Fast & Curious Renaissance & Reformation

The Mongols helped increase trade between Europe and Asia by 

• staying isolated from people from other countries.

• increasing the prices of goods.

• making the Silk Road safe to travel again. 

• building ports and harbors. 

An effect of Marco Polo's journey to China?

• Marco Polo became an important banker. 

• Marco Polo was made a government official in China. 

• Marco Polo became the emperor of Japan.

• Marco Polo helped protect travelers and traders on the trade route to China. 

NOT part of humanism

• The only purpose of art is to glorify God.

• Poetry, history, and public speaking were important subjects to study.

• Ancient Greek and Roman writings were sources of inspiration.

• Talented writers and artists were honored

What effect did the merchant families have on the Renaissance in Italian cities?

• The families wanted everyone to see what their money could buy.

• Their families used their wealth to keep the trade routes safe.

• The families supported the work of scientists and mathematicians. 

• The families supported the arts and learning.

Who created the first printing press?

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Johann Gutenberg

Cosimo de' Medici

• a wealthy merchant who supported the arts

• a ruler of the papal states

• a Renaissance scientist who helped build the foundation of modern astronomy

• a powerful ruler of Florence who valued education and culture

emphasized, or stressed, individual potential and was a movement to celebrate human abilities and actions. 

• Humanism

• Politics

Renaissance means

• Relive

• Rebirth

• Reform

• Revive

Renaissance artists and architects developed a renewed interest in classical culture. Which TWO civilizations represent the classical cultures that they wanted to study?

• Greece and Rome

• Asia and Africa

The translation of the Bible from Latin to other languages caused

• more people to learn to read

• more people interested in the church