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WorksheetsThe Renaissance (Europe 1400s to 1600s)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
During the Renaissance, there was a "rebirth" of interest in
military strategies.
religion.
art and learning.
political freedom.
What was the chief source of Florence's wealth?
architecture
sea trade
textiles
banking
Which cultures did Renaissance humanists study?
Egypt and India
Greece and Rome
India and Rome
Greece and China
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
Renewed
Rebuilt
Remade
Rebirth
How did Gutenberg's printing press impact Europe?
it decreased literacy throughout the continent
it allowed literature to be mass produced
it allowed more people to train and join the priesthood
it decreased the production of navigational maps
What major contribution did Machiavelli make to the Renaissance?
He painted the Mona Lisa
He wrote the book called "The Prince"
He invented the movable type printing press
He painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome
What is the the period of time in Europe called a "rebirth"?
Middle Ages
Renaissance
Ancient
Modern
Who is a wealthy person that supports an artist?
merchant
banker
patron
king
What is art technique shows images in three dimensions?
secular
perspective
realism
humanism
What is a printing press?
an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred
a fee paid to the church to relax the penalty for sin
an age marked by great achievements
a machine for pressing print against inked movable type
The wealth from ____________________ also helped promote, or support, the ideas and arts of the Renaissance.
painting
printing
churches
banking
inventor of the printing press
John Calvin
Niccolo Machiavelli
Cosimo de Medici
Johann Gutenburg
Sponsors, or __________________, used their wealth to help artists produce great works of art.
humanists
patrons
protestants
scientists
One of the very important Renaissance developments was...
Building houses
Going to church
Printing Press
Farming chicken
