Test

1. 1st Nine Weeks – Test One
The Middle Ages & Renaissance
Section 1

2. 1.
Renaissance
Artists
Michelangelo
?
Raphael
• Which person would best
fill in the missing box?
A. Dante
B. Petrarch
C. Anguissola
D. Machiavelli

3. 2.
• During the years of the Viking raids they left Europe with
knowledge about sailing, shipbuilding, and trade routes. In the
process many Vikings remained in Europe and became Christians
and civilized people. This is an example of:
A. Feudalism
B. Cultural Diffusion
C. Plunder
D. Idea Trading

4. 3.
Kings
Nobles
?
• Which group of people
would you find next as you
travel down the pyramid?
A. Clergy (Priests)
B. Lords
C. Knights or Vassals
D. Serfs

5. 4.
• The everyday language of people in a region or
country is known as:
A. Perspective
B. Humanism
C. Secular
D. Vernacular

6. 5.
• A highly developed culture that normally has a
form of writing is known as a:
A. Town
B. Civilization
C. Culture
D. Urbanization

7. 6.
Artist
Raphael
Perspective
Poet
Dante
?
• Which term would best
fill the empty box?
A. Vernacular
B. Culture
C. Patron
D. Secular

8. 7.
• A system of loyalties and protections used during
the Middle Ages is:
A. The Crusades
B. Feudalism
C. Plunder
D. Cultural Diffusion

9. 8.
• The Crusades motivated trading which made the
Northern Italian cities grow at a fast rate, which in turn
began the Renaissance. This is an example of:
A. Culture
B. Birth Rate
C. Urbanization
D. Humanism

10. 9.
The Roman
Catholic
Church
_____________
Michelangelo
• Which term would best
fill the middle box to
explain the relationship?
A. Secular
B. Cultural Diffusion
C. Patron
D. Artist

11. 10.
The 1st
Crusade
- 1095
The Last
Crusade
- 1291
?
• Which event might occur
3rd on the timeline?
A. The Vikings raid Europe
B. Start of Christianity
C. Europeans are exposed
to products from Asia.
D. The Franks become the
most powerful of the
tribes in Europe.

12. 11.
• The Middle Ages a period of European History
from 500 A.D to 1500 A.D. followed the:
A. Crusades
B. fall of the Roman Empire
C. attack of Vikings
D. Mongol Invasions

13. 12.
• An intellectual movement that focused on
human potential and achievements is known
as:
A. Cultural Diffusion
B. Humanism
C. Vernacular Movement
D. Secular

14. 13.
Middle Ages
The
Renaissance
• Which might help tip
the scales in favor of
the Renaissance?
A. Secular Ideas
B. Viking Raids
C. Germanic Tribes
D. The Black Plague

15. 14.
Franks
?
Saxons
Vandals
Visigoths
• Which might best fit in
the largest circle?
A. Vikings
B. Mongols
C. Germanic Tribes
D. Monks

16. 15.
• Although the Christians did not win the final
Crusades, cultural diffusion helped Europe by:
A. killing large numbers of Vikings
B. introducing products like silk, spices, and
knowledge
C. bringing feudalism
D. putting an end to the Black Plague

17. 16.
Learning
?
Art
Rebirth
• Which should you put in
place of the “?” mark?
A. Leonardo da Vinci
B. Michelangelo
C. Renaissance
D. The Roman Catholic
Church

18. 17.
• The Medici Family’s control and power in the
city of Florence proved a rise in:
A. Feudalism
B. A middle class of people
C. Knights
D. The Crusades

19. 18.
• The average number of people living in a
square mile is known as:
A. Social Group
B. Population Density
C. Community
D. Population

20. 19.
People flee
disaster
People flee
persecution
?
• Which might best fit in
the large bubble?
A. Patron
B. Refugee
C. Serfs
D. Urbanization

21. 20.
Florence
Northern
Italy
Venice
Rome
Milan
• If you could remove one
of these bubbles which
one should it be?
A. Venice
B. Milan
C. Florence
D. Rome

22. 21.
• Since much of Northern Italy was formed into city-states
and the rest of Europe was primarily rural.
How was this an advantage for Italy when the
Renaissance began?
A. The Mongols could not conquer the cities.
B. Cities are often where people exchange ideas.
C. The Muslims conquered Italy first.
D. The Black Plague never affected Italy.

23. 22.
• All of the following were the expectations of a
“Renaissance Man” EXCEPT:
A. Be a patron
B. Study classical literature
C. Fight in the Crusades
D. Improve dance, music, and skills like
swordsmanship.

24. 23.
• Poets such as Dante, began to write their
works in Italian instead of Latin. This is an
example of using:
A. the principals of patrons.
B. a vernacular writing approach.
C. the ideas of Mitchella da Metzi the great
writer.
D. literature to inspire the Mongols.

25. 24.
Norway
Lands
of the
Vikings
Spain
Denmark
Sweden
• Which bubble should be
removed from this list?
A. Norway
B. Spain
C. Sweden
D. Denmark

26. 25.
Crusades
Expected by the Pope
Duty of Feudalism
?_____?_____?
• Which might be the
best fit for the bottom
line in the diagram?
A. Claim Jerusalem
B. Fight the Mongols
C. Spread the Black
Plague
D. Teach Latin to the
Muslims

27. 26.
• The Medici Family was a most powerful and
wealthy family, which became leaders in the
city of:
A. Milan
B. Venice
C. Florence
D. Genoa

28. 27.
• A middle class of people begin to emerge
during the Renaissance, which were business
men and traders, but also go by the name of:
A. Cobblers
B. Merchants
C. Ohio State Buckeye Fans
D. You better not miss this question people!

29. 28.
???
Birthrate
Death Rate
Urbanization
• What might you put in
the box with the “???”
that would help explain
the relationship?
A. Refugee
B. Emigrate
C. Population Density
D. Crusades

30. 29.
• The Roman Catholic Church was one of his
most regular patrons, in return he sculpted
“King David” and “The Pieta” (Mary holding
Jesus):
A. Michelangelo
B. Leonardo da Vinci
C. Anguissola
D. Dante

31. 30.
• She was the most famous female poet during
the period of the Renaissance.
A. Vittoria Colonna
B. Giovanni Boccaccio
C. Machiavelli
D. Raphael