The Renaissance

Question 1

During the Renaissance, people began to question

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religious ideas

Question 2

Which best states why the Renaissance began in northern Italy?

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Northern Italy was close to ancient civilizations.

Question 3

A prominent merchant family in Italy during the Renaissance was

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the Medicis.

Question 4

Wealthy merchants such as Cosimo de’ Medici ruled Italian

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city-states.

Question 5

Merchant families that ruled Italian city-states established

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their own armies.

Question 6

Compared with the rest of Europe, northern Italy had many

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cities.

Question 7

During the Renaissance, Italian cities became centers of

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banking

Question 8

Which best explains how the Medicis were able to convince the Catholic Church to become a patron of the arts during the Renaissance?

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The Medicis became church leaders and pushed the church to support art.

Question 9

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 10

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

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patron.

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