The background to the Renaissance

12 questions

1. The civil war that began in England during the reign of Henry VI was known as the War of the...
2. Which of these battles was the bloodiest ever fought on English soil?
3. The Paston letters reveal how families from which social group were impacted by the Wars of the Roses?
4. Which of these aspects of strong kingship were tested during the Wars of the Roses?
5. Starting with the earliest, place these events in chronological order.
6. Which of these best describes who was affected by the Wars of the Roses?
7. Which of these humanists came earliest?
8. With the rediscovery of classical knowledge, this period saw artistic and scientific ‘rebirth’ known as the...
9. Which of these best describes Lucretius' De rerum natura?
10. Humanists were interested in the ___ world of ancient Greece and Rome.
11. When Niccoli received Bracciolini's copy of De rerum natura he ___ it.
12. Where did humanists like Petrarch and Bracciolini find classical documents?

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