Test: Usborne Renaissance - Chapter 2 - Splendid Cities (history)


Usborne Renaissance - Chapter 2 - Splendid CitiesVersión en línea Usborne Renaissance - Chapter 2 - Splendid Cities por Vijo Gor 1 Where did most people live during the Renaissance? a Cities b Countryside c Castles d Palaces 2 What were guilds? a A type of currency b Associations of craft workers that set prices and quality standards for products (and protected workers rights) c Markets where goods were sold d Buildings used for banking 3 What did merchants do that marked the beginning of banking as big business? a Traded gold and silver exclusively b Lending money for profit c Printed their own money d Stored their wealth in castles 4 What inspired many Renaissance architects when designing buildings? a Gothic cathedrals b Ancient Roman buildings c Medieval castles d Byzantine palaces 5 Why did cities compete to build large and magnificent buildings during the Renaissance? a To show their wealth b To provide shelter for workers c To store gold and treasures d To protect against invaders 6 Which family helped make Florence one of the richest cities in Europe? a The Borgias b The Medicis c The Tudors d The Habsburgs 7 Why is Florence often called the “birthplace of the Renaissance”? a It was the capital of Italy at the time b It had the largest population in Europe c The bourgeois Medici family filled it with beautiful buildings and Renaissance art they paid for. d It was the home of Leonardo da Vinci 8 Why were bankers and tax-gatherers often painted as odd and ugly figures? a They were seen as heroes b Many did not like them and they were seen as greedy. c Their work was misunderstood d The bankers liked to look that way. Feedback 1 Most people lived in the countryside during this time, but cities were where the biggest changes and ideas of the Renaissance happened. 2 Guilds were groups of craftsmen and traders who worked together to control the quality and prices of the goods they made and sold. 3 Merchants started lending money and charging extra money (called interest) to make a profit (money they can keep after expenses), which was the start of modern banking. 4 Renaissance architects looked at the balance, beauty, and proportions of ancient Roman buildings and used those ideas to create new structures. 5 Rich cities wanted to show off how wealthy and powerful they were by building large, impressive buildings like cathedrals and palaces. 6 The Medici family made a fortune in banking and used their wealth to fill Florence with art and beautiful buildings, making it the “birthplace of the Renaissance.” 7 Florence is called the birthplace of the Renaissance because the Medici family funded amazing works of art and architecture that inspired the Renaissance movement. 8 Bankers and tax-gatherers were often disliked because they took money from others and were seen as greedy, so artists painted them in an ugly or exaggerated way to make fun of them.

1

Where did most people live during the Renaissance?

a

Cities

b

Countryside

c

Castles

d

Palaces

2

What were guilds?

a

A type of currency

b

Associations of craft workers that set prices and quality standards for products (and protected workers rights)

c

Markets where goods were sold

d

Buildings used for banking

3

What did merchants do that marked the beginning of banking as big business?

a

Traded gold and silver exclusively

b

Lending money for profit

c

Printed their own money

d

Stored their wealth in castles

4

What inspired many Renaissance architects when designing buildings?

a

Gothic cathedrals

b

Ancient Roman buildings

c

Medieval castles

d

Byzantine palaces

5

Why did cities compete to build large and magnificent buildings during the Renaissance?

a

To show their wealth

b

To provide shelter for workers

c

To store gold and treasures

d

To protect against invaders

6

Which family helped make Florence one of the richest cities in Europe?

a

The Borgias

b

The Medicis

c

The Tudors

d

The Habsburgs

7

Why is Florence often called the “birthplace of the Renaissance”?

a

It was the capital of Italy at the time

b

It had the largest population in Europe

c

The bourgeois Medici family filled it with beautiful buildings and Renaissance art they paid for.

d

It was the home of Leonardo da Vinci

8

Why were bankers and tax-gatherers often painted as odd and ugly figures?

a

They were seen as heroes

b

Many did not like them and they were seen as greedy.

c

Their work was misunderstood

d

The bankers liked to look that way.

Feedback

1

Most people lived in the countryside during this time, but cities were where the biggest changes and ideas of the Renaissance happened.

2

Guilds were groups of craftsmen and traders who worked together to control the quality and prices of the goods they made and sold.

3

Merchants started lending money and charging extra money (called interest) to make a profit (money they can keep after expenses), which was the start of modern banking.

4

Renaissance architects looked at the balance, beauty, and proportions of ancient Roman buildings and used those ideas to create new structures.

5

Rich cities wanted to show off how wealthy and powerful they were by building large, impressive buildings like cathedrals and palaces.

6

The Medici family made a fortune in banking and used their wealth to fill Florence with art and beautiful buildings, making it the “birthplace of the Renaissance.”

7

Florence is called the birthplace of the Renaissance because the Medici family funded amazing works of art and architecture that inspired the Renaissance movement.

8

Bankers and tax-gatherers were often disliked because they took money from others and were seen as greedy, so artists painted them in an ugly or exaggerated way to make fun of them.

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Usborne Renaissance - Chapter 2 - Splendid CitiesVersión en línea

por Vijo Gor

Where did most people live during the Renaissance?

What were guilds?

What did merchants do that marked the beginning of banking as big business?

What inspired many Renaissance architects when designing buildings?

Why did cities compete to build large and magnificent buildings during the Renaissance?

Which family helped make Florence one of the richest cities in Europe?

Why is Florence often called the “birthplace of the Renaissance”?

Why were bankers and tax-gatherers often painted as odd and ugly figures?

Feedback