Italian Renaissance

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What does the word Renaissance mean?

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Rebirth

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In what country did the Renaissance start?

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Italy

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Which is NOT a reason the Renaissance began in Italy? Rich trading ports, They never had the Black Plague, Wealthy city states could support arts, It was the heart of the old Roman Empire

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They never had the Black Plague

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Which of these was the PRIMARY intellectual movement of the Renaissance?
Secularism, Humanism, McCarthyism, Classicism

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Humanism

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Intellectual movement at the heart of the Renaissance that focused on education, arts and classics

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Humanism

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Why was Italy able to afford the expenses that came along with the renaissance? (Options: Farming, Banking, Trading, Industry)

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Trading

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a person who provides financial support for the arts

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Patron

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The everyday language of ordinary people

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Vernacular

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Which Italian city is the BIRTHPLACE of the Renaissance? Options: Rome, Florence, Milan, Naples

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Florence

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Who was the founder of a powerful banking family?

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Lorenzo di Medici