WorksheetsRenaissance & Scientific Method Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 30mins
Select any answer that contributed to the growth of the Renaissance. (choose 3)
Exploration and colonization
the Bubonic Plague
Reopening of trade
the Crusades
Collecting classical knowledge
Cosimo di Medici was a patron, meaning he was someone who...
led an army.
sponsored projects.
copied classical books.
worshipped in a church.
Which of the following Renaissance artists painted the Sistine Chapel?
Michelangelo
William Shakespeare
Leonardo da Vinci
Nicolaus Copernicus
Which one of the following is untrue about banks?
Banks were widely used after the Black Death.
Banks were used to store and loan money.
Banks helped make Florence and the Medici wealthy.
Banks were run by the Catholic Church.
Which medieval scholar tried to stress the importance of living a Christian life and seeking knowledge through reason?
Thomas Aquinas
Cosimo di Medici
Pope Martin V
Leonardo di Vinci
Humanism stressed the seeking of knowledge through which three concepts?
faith
logic
reason
tradition
problem solving
Which two were developed by Sir Isaac Newton?
The Three Laws of Motion
Humanism
Scientific Method
Heliocentric Theory
The Universal Law of Gravity
Select all of the reasons why the Renaissance began in Italian City-States. (choose 4)
Easy access to trade
Abundance of wealth
Predominantly Christian
Reacquired classical books from Muslims
Located among old Roman ruins
Why was the Scientific Method so significant to the Scientific Revolution?
It gave scientists a step-by-step process of asking and answering questions.
It was approved by the Roman Catholic Church.
It was developed by the ancient Greeks.
It started a new way of thinking called humanism.
William Shakespeare was a Renaissance man from England who impacted the Renaissance through his...
writings
painting
theatre
architecture
sculpture
The Italian Peninsula's location was significant because...
It had access to the Mediterranean for trade
Italian cities were built by the Romans, and have been maintained since.
It had large deserts, offering protection
It had large, flat areas of land for farming
The Medici Family is mostly known for which three reasons?
Banking wealth
Patronage of the arts
Powerful family from Florence
Powerful Christian Church leaders
Major scientific discoveries
Who developed the Scientific Method?
Nicolas Copernicus
Sir Isaac Newton
Sir Francis Bacon
Galileo Galilei
Humanists likely would have encouraged people to study which two fields?
Roman philosophy
religious history
Christian literature
Greek scientific ideas
With his ideas of elliptical orbits, this scientist advanced Nicolas Copernicus' Heliocentric Theory.
Ptolemy
Johannes Kepler
Galileo Galilei
Isaac Newton
Which of the following Renaissance artists painted the Mona Lisa?
Michelangelo
William Shakespeare
Leonardo da Vinci
Nicolaus Copernicus
Which of the following Renaissance artists sculpted David and La Pieta?
Michelangelo
William Shakespeare
Leonardo da Vinci
Nicolaus Copernicus
How are Nicolas Copernicus and Johannes Kepler's theories of the solar system different?
They have different theories of planetary orbits.
They used different tools to prove these theories: microscope and telescope
Their theories have different objects at the center.
They have different theories on constellations.
Why was Thomas Aquinas' ideas so unique?
He suggested that the Catholic Church's traditions were wrong.
He suggested that reason was absolute, and faith was wrong.
He believed that faith was the only thing needed for the world.
He suggested that reason and faith could support each other.
Which two scientists' theories are heliocentric?
Ptolemy
Nicolaus Copernicus
Leonardo da Vinci
Johannes Kepler
Which artist wrote Romeo and Juliet, Midsummer Nights' Dream, and other major theater?
Michelangelo
William Shakespeare
Leonardo da Vinci
Nicolaus Copernicus
What new method of thinking was adopted during the Renaissance?
Scholasticism
Traditionalism
Humanism
Classicism
Define heliocentric.
earth-centered
moon-centered
sun-centered
faith-centered
Define geocentric.
moon-centered
sun-centered
earth-centered
church-centered
Which of the following Renaissance artists painted the Last Supper?
Michelangelo
William Shakespeare
Leonardo da Vinci
Nicolaus Copernicus
Which statement is true about the Geocentric Theory of the universe?
It was created by Christian scholars, for the pope.
It was created by Renaissance thinkers who began to observe the stars.
It stated that the Earth was the center, revolving around the sun.
It was developed by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy.
Which artist was known as a Renaissance Man because of his wide array of skills in art, engineering, anatomy, and more?
Michelangelo
William Shakespeare
Leonardo da Vinci
Nicolaus Copernicus
Which statement about David is true?
Michelangelo wanted to show an idealized human male.
Leonardo da Vinci wanted to show his devotion to Christianity.
Michelangelo created it using his own money as advertisement.
Leonardo da Vinci wanted people to remember a famous person from the Bible.
Which tools did Galileo develop/improve?
scientific method
compass
telescope
microscope
astrolabe
Which of the following Renaissance artists was from England?
Michelangelo
William Shakespeare
Leonardo da Vinci
Nicolaus Copernicus
