The Renaissance

Question 1

How did the Renaissance affect the power of independent monarchs?

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It increased their power.

Question 2

At the beginning of the Renaissance, the Italian city of Rome included many elements taken from

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Greek art and architecture.

Question 3

Which word best defines the term Renaissance?

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rebirth

Question 4

How did humanism impact political thinking during the Renaissance?

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It reduced the importance of religion over how people thought about society.

Question 5

During the Renaissance, Italian artists were supported by wealthy

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patrons.

Question 6

Compared with the rest of Europe, northern Italy had many

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cities.

Question 7

Merchant families that ruled Italian city-states established

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their own armies.

Question 8

As a leader of Florence, Cosimo de’ Medici was best characterized as a

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patron.

Question 9

Wealthy merchants such as Cosimo de’ Medici ruled Italian

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city-states.

Question 10

During the Renaissance, people began to question

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religious ideas

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