Which of the following was the powerful banking family that ruled Florence, Italy?

a)

the Polo family

b)

the Tudor family

c)

the Medici family

d)

the Machiavelli family

5.

City-states used their wealth to support artists

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Florence became wealthy because

a)

It specialized in banking and trade

b)

It was a major port city

c)

It benefited from a democratic system

d)

It had successful farms

7.

City-states were governed by Kings

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The Renaissance first developed in cities like Venice and Florence because

a)

it was where monasteries were

b)

they had universities where scholars taught

c)

the royal family lived here

d)

it was where people traveled to exchange goods and ideas

9.

Where did the European Renaissance begin?

a)

English Isles

b)

Iberian Peninsula

c)

Italian Peninsula

d)

Greek Peninsula

10.

Which one of these statements about Marco Polo is true?

a)

He was from Florence.

b)

He wrote a book about his trip to China.

c)

He traveled to China but never met its emperor.

d)

He was an Italian banker.

11.

The city of Florence ______

a)

made money from shipbuilding

b)

was built on canals

c)

raised sheep and shipped wool to England

d)

set up a banking system that measured the value of money

12.

City-states developed diplomacy to make sure no city-state would become too powerful.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which of the following statements is true?

a)

All city-states were republics.

b)

Nobles in Italy gained wealth from land, not trade.

c)

Lorenzo de' Medici supported artists and writers in Florence.

d)

The ruler of Florence was a doge, or duke.

14.

Secular ideas focus on ______

a)

religious events

b)

worldly events

c)

ancient events

d)

Italian events