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World at 1500

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did the modern world begin?

a)

Modern Technology

b)

Italy

c)

Renaissance

d)

Greece

2.

What makes modern modern?

a)

modern technology and ideas

b)

Modern technology

c)

New people

3.

Renaissance =

a)

Revival

b)

Rebirth

c)

Death

d)

New

4.

"Rebirth" of ________ _______-_________ ideas

a)

Greco-Italian ideas

b)

Italian-Roman Ideas

c)

Greco-Roman Ideas

5.

Renaissace started in...

a)

Italy

b)

Italian-City States

c)

Middle East

d)

Russia

6.

Who was the painter and sculptor that created David and The Sistine Chapel?

a)

Shakespere

b)

Erasmus

c)

Leonardo Da Vinci

d)

Michaelangelo

7.

"Who was known as "Renaissance Man" and was also an inventor,painter,sculptor,and scientist. Some of his famous works of art are the Mona Lisa and Last Supper.

a)

Leonardo Da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Erasmus

d)

Leonardo Dicaprio

8.

Where did the Renaissance go next?

a)

Western Europe

b)

Eastern Europe

c)

Southern Europe

d)

Northern Europe

9.

How the Renaissance move and what did it increase?

a)

Trade

b)

Sculptures

c)

Wealth

d)

Literacy

10.

Who was the writer of famous works such as The Praise of Folly, the creator of the idea of Humanism and made fun of ignorance and corruption in the Church?

a)

Leonardo Da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Shakespere

d)

Erasmus

11.

What is the idea of secular (non-religious) philosophy focused on "wordly" matters instead of the heavens and how to live a good, meaningful life and focuses on the individual?

a)

Physiology

b)

Humanism

c)

Sonnets

d)

Poems

12.

Who was the poet who wrote sonnets, plays, and essays?

a)

Shakespeare

b)

Erasmus

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Leonardo Da Vinci

13.

Why does society have religion?

a)

to explain the unknown

b)

to create common communities; to unite diverse groups of people

c)

to provide a moral code for society

d)

allows people to believe in a "higher power"

e)

all of the above

14.

How does religion affect political structures?

a)

People tend to vote for those that share the same religious views as them

b)

Some nations mandate a state religion that everyone must follow

15.

What are common factors of most religions?

a)

Monotheistic and Polytheistic

b)

Belief System

c)

Higher Power

d)

Rules or laws to follow

e)

Religious text,Prophets and founders, Significant holy place

16.

What was the first monotheistic major world religion who had the ten commandments of moral and religious conduct and the Torah?

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Islam

17.

What religion was founded by the prophet Muhammad and believed in the five pillars, used the Qu'ran, and the holy cities are Mecca and Medina?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Islam

d)

Judaism

18.

What is the monotheistic religion that

-Jesus as Son of God

-Life after death

-New Testament: Life and teachings of Jesus

Establishment of Christian doctrines by early church councils

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Hinduism

d)

Buddhism

19.

What is the monotheistic religion that

-many forms of the same higher power

-Belief in Reincarnation-rebirth based on your karma and dharma

-Caste System

-Karma- all thoughts and reactions result in future consequences

a)

Buddhism

b)

Christianity

c)

Judaism

d)

Hinduism

20.

What is the religion that

-Founder:Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)

-Four Noble Truths

-Eightfold Path to Enlightenment

-Spread of Buddhism from India to China and other parts of Asia, resulting from Asoka's missionaries and their writings

a)

Buddhism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Christianity

d)

Judaism