1.) europe underwent great changes during the renaissance period, what does the term (renaissance) mean?

rebirth
restructure
rebuilt
re-establish
2.) what factors led to europeans wanting to change their daily lives during the (dark ages) period in medieval europe?

constant war
all of the above
plague
extreme poverty
3.) in which part of europe would the renaissance initially gain strength and eventually start to spread across europe?

athens, greece
paris, france
florence, italy
london, england
4.) which of these was not a reason why italy was viewed as the ideal place for the ideas of the renaissance to start and be supported by the people?

it was also the home of most classical greek and roman heritage
it had many large cities
there were no other areas that had any classical culture to examine
a thriving merchant class was present
5.)using the provided image, what was the name of the merchant family of florence that is credited with greatly the renaissance start?

giovanni
medici
giuliano
piero
6.) the belief that a person should focus on the present time and enjoy life, have nice things, eat fine foods and not simply wait for (heavenly rewards) that become popular during the renaissance was known as what?

consumer beliefs
personified beliefs
civilized belief
secular beliefs
7.) who proposed a new educational program during the renaissance that is known as humanism which focuses on human potential and achievements and studied history, literature, and philosophy (humanities)?

william shakespeare
johannes guttenberg
francesco petrarch
leonardo de vinci
8.) which of these renaissance writers wrote a detailed story depicting the various levels of hell due to the belief that we can never ran away from our past and how every decision in our life affects us, therefore, we should make our decisions more wisely?

william shakespeare (romeo and juliet)
baldasare castiglione (the courtier)
niccolò machiavelli (the prince)
dante alighieri (dante's inferno)
9.) which of these individuals was not considered a renaissance artist?

raphael
leonardo de vinci
michelangelo
johannes guttenberg
10.) johannes gutenberg’s could make a thousand identical copies of the same page which reduced costs and gave the common person easier access to renaissance literature and ideas.

copying machine
movable type
ink printer
printing press