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