
End of the Plague and Renaissance beginning
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Multiple Choice
What was the estimated percentage of the European population that died during the Black Death?
10%
80%
50%
20%
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Multiple Choice
What factor contributed to the rapid spread of the Black Death compared to later outbreaks?
Air travel
Contaminated water sources
Use of antibiotics
Direct person-to-person transmission
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Multiple Choice
How did the Black Death affect the population's living standards in Europe?
Only the wealthy were affected
Living standards remained the same
There was a steady decline in living standards before the outbreak
The Black Death improved living standards for survivors
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Multiple Choice
What significant change did the Black Death bring to European economic conditions?
Strengthened feudalism
Less population growth
Increased wages for workers
Decreased food supply
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Multiple Choice
What biological impact did the Black Death have on the gene pool of the surviving population?
It caused widespread genetic mutations
It eliminated all genetic diversity
It left a population with a different gene pool
It had no biological impact
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Multiple Choice
What was a possible reason for the high fatality rate during the Black Death?
strong immunity among the people
Poor health and malnutrition among the population
Advanced medical treatments
A lack of understanding of hygiene
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Multiple Choice
What was the impact of the Black Death on social mobility in Europe?
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COVID vaccines contain microchips for government tracking.
COVID-19 was a hoax designed to control the population
Covid-19 is caused by 5G technology
Consuming bleach will cure Covid-19
Covid Conspiracies
Black Plague Conspiracies
The Conspiracies
Divine Punishment: Many believed the plague was a punishment from God for humanity's sins, leading to acts of public penance.
Miasma Theory: The belief that "bad air" caused diseases; people used sweet-smelling herbs or masks for protection.
Scapegoating of Jewish Communities: Jews were falsely blamed for poisoning wells, resulting in violent attacks and persecution.
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Open Ended
The Covid pandemic changed us, permanently. How did the Covid pandemic push our society to think differently about how we do things? Give one example of something that changed in our society permanently because of Covid.
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
In essence, what was the Renaissance?
When Europe was "reborn"
The revival of Greco-Roman culture
Era when achievements were made in art & science
All the above
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Multiple Choice
Which family was in control of the city-state of Florence?
Da Vinci
Medici
Alighieri
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Multiple Select
What classical cultures did Renaissance painters study?
Greece
China
Egypt
Rome
Ottoman
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Multiple Select
What creative things were reborn during the Renaissance? (Check ALL that Apply.)
drawing
painting
metallurgy
sculpting
architecture
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Multiple Choice
Italy was perfectly situated for what economic activity due to being able to connect the east and the west?
manufacturing
trade
tourism
service (hotels & restaurants)
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Multiple Choice
What invention by Johannes Gutenberg allowed him to spread ideas to the rest of the world?
printing press
astrolabe
compass
paper
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Multiple Select
Who did Splinter refer to as the Masters of the Renaissance
Donatello
Michelangelo
Raphael
Leonardo
Botticelli
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Multiple Choice
What type of artistic technique used in the Renaissance gave art a more "realistic" feel?
perspective
mosaics
crosshatching
geometry
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Multiple Select
What are 3 characteristics of Mannerism?
Paintings were two dimensional.
Painters used cooler colors
Painters put their subjects into unusual settings.
Bodies were painted longer.
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Multiple Select
A true "Renaissance Man" would have the following qualities? (Check ALL that Apply.)
inventor
sculptor
painter
engineer
architect
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Open Ended
In your own words, explain how the Renaissance time period was a time of “rebirth”?
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