Renaissance Quiz #1
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- Q1What does the word "Renaissance" mean?New ThinkingRebirthRedrawRenew30sEditDelete
- Q2Which ancient civilization did the people of the Renaissance get many ideas from?GreeksRomansEgyptiansMinoans30sEditDelete
- Q3What did the Romans do that was beneficial to those in the Renaissance?Created a government that would be modeled in the RenaissanceDistinguished military defenses that would be modeled in the RenaissanceCreated a public bath system for their peopleWrote down their ideas so they could be learned by people in the future30sEditDelete
- Q4Why does the Roman empire fall?They realized they were too big and decided to divide the empire up into separate countries which effectively ended the empireThey were invaded by many different tribes and were unable to protect their expansive bordersThey had a great plague that wiped out most of the people and they were unable to defend themselvesThey had a dictator that took control and decided to divide up all of the lands which made them easy to conquer30sEditDelete
- Q5What did people focus on after the fall of the Roman empire?LearningProtecting themselvesThey focused on all of theseNew technologies30sEditDelete
- Q6What time period came directly after the Roman Empire?Age of ExplorationThe RenaissanceModern HistoryMiddle Ages30sEditDelete
- Q7What was the strongest and most powerful organization in the Middle Ages?The GovernmentThe Catholic ChurchThe Knights TemplarThe Crusaders30sEditDelete
- Q8How did the Catholic Church control life in the Middle Ages?All of these are trueThey put people in jail if they disagreed with themAll of the teachers were priestsThey didn't allow new ideas30sEditDelete
- Q9During the Middle Ages, how old was the medical text that doctors were using?Ten years oldA hundred years oldFive thousand years oldA thousand years old30sEditDelete
- Q10Who was thrown in jail because he questioned the church by asking to be allowed to do his own original research?GalenRoger BaconAristotleLeonardo da Vinci30sEditDelete
- Q11What is the name of the Greek scholar who wrote the medical textbook used in the Middle Ages?SocratesGalenRoger BaconAristotle30sEditDelete
- Q12What event made people start to question the authority of the Catholic Church?The Black DeathThe CrusadesThe War of Austrian SuccessionThe Inquisition30sEditDelete
- Q13What was "reborn" during the Renaissance?The idea of questioning the worldAn interest in thinking for yourselfAn interest in knowledgeAll of these were reborn30sEditDelete
- Q14Where did the Renaissance begin?ItalyChinaGreeceEngland30sEditDelete
- Q15What are the approximate dates of the Renaissance?1400-1700 AD1300-1600 AD1200-1500 AD1100-1500 AD30sEditDelete
- Q16The Renaissance was an abrupt change that happened quickly throughout Europe.falsetrueTrue or False30sEditDelete
- Q17During the Renaissance Italy was united under one ruler.falsetrueTrue or False30sEditDelete
- Q18What is the name of the areas that Italy was divided up into during the Renaissance?City-statesCountiesProvincesCountries30sEditDelete
- Q19City-states did NOT get along with each other during the Renaissance.truefalseTrue or False30sEditDelete
- Q20Which of the following is NOT one of the most important city-states during the Renaissance?ManutaVeniceFlorencePapal States30sEditDelete