Old World History Abeka 5 Quiz 28

Three of the most important Renaissance Italians, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael were​ (a)   .

• artists
• scientists
• politicians
• philosophers

​ (a)   's most famous painting are the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.

​ (b)   's famous painting was the Sistine Madonna.

​ (c)   's paintings of the Creation, Adam and Eve, and the Flood are some of the greatest arts the world has ever seen. He painted these scenes on the roof of Rome's Sistine Chapel.

• Leonardo da Vinci
• Rachael
• Michelangelo

Answer explanation

Two of Michelangelo's most famous works of sculpture are his statues of the biblical leaders David and Moses.

Match these popular explorers to their correct description.

• Marco Polo

• The first European to travel all the way across Asia

• John Cabot

• The first man to realize that the New World was truly a world and not a part of Asia

• Christopher Columbus

• Italian who discovered North America in the name of England

• Amerigo Vespucci

• The discoverer of America who made his discoveries in the name of Spain

🌎 One of the first men to view the heavens through a telescope to show the Earth revolves around the sun was (a)   .

🔷 During World War II, the Leader of the Fascist political movement was (b)   .

• Galileo
• Mussolini
• Verdi
• Puccini

Answer explanation

Fascism is a form of government that lets people keep their private property but takes away their freedoms.

🌋 Europe's highest active volcano is​ (a)   .

🌋 Mainland Europe's only active volcano is ​ (b)   .

🏫 ​ (c)   is an independent state within the city of Rome that is the world headquarters for the Roman Catholic Church.

🌆 ​ (d)   is Italy's second largest city and has been an important trade center because of its location near the Alps.

• Mt. Etna
• Mt. Vesuvius
• Mount Fuji
• Vatican City
• Milan
• Rome

🔴​ (a)   is the largest Greek island.

🔴 The ​ (b)   are the largest mountain range in Europe.

🔴 France's highest peak which is located in the French Alps is ​ (c)   .

• Crete
• Naples
• Alps
• Mount Blanc
• Matterhorn

Europe's most important inland waterway is the ______.

• Rhone River

• Seine River

• Po River

• Rhine River

Match each famous man or woman to their correct description.

• John Calvin

• Discoverer of the St. Lawrence River

• Joan of Arc

• Discovered radium

• Jacques Cartier

• One of the most famous Frenchmen in history who turned French people to the truth of the Bible. The Huguenots followed his teachings.

• Louis Pasteur

• Taught the world the importance of protecting the body against harmful germs

• Madame Marie Curie

• Helped the French defeat the English but was burned at the stake by the English

________ was one of history's most ruthless dictators.

• Napolean Bonaparte

• Mahatma Gandhi
• William Tell

• Winston Churchill

Answer explanation

He became the ruler of France when he was only 13 years old. Five years later, he crowned himself emperor of France and set out to conquer the world.

Match each capital to its correct country.

• Lisbon

• Portugal's capital city and largest city

• Vienna

• France's capital and largest city

• Rome

• Greece's capital

• Paris

• Austria's capital

• Athens

• Italy's capital and largest city.