Review

1. Which of the following statements is consistent with the worldview in Renaissance Europe?

• a. People can study religion to discover answers to the meaning of life and to discover their world.

• b. People can use the power of reason and thinking to discover knowledge about themselves and society.

• c. People should rely on tradition to address their problems, making new ways of looking at the world unnecessary.

• d. People do not need to involve themselves in government because the ruler will make necessary decisions for them.

3. "In the Middle Ages, most art had religious themes and this influence continued during the Renaissance. However, influenced by humanist ideas, Renaissance artists began to interpret religious subjects in new ways." One of the "new ways" of interpreting religious themes in art during the Renaissance was by:

• a. creating images and symbols critical of Christianity

• b. drawing elaborate buildings and landscapes in which no people were seen

• c. representing the human body and human activities in great detail

• d. illustrating religious themes in black and white only

1. One of the main reasons the expansion of trade in the late Middle Ages had its greatest impact on northern Italy was because:

• a. other areas of Europe were more heavily affected by the Black Death

• b. the feudal system was weaker in Italy than in the rest of Europe

• c. agricultural production in Italy was greater than production in the rest of Europe

• d. the government of Italy was controlled by a single, absolute King

3. An unintentional result of the Crusades to the Holy Land was the:

• a. conquest of large areas of Palestine

• b. decline in the variety of goods being traded in Europe

• c. exposure of Europeans to Muslim learning and culture

• d. increase in numbers of Muslim settlers in Europe

4. The information on the map of trading routes in Renaissance Europe would be most useful in supporting the statement that:

• a. most trade in Renaissance Europe was carried on sea routes

• b. western Europe was the centre of Renaissance trading routes

• c. Renaissance Europe traded mostly in exotic items from Asia

• d. Renaissance Europe developed a wide-ranging trade system

6. Increased wealth, a consequence of trading activities of the Italian city-states resulted in all of the following changes except:

• a. an increase in conflict and warfare among the city-states

• b. an increase in democratic freedoms in the city-states

• c. growing exposure to ideas and products from other lands

• d. growing demands for artistic works luxury items

__________: Peasants who worked the land for their Lord

(They were also not allowed to leave the land without the Lord's permission)

• Freemen

• Peasants

• Serfs

• Journeymen

__________: Peasants who worked the land for their Lord

(They were also not allowed to leave the land without the Lord's permission)

• Freemen

• Peasants

• Serfs

• Journeymen

__________: Buildings and land in which monks live carry out religious duties

• Manor

• Monastery

• Convent

• Church

__________: Laws on consumption of how people spend their money and keep people within their "social class" due to the rising middle class

• Economy

• Supply and demand

• Freedom of will

• Sumptuary Laws