AP Euro Renaissance Test

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The Italian Renaissance had as one of its central components...

...a glorification of individual genius

Renaissance men's view of educated women was they should...

...be allowed to add a social touch to the household, but otherwise remain subservient to men

Florentine families began to dominate European banking as a result of...

...geographical position

The world of art created by Renaissance...

...incorporated new techniques of chiaroscuro and linear perspective

The major difference between the Italian humanists and those of Northern Europe was the...

...latter's concern for social reform based on Christian ideals

Italian humanists stressed the...

...study of the classics for what they could reveal about human nature

Italian balance-of-power diplomacy...

...was designed to prevent a single Italian state from dominating the peninsula

Through their studies, the Italian humanists came to hold in highest esteem the values of...

Classical antiquity — Greece and Rome

Leonardo and Michelangelo gained knowledge of human anatomy by?

Dissecting cadavers

Renaissance Humanism was a threat to the Church because it?

Emphasized a return to the original sources of Christianity

Ferdinand and Isabella's policies in Spanish nationalism led to the expulsion from Spain in large numbers of Spanish?

Jews

For ordinary women, the Renaissance

had very little impact

According to Machiavelli, the sole test of "good" government was whether it...

...was effective

The northern humanists believed that human nature...

...was fundamentally good

For the most part, Italian city states during the Renaissance...

...were dominated by despotic rule

Italy achieved unification in

1871

Which of the following conditions was most responsible for the extraordinary cultural developments that occurred in Italy during the renaissance?

An abundance for wealth

Thomas More's Utopia is best described as?

An epic poem about an imaginary land

During the course of the 15th Century Italy was?

Broken up into many political units, of which 5 were dominant (Naples, Florence, Venice, Papal States, and Milan)

Which of the following books examines the Renaissance court life and conduct?

Castiglione's The Courtier

The Italian popolo (middle class)...

Desired government offices and equality of taxation

All of the following were characteristics of the Modern Nation State EXCEPT

Destruction of the monarchy

Highly important in the diffusion of the Renaissance was?

Development of the printing press

The Dutch humanist Erasmus espoused 2 fundamental ideas: the "philosophy of Christ" and?

Education as a tool for reform

Renaissance humanists in Italy would have been most interested in?

Finding an old Greek manuscript

Scholars agree that the first artistic and literary manifestation of the Italian Renaissance appeared where?

Florence

The cultural center of the Italian Renaissance was?

Florence

Machiavelli by writing The Prince hoped that?

He could impress the Medici Family with his ability to analyze the political situation in Italy

In northern Italy, the assimilation of the feudal nobility and the commercial elites of the cities was accomplished largely by?

Intermarriage

The Renaissance was mostly secular due to?

It emphasized applying its ideas to this world, not the next

Which of the following best describes how the northern Renaissance suffered from the Italian Renaissance?

It placed a greater emphasis on religious piety

Which is LEAST true of the Renaissance secular spirit?

It was most evident in Northern Europe than in Italy

All of the following are characteristics of Northern Humanism EXCEPT

It was very supportive of the Protestant Reformation

Which of the following figures in Italian history is most responsible for the French invasion of Italy in 1495?

Ludovico il Moro

The Visconti family's strategy for rule in Milan emphasized?

Military strength

The social group that most often resisted the centralizing force of the "new monarchs" was the?

Nobility

By 1300, most of the Italian city-states were ruled by either signori or?

Oligarchy

Which monarchy is not representative of 16th Century rise in "new monarchies"?

Peter II — Romanov

The leaders of the Catholic Church...

Readily adopted the Renaissance secular spirit

The subjugation of the Italian peninsula by outside invaders was?

Result of a fragment Italy & the failure to coordinate a common defense

The most important factor in the emergence of the Italian Renaissance was?

Rise of a wealthy, urban business elite

The most important factor in the emergence of the Italian Renaissance was the?

Rise of wealthy, urban business elite

All of the following were among the Italian powers that dominated the peninsula EXCEPT

Rome

The ultimate significance of Machiavelli's work rests on two concepts: that politics is a science and?

That one permanent social order cannot be established

Which of the following statements regarding the Renaissance is NOT true?

The Medici Family of Rome was able to dominate the Papal States and the Kingdom of Naples

Florentine economic vitality rested primarily on banking and?

The wool industry

As consumer habits changed, an aristocrat's greatest expose was usually his?

Urban place

The perfect Renaissance man was one who?

Was a well rounded individual

All of the following were characteristics of the Italian Renaissance except?

mysticism

The term humanism, as used in the context of the Renaissance refers to...

study of the Latin classics for moral education and insights into human nature

Rich individuals sponsored artists and works of art

to glorify themselves and their families and their cities

Renaissance culture

was that of a small wealthy elite


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