AP®︎ European History: Topic 1.3 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 1.3 of AP European History – Northern Renaissance.
Questions List
Topic 1.3
Question 1 Easy
This question tests the following: KC-1.1.III.B
Which geographical areas were influenced by the Northern Renaissance?
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Topic 1.3: Northern Renaissance
Thematic Focus: Cultural and Intellectual DevelopmentsCID
The creation and transmission of knowledge, including the relationship between traditional sources of authority and the development of differing world views, had significant political, intellectual, economic, cultural, and social effects on European and world societies.
Learning Objective: Unit 1: Learning Objective D
Explain how Renaissance ideas were developed, maintained, and changed as the Renaissance spread to northern Europe.
Historical Developments: KC-1.1.III.B
The Northern Renaissance retained a more religious focus, which resulted in more human-centered naturalism that considered individuals and everyday life appropriate objects of artistic representation.
Historical Developments: KC-1.2.I.A
Christian humanism, embodied in the writings of Erasmus, employed Renaissance learning in the service of religious reform.
Illustrative Examples specific knowledge students should know & demonstrate
- Pieter Bruegel the Elder
- Rembrandt