Select the incorrect statement about the Renaissance.
A. Meaning "rebirth," this was a period of time where people began to start fresh after the devastation of the Black Death.
B. It began in Italy out of the humanism movement.
C. Great thinkers looked to the accomplishments of the Middle Ages as inspiration.
D. This was a time when people reverted to the ancient Greek and Roman classics for the basis of their ideas.

The incorrect answer is letter c) Great thinkers looked to the accomplishments of the Middle Ages as inspiration

Explanation:

The Renaissance was, at the same time, a historical period and a cultural, intellectual and artistic movement that emerged in Italy in the beginning of 1300. The Renaissance literally means "rebirth". For this reason, this term was used to indicate the movement to resume classical Greek-Roman culture. Although Italy, especially Florence, is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance, it has expanded to other European regions, such as Germany, Flanders and the northern Alps. In addition, the renaissance took on more force due to the black death, which decreased in incidence in relation to faith in power and the meaning of the church declined. Thus, with the death toll, it was necessary to renew art, education and society in general, which was one of the reasons that gave rise to the renaissance.

here are some events that to cause increased conflict between the north and south

1) mexican cession- gaining modern day california, utah, arizona, and new mexico from mexico. caused southern and northern politicians to fight over whether or not there would be slavery in these newly acquired territories.

2) uncle tom's cabin- this famous book described the cruelty of slavery in the south during the antebellum period, causing more northerners to support abolition and southerners to resent the book as they felt it unfairly depicted southern society.

3) kansas- nebraska act- disagreements over whether or not kansas and nebraska would be free or slave states caused issues between northern and southern politicians in congress.

4) bleeding kansas- this fighting took place in kansas after congress allowed this territory to vote on whether or not they would have slavery. citizens were killed and buildings were destroyed during this fighting.

the pogroms became known as kristallnacht, the "night of shattered glass," for the shattered glass from the store windows that littered the streets. the morning after the pogroms 30,000 german jewish men were arrested for the "crime" of being jewish and sent to concentration camps, where hundreds of them perished.