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Renaissance (Risola)
Quiz on Renaissance
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Black Death was transmitted by _________ ? | Fleas. |
| What symptoms did people with the Black Death have? | headaches, fever, coughed and sneezed, pain in arms and legs, swollen lumps under arms. |
| How did the attackers get the sickness inside the city of Caffa? | They threw dead bodies into the city with catapults. |
| Why did the peasants and farmers become wealthier after the plague? | Because so many peasants died, workers and farmers were in high demand and could demand higher wages. |
| What happened to the noblemen after the plague? | They became poorer, couldn't afford to have all land farmed because of the higher wages, their estates shrank. |
| Name three things that the Black Death changed. | Peasants became wealthier, noblemen became poorer, people moved from the country to the city, it was easier to become a craftsman, woods grew up over land that used to be farmed, wages changed. |
| The Cathedral Dome, or Duomo, is located in which city? | Florence. |
| The Duomo is contsructed of green, red and white _______________ ? | Marble |
| The designer Brunelleschi won the competition to design the building by doing what? | Making an egg stand straight up by gently pressing it on the tableso that only the bottom was smashed. |
| Women's clothing during the Renaissance was extravagant. Describe it. | Skirts swelled out like tents, band of fur at the bottom told of rank in society (the thicker the higher), a high headress with a veil (the higher the hat the higher the rank). |
| Renaissance means _________________ . | Rebirth |
| During Medieval times the community was stressed. During the Renaissance, the __________________ was stressed. | Individual |
| What is the definition of secular? | More interested in this world than in religion and getting into the next world. |
| Name three reasons why the Renaissance began in Italy. | Italy was the center of the Roman Empire and the ruins and art reminded them of their past. Italy had become wealthy and could pay painters, sculptors, and architects.The region was divided into city-states which led to discussion and sharing of ideas. |
| Who is a merchant of Venice who went on a journey to China and helped increase interest in that region upon his return. | Marco Polo |
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