PRELUDE 2

The beginning of the Middle Ages was marked by the _____.

FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE

The early Christian church had very little power in Europe during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. T/F

FALSE

The literature of ancient Greece and Rome was of little interest to artists and writers of the Renaissance. T/F

FALSE

Which of the following was a Renaissance artist?

LEONARDO DE VINCI

During the Renaissance, lands new to the Europeans were discovered, including _____.

THE AMERICAS

During the Middle Ages, all power came from which religious organization?

THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

The most universally idealized woman in Western culture during the Middle Ages was _____.

THE VIRGIN MARY

The Middle Ages spanned nearly one thousand years. T/F

TRUE

Trade flourished in the later Middle Ages, when a merchant class arose outside of feudal society. T/F

TRUE

The main European port for the exchange of Eastern luxuries was _____.

VENICE