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AP World History 4.2 Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
What time period was the Renaissance? - answer✔14th-16th century
What was the Renaissance? - answer✔A western European rebirth of Greco-Roman education,
values, art, architecture, and culture
What was valued during the Renaissance? - answer✔1) Education - the goal was to be well
rounded at everything
2) Individualism - being independent
3) Secularism - Focused on non-religious things
What caused the Renaissance? - answer✔-The Crusaders brought back Greek science and
philosophy
-Wealth from Italian city states and kingdoms
-Recovery from the plague
Who sponsored artists? - answer✔-The church
-Wealthy banking and merchant families
Why did people sponsor artists? - answer✔For public display, as well as to demonstrate power &
authority
What is "The Duomo"? - answer✔a famous church in Florence that demonstrated the power of
the Medici family
What is the largest church in the world? - answer✔The St. Peters Basilica
Describe the importance of the Gutenberg printing press during the Renaissance? - answer✔It
was the first movable typed printing press in Europe, making new religious, scientific, and
philosophical concepts easily spread