Renaissance Test Review

Why did Galileo take back his heliocentric theory?

• He didn't believe it anymore

• He didn't want to be punished by the church

• He knew the geocentric theory was correct

• He was good friends with Copernicus

Who came up with the Heliocentric Theory

• Galileo

• Copernicus

• Newton

• DesCartes

What is the Geocentric Theory?

• Jupiter has many moons

• Earth is the center of the universe

• Mars is the center of the universe

• The sun is the center of the universe

What invention helped Galileo prove the heliocentric theory?

• Caravel

• Telescope

• Compass

• Spectroscope

Who of the following is a Renaissance scientist?

• Galileo

• Michelangelo

• Martin Luther

• Christopher Columbus

What technological invention made the age of exploration possible?

• Silks and spices

• Motor boats

• Caravel

• Telescope

Someone who supports another person by use of money or power is called a

• Patron

• Reformer

• Protestant

• Artist

What is the Renaissance

• A time when feudalism was popular

• A time when the Catholic Church became more powerful

• A time when advances were made in art and science

• A time when people lived on manors

Why did Europeans want to travel to Asia?

• They wanted to visit Marco Polo

• They wanted to go to college there

• They wanted to learn about their form of government

• They wanted to get silks and spices

Why did Europeans want to find an all water route to Asia?

• Many sailors got sea sick

• Travel over land was expensive and dangerous

• They were tired of traveling by land

• They could bring more people by water