THE RENAISSANCE BEGINS

What event led to the decline of feudalism?

• Introduction of gunpowder and weapons

• Building of stone castles

• Economic revival in the cities

• Rise of the aristocracy

Which family played a significant role in the banking system development in Europe?

• Visconti family

• Sforza family

• Medici family

• Borgia family

Who ruled Florence in 1434 and had a great desire to make it a center of art and culture?

• Raphael

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Michelangelo

• Cosimo de Medici

Which city in Italy became a model trade city for others to follow?

• Florence

• Genoa

• Milan

• Venice

What was the caravan route from Europe to China that was reopened by the Mongols?

• Amber Road

• Silk Road

• Incense Route

• Spice Route

Who spent 20 years in Asia and wrote a book that rejuvenated an interest in the Far East?

• Marco Polo

• Christopher Columbus

• Vasco da Gama

• Amerigo Vespucci

Which major trading centers emerged in Italy by the 1300s?

• Catania, Trieste, Perugia, Ravenna

• Florence, Genoa, Milan, Venice

• Rome, Naples, Turin, Palermo

• Verona, Bologna, Pisa, Siena

What was discovered during the Renaissance about the movement of the Earth?

• It was stationary

• It was the center of the universe

• It was flat

• It moved around the Sun

What did humanism ignite during the Renaissance?

• War and conflict

• Isolation and self-sufficiency

• Trade and desire for better things in life

• Religious fervor

Who attempted to fill his surroundings with the most refined representatives of the Italian Renaissance?

• Philip II

• Charles V

• Henry VIII

• Francis the first