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What major revolution in religious thought occurred during the era of the Italian Renaissance?
What major revolution in religious thought occurred during the era of the Italian Renaissance?
- The Spanish Inquisition
- The Great Schism
- The Counter-Reformation
- The Protestant Reformation (correct)
Who is credited with inventing the printing press during the Italian Renaissance period?
Who is credited with inventing the printing press during the Italian Renaissance period?
- Francesco Petrarca
- Johannes Gutenberg (correct)
- Donatello
- Leonardo Da Vinci
Which Italian banking family and political dynasty gained power and success in commerce, banking, and the arts during the Italian Renaissance?
Which Italian banking family and political dynasty gained power and success in commerce, banking, and the arts during the Italian Renaissance?
- The Borgia Family
- The House of Medici (correct)
- The Sforza Family
- The Visconti Family
Who is considered one of the first great writers of the Renaissance and was known as Petrarch?
Who is considered one of the first great writers of the Renaissance and was known as Petrarch?
Which event marked a significant loss of social and political authority for the Catholic Church in Europe during the Italian Renaissance?
Which event marked a significant loss of social and political authority for the Catholic Church in Europe during the Italian Renaissance?
What was the primary purpose of the Italian Renaissance?
What was the primary purpose of the Italian Renaissance?
Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the Middle Ages, as described in the passage?
Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the Middle Ages, as described in the passage?
What was the primary geographic center of the Italian Renaissance?
What was the primary geographic center of the Italian Renaissance?
What was the meaning of the term 'Renaissance' according to the passage?
What was the meaning of the term 'Renaissance' according to the passage?
According to the passage, what was one of the problems with dating the Italian Renaissance?
According to the passage, what was one of the problems with dating the Italian Renaissance?
Which of the following was NOT a major factor that contributed to the Italian Renaissance?
Which of the following was NOT a major factor that contributed to the Italian Renaissance?
What was the main reason that the Italian city-states of Venice and Genoa grew extraordinarily rich during the Renaissance?
What was the main reason that the Italian city-states of Venice and Genoa grew extraordinarily rich during the Renaissance?
How did the fall of the Byzantine Empire contribute to the Italian Renaissance?
How did the fall of the Byzantine Empire contribute to the Italian Renaissance?
Which of the following was a significant impact of the Black Death pandemic on the Italian Renaissance?
Which of the following was a significant impact of the Black Death pandemic on the Italian Renaissance?
Which of the following was a key factor that allowed the Italian Renaissance to spread to other parts of Europe?
Which of the following was a key factor that allowed the Italian Renaissance to spread to other parts of Europe?
