Rise of the Renaissance Day 2

Bell Ringer

During the Renaissance, a new middle class of which groups gained significant power in Italy?

  • A) Soldiers, priests, and politicians

  • B) Artists, musicians, and dancers

  • C) Bankers, merchants, and skilled craftsmen

  • D) Farmers, hunters, and artisans

1.What system did peasants work within during the Middle Ages?

  • A) Capitalist system

  • B) Manorial system

  • C) Democratic system

  • D) Mercantile system

2.In the cities during the Renaissance, people could serve as __________ or skilled artisans.

  • A) Farmers

  • B) Nobles

  • C) Merchants

  • D) All of the above

The plague caused a __________ shortage, allowing survivors to demand higher wages and more rights.

labor

Those who survived the plague could demand __________ wages and more rights. higher

The labor shortage caused by the plague empowered survivors to advocate for greater __________ in society.

rights

The new way of thinking that emerged during the Renaissance is called __________.

  • A) Rationalism

  • B) Empiricism

  • C) Humanism

  • D) Materialism

What qualities were expected of the “ideal man” during the Renaissance?

  • A) Must be wealthy and a noble

  • B) Should be well educated, smart, and skilled in arts

  • C) Should be a farmer

  • D) Must not engage in the arts

Word Bank:

-Growth of City- States

-Humanism

-Learning

-Art

-Classical

-Medieval

-Travel and Commerce