World History Final Exam

Final Exam Multiple Choice Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. The word "Renaissance" means a. rebirth. b. new world. c. maturation. d. escape. e. culture. ____ 2. Economic developments in the Renaissance included a. a revival in trade. b. increased employment due to the change from wool to luxury manufacturing. c. a boom rivaling that of the High Middle Ages. d. new trade routes made possible by the Ottoman Turks. e. the Industrial Revolution. ____ 3. By the fifteenth century, Italy was a. a centralized state. b. dominated by the Papal States exclusively. c. the foremost European power. d. dominated by five major regional independent powers. e.