6A Renaissance

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Renaissance Humanists believed in _____________

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The importance of the individual

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How did Italy's geography influence the beginning of the Renaissance?

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It was a peninsula, so trade by sea was easier.

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How did Renaissance ideas PRIMARILY make their way into Europe?

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Through merchants and trade

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This family from Florence influenced Renaissance art by being PATRONS and paying artists.

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Medici

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How did the Medici family acquire their wealth? Options: selling silk, learning; selling glass, trading; selling art, war; selling wool, banking

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selling wool, banking

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As trade increased, what happened to the DEMAND for luxury goods in Europe?

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It increased

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As more luxury products made their way into Europe, what happened to the PRICES for luxury goods?

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Prices decreased.

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Renaissance Humanists believed that ____________________ should be studied

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Greek and Roman civilizations

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Why was Petrarch important in the spread of Humanism?

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He encouraged people to study the Greek and Roman "classics."

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The Renaissance humanist that believed in a balance between REASON and FAITH was

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Thomas Aquinas