The Renaissance Sec. 1

What was the Renaissance primarily characterized as?

• A time of agricultural dominance

• A period of religious conservatism

• An era of creativity and great change

• A phase of economic decline

During the Renaissance, society placed a new emphasis on:

• Collective achievement

• Individual achievement

• Religious orthodoxy

• Medieval traditions

Renaissance thinkers explored:

• Only spiritual matters

• The afterlife exclusively

• Ancient Greek philosophy

• The richness and variety of human experience

The Renaissance ideal was a person with:

• Talents in many fields

• Expertise in only one area

• Strong religious convictions

• Political ambitions

What intellectual movement was at the heart of the Italian Renaissance?

• Scholasticism

• Mysticism

• Humanism

• Asceticism

Humanists focused their studies on:

• Religious texts only

• Scientific experiments

• Classical culture of Greece and Rome

• Medieval literature

Which subjects did humanists emphasize in education?

• Mathematics and physics

• Theology and philosophy

• Agriculture and animal husbandry

• Grammar, rhetoric, poetry, and history

Who was an early Renaissance humanist, poet, and scholar from Florence?

• Cosimo de' Medici

• Lorenzo de' Medici

• Francesco Petrarch

• Pico della Mirandola

Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?

• It had the most advanced technology

• It was the wealthiest country in Europe

• Its history, geography, and trade connections

• It had the strongest military in Europe

What role did the Mediterranean Sea play in the Italian Renaissance?

• It isolated Italy from other cultures

• It encouraged trade with the Muslim world

• It provided a barrier against invasions

• It was a source of food for the population