The Northern renaissance quiz – Flashcards
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The image shows a painting by Han Holbein the Younger called The Ambassadors. Based on the painting, which best states how Holbein contributed to the Northern Renaissance?
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Holbein blended techniques from the Italian Renaissance with his own artistic style.
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The Italian wars that began in 1494 helped spread Renaissance ideas to
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France.
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A Northern Renaissance artist who also published books was
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Thomas More.
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A Northern Renaissance writer who criticized the Catholic Church was
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Desiderius Erasmus.
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Which best states how Erasmus and More helped spread Renaissance ideas in Europe?
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Both questioned Church teachings while still being religious.
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The graph shows the number of books printed in Europe between 1400-1800. A conclusion that can be drawn from the graph is that the demand for books increased
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sharply between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
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How did the end of the Hundred Years' War in 1453 help spread the Renaissance across northern Europe?
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It allowed France to focus on the Renaissance.
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The popularity of the Gutenberg press in Europe made books more accessible and motivated people to want to learn how to
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read.
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Which best explains why the Gutenberg press transformed European society?
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It increased printing speed while reducing cost, allowing printed ideas to spread more widely and quickly.
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Differing interpretations of the Bible by Christians in Europe eventually led to
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the Reformation.
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Which book could many people read for the first time because of the Gutenberg press?
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the Bible
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Where did Italian artists and writers flee for safety during the Italian wars?
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northern Europe
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The Italian Renaissance spread across Europe in the late 1400s through
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urbanization.
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Which best describes why the Italian Renaissance spread to northern European cities?
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Cultural conditions that helped the Renaissance grow in Italy during the early 1400s began to appear in northern European cities during the mid-1400s.
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William Shakespeare's plays contributed to Renaissance culture by
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creating complex characters.
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How did Thomas More's work help spread humanistic ideas?
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He applied them to society.
