Review-Renaissance MID-POINT 2024-25

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What does renaissance mean?

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rebirth

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What inspired the Renaissance? Options: age of exploration, industrial revolution, renewed interest in the classical world, feudal system

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renewed interest in the classical world

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When did the Renaissance begin in Italy?

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1300s

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How did the focus of life and society change during the Renaissance?

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from religious to secular

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What historical time period is the Renaissance part of?

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modern

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What were the new ideas of the Renaissance based on?

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Ideas of ancient Greece & Rome about individual potential

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What was one religious cause of the Renaissance? Options: strengthening of the Church through new converts, weakening of Church and Papal authority, spread of atheism throughout the western world, rise of new religions in Europe, the split in the Christian church into Western and Eastern Churches

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weakening of Church and Papal authority

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How did the Plague contribute to the start of the Renaissance?

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caused people to lose faith in the Church

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What type of governments did many northern Italian city-states have?

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republics

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What was the wealth of northern Italian cities based on?

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trade and banking