Unit 6 Preview: Northern Renaissance

Who is credited with the invention of the printing press that significantly aided the spread of the Renaissance?

• Niccolo Machiavelli

• Galileo Galilei

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Leonardo da Vinci

Which of the following was NOT a result of the printing revolution?

• Increased availability of books

• Spread of Renaissance ideas across Europe

• Wider access to classical and legal texts

• Immediate decline in the power of the Catholic Church

What was Erasmus's stance on the balance between pagan and Christian thought?

• Focus solely on pagan thought

• Rejection of all pagan thought

• A middle road between pagan and Christian thinkers

• Strict adherence to Christian thought only

According to Machiavelli, is it better for a ruler to be loved or feared?

• Despised

• Loved

• Feared

• Ignored

What unique perspective did Christine de Pizan offer in her work, 'Book of the City of Ladies'?

• The rejection of humanism

• Women as virtuous leaders and rational beings

• The importance of military leadership

• A society governed by reason and cooperation