Renaissance study guide- Test 1

Which Renaissance artist is considered one of the most diversely talented people ever to live?

• Michelangelo

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Erasmus

• Florence

What direction do lines of latitude measure?

• North

• West

• South

• East

Which empire in Africa was made rich and powerful by controlling major trade routes across the Sahara desert?

• Aztec Empire

• Incan Empire

• Ottoman Empire

• Songhai Empire

Which Renaissance artist sculpted the statue of "David?"

• Leonardo Da Vinci

• Erasmus

• William Shakespeare

• Michelangelo

Which religion was concentrated in India and parts of Southeast Asia in 1500 A.D.?

• Judaism

• Muslim

• Hinduism

• Christianity

Which religion was located in Europe and the Middle East in 1500 A.D.?

• Muslim

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Hinduism

Who was the man that helped spread humanism?

• Leonardo Da Vinci

• Erasmus

• Michelangelo

• William Shakespeare

What empires were located in the western hemisphere in 1500?

• Incan

• Songhai

• Ottoman

• Aztec

What idea focused on worldly subjects rather than on religious issues?

• Art

• Literature

• Humanism
• Christianity

What were/are the trade routes that stretch across North Africa?

• Trans-Saharan

• Silk road

• Maritime

• Mediterranean Basin