Renaissance Quiz

What period is known as the cultural "rebirth" from the 14th to 17th centuries?

• The Enlightenment

• The Renaissance

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Middle Ages

What areas experienced revolutionary changes during the Renaissance?

• Politics, religion, and economy

• Art, science, and literature

• Agriculture, industry, and trade

• Education, health, and welfare

Which factor was crucial for the intellectual revival during the Renaissance?

• Preservation of classical texts

• Growth of wealthy merchant class

• Fall of Constantinople

• Recovery from the Black Death

What was a major social change during the Renaissance?

• Decline of feudalism

• Technological advances (printing press)

• Fall of Constantinople

• Preservation of classical texts

Why were Italy's ports significant for commerce?

• They were difficult to access

• They were strategically located

• They were only for military use

• They were closed to foreign ships

What cultural significance did Italy have?

• It was isolated from other cultures

• It was a crossroads of European and Eastern cultures

• It had no cultural influence

• It was only influenced by Eastern cultures

What type of commerce was dominant in Italy's economic foundation?

• Land commerce

• Maritime commerce

• Air commerce

• Digital commerce

What was Venice primarily known for?

• Religious authority

• Maritime trade and glass

• Banking and art

• Manufacturing and metalwork

Milan was famous for which industries?

• Banking and art

• Maritime trade and glass

• Manufacturing and metalwork

• Religious authority

Each Italian city-state developed what?

• Similar specialties

• Unique specialties

• Military strategies

• Political systems