Question 1

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-What is meant by secularism in the Renaissance?

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Secularism in the Renaissance refers to

Question 2

Between 1300 and 1550 most northern Italian cities passed through phases of

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A) tyranny and then democracy. 
B) republican rule followed by despotic (princely) rule. 
C) republican rule followed by papal rule. 
D) despotism followed by rule by the Holy Roman Emperor. 
E) despotism followed by republicanism. 
A) tyranny and then democracy. 
B) republican rule followed by despotic (princely) rule. 
C) republican rule followed by papal rule. 
D) despotism followed by rule by the Holy Roman Emperor. 
E) despotism followed by republicanism.

Question 3

Both medieval scholars and Renaissance humanists valued classical writings.However

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A) medieval scholars had access to far fewer sources than did Renaissance humanists. 
B) medieval knowledge of Greek was rare, thus, few Greek texts were examined. 
C) Renaissance humanists sought to understand classical source for their own sake and not in order to harmonize them with Christianity. 
D) Renaissance humanists sought to use classical sources as a guide to an active life and not a life of contemplation. 
E) All of these 
A) medieval scholars had access to far fewer sources than did Renaissance humanists. 
B) medieval knowledge of Greek was rare, thus, few Greek texts were examined. 
C) Renaissance humanists sought to understand classical source for their own sake and not in order to harmonize them with Christianity. 
D) Renaissance humanists sought to use classical sources as a guide to an active life and not a life of contemplation. 
E) All of these

Question 4

Patronage of the arts in Renaissance Italy served

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A) to manifest the power of the patron. 
B) as a focus of civic pride and patriotism. 
C) as a means to increase the diminishing prestige of the Papacy. 
D) to provide the trappings and justification of power. 
E) All of these 
A) to manifest the power of the patron. 
B) as a focus of civic pride and patriotism. 
C) as a means to increase the diminishing prestige of the Papacy. 
D) to provide the trappings and justification of power. 
E) All of these

Question 5

The early humanists, sometimes called the fathers of humanism, were

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A) Raphael and Giotto. 
B) Polybius and Cicero. 
C) Pico and Valla. 
D) Petrarch and Boccaccio. 
E) Pico della Mirandola and Baldasar Castiglione. 
A) Raphael and Giotto. 
B) Polybius and Cicero. 
C) Pico and Valla. 
D) Petrarch and Boccaccio. 
E) Pico della Mirandola and Baldasar Castiglione.

Question 6

Which of the following was the most common reason the city-states of northern Italy used to justify their resistance to papal interference?

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A) Their primary loyalty was to the Holy Roman Emperor. 
B) The Papacy had lost its legitimacy because if its move to Avignon and the Great Schism. 
C) Christ denied all political jurisdiction to the clergy. 
D) The pope condemned many essential business practices, such as charging interest on loans, as un-Christian. 
E) They still recognized the authority of emperor in Constantinople. 
A) Their primary loyalty was to the Holy Roman Emperor. 
B) The Papacy had lost its legitimacy because if its move to Avignon and the Great Schism. 
C) Christ denied all political jurisdiction to the clergy. 
D) The pope condemned many essential business practices, such as charging interest on loans, as un-Christian. 
E) They still recognized the authority of emperor in Constantinople.

Question 7

That the Peace of Lodi lasted for forty years may be credited to

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A) raison d'état. 
B) leadership of the condottieri. 
C) effective diplomacy. 
D) the peace initiatives of the French. 
E) the leadership of the pope. 
A) raison d'état. 
B) leadership of the condottieri. 
C) effective diplomacy. 
D) the peace initiatives of the French. 
E) the leadership of the pope.

Question 8

In addition to Venice, the main powers in fifteenth century Italy were

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A) Milan, Florence, and the kingdom of Naples and Sicily. 
B) Genoa, Siena, Rome, the Papal States, and Naples. 
C) Modena, Florence, the Papal States, Rome, and Naples. 
D) Milan, the Papal States, Florence, Rome, and the kingdom of Naples and Sicily. 
E) Rome and Florence. 
A) Milan, Florence, and the kingdom of Naples and Sicily. 
B) Genoa, Siena, Rome, the Papal States, and Naples. 
C) Modena, Florence, the Papal States, Rome, and Naples. 
D) Milan, the Papal States, Florence, Rome, and the kingdom of Naples and Sicily. 
E) Rome and Florence.

Question 9

Despotic rule replaced republican governments in the Italian city-state for the following reason(s)

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A) class warfare between rich merchants and aristocrats led each side to seek one-man rule. 
B) republican governments were short-term and unable to handle famines, plagues, and economic disasters. 
C) city-states came to rely on mercenary armies in their wars with fellow city-states. 
D) mercenary leaders were willing to seize power. 
E) All of these 
A) class warfare between rich merchants and aristocrats led each side to seek one-man rule. 
B) republican governments were short-term and unable to handle famines, plagues, and economic disasters. 
C) city-states came to rely on mercenary armies in their wars with fellow city-states. 
D) mercenary leaders were willing to seize power. 
E) All of these

Question 10

Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-despotism

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Despotism is a form of government in whi

Question 11

In his studies of anatomy, Leonardo da Vinci

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A) used dissections. 
B) examined sexuality including male erections, a couple having sex, and the fetus in the womb. 
C) discovered arteriosclerosis. 
D) gathered material for more accurate art. 
E) All of these 
A) used dissections. 
B) examined sexuality including male erections, a couple having sex, and the fetus in the womb. 
C) discovered arteriosclerosis. 
D) gathered material for more accurate art. 
E) All of these

Question 12

The distinctly modern outlook developed

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A) in the Italian Renaissance. 
B) from the Italian Renaissance through the Protestant Reformation. 
C) from the Protestant Reformation through the Age of Enlightenment. 
D) from the Italian Renaissance through the Enlightenment. 
E) from the Renaissance through the twentieth century. 
A) in the Italian Renaissance. 
B) from the Italian Renaissance through the Protestant Reformation. 
C) from the Protestant Reformation through the Age of Enlightenment. 
D) from the Italian Renaissance through the Enlightenment. 
E) from the Renaissance through the twentieth century.

Question 13

Who was the author of Don Quixote?

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A) Jiménez 
B) Montaigne 
C) Cervantes 
D) Caldéron 
E) Callimachus 
A) Jiménez 
B) Montaigne 
C) Cervantes 
D) Caldéron 
E) Callimachus

Question 14

The Renaissance originated in

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A) the papal territory of Rome. 
B) the city-states of northern Italy. 
C) commercial and trading centers of southern Germany. 
D) Paris. 
E) Italy as whole. 
A) the papal territory of Rome. 
B) the city-states of northern Italy. 
C) commercial and trading centers of southern Germany. 
D) Paris. 
E) Italy as whole.

Question 15

Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Complutensian Polyglot Bible

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The Complutensian Polyglot Bible is a si

Question 16

Leonardo da Vinci believed that the basis for a true understanding in every field lay in

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A) faith in God. 
B) the works of the Greeks and the Romans. 
C) divine reason, Logos. 
D) mathematics. 
E) hard persistent work. 
A) faith in God. 
B) the works of the Greeks and the Romans. 
C) divine reason, Logos. 
D) mathematics. 
E) hard persistent work.

Question 17

Which was the main reason why Venice had an exceptionally stable government?

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A) It lay on a series of islands protected by a lagoon. 
B) It possessed tremendous wealth. 
C) The sense of public duty was successfully passed down from one generation to the next for centuries. 
D) The city had a extensive maritime empire in the eastern Mediterranean. 
E) Its Council of Ten was drawn from patrician families. 
A) It lay on a series of islands protected by a lagoon. 
B) It possessed tremendous wealth. 
C) The sense of public duty was successfully passed down from one generation to the next for centuries. 
D) The city had a extensive maritime empire in the eastern Mediterranean. 
E) Its Council of Ten was drawn from patrician families.

Question 18

Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-patronage

Accepted Answer

Patronage, in historical terms, refers t

Question 19

Which of the following could be described as a universal man?

Accepted Answer

A) Leonardo da Vinci 
B) Lorenzo Valla 
C) Pope Leo X 
D) Titan 
E) Thomas More 
A) Leonardo da Vinci 
B) Lorenzo Valla 
C) Pope Leo X 
D) Titan 
E) Thomas More

Question 20

Who was a printer in Mainz whose name is associated with the development of the printing press with moveable type?

Accepted Answer

A) Johann Gutenberg 
B) Erasmus 
C) Jan van Eyck 
D) Dietrich Verlag 
E) Gershon ben Judah 
A) Johann Gutenberg 
B) Erasmus 
C) Jan van Eyck 
D) Dietrich Verlag 
E) Gershon ben Judah

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -What is meant by secularism in the Renaissance?

Between 1300 and 1550 most northern Italian cities passed through phases of

Both medieval scholars and Renaissance humanists valued classical writings.However

Patronage of the arts in Renaissance Italy served

The early humanists, sometimes called the fathers of humanism, were

Which of the following was the most common reason the city-states of northern Italy used to justify their resistance to papal interference?

That the Peace of Lodi lasted for forty years may be credited to

In addition to Venice, the main powers in fifteenth century Italy were

Despotic rule replaced republican governments in the Italian city-state for the following reason(s)

Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -despotism

In his studies of anatomy, Leonardo da Vinci

The distinctly modern outlook developed

Who was the author of Don Quixote?

The Renaissance originated in

Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Complutensian Polyglot Bible

Leonardo da Vinci believed that the basis for a true understanding in every field lay in

Which was the main reason why Venice had an exceptionally stable government?

Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -patronage

Which of the following could be described as a universal man?

Who was a printer in Mainz whose name is associated with the development of the printing press with moveable type?

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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Exam 13: The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -What is meant by secularism in the Renaissance?

Between 1300 and 1550 most northern Italian cities passed through phases of

Both medieval scholars and Renaissance humanists valued classical writings.However

Patronage of the arts in Renaissance Italy served

The early humanists, sometimes called the fathers of humanism, were

Which of the following was the most common reason the city-states of northern Italy used to justify their resistance to papal interference?

That the Peace of Lodi lasted for forty years may be credited to

In addition to Venice, the main powers in fifteenth century Italy were

Despotic rule replaced republican governments in the Italian city-state for the following reason(s)

Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -despotism

In his studies of anatomy, Leonardo da Vinci

The distinctly modern outlook developed

Who was the author of Don Quixote?

The Renaissance originated in

Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Complutensian Polyglot Bible

Leonardo da Vinci believed that the basis for a true understanding in every field lay in

Which was the main reason why Venice had an exceptionally stable government?

Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -patronage

Which of the following could be described as a universal man?

Who was a printer in Mainz whose name is associated with the development of the printing press with moveable type?

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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