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Renaissance, Trade and Exploration

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 8mins

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1.

Which best describes the Renaissance?

a)

A time in history where people were mostly poor and had little freedom.

b)

A time in history when people had a renewed interest in ancient art, literature and knowledge.

c)

A time in history where people traveled to find food and never settled in one place.

d)

A time in history when people wanted to leave the cities and move to the country to farm.

2.

Mark all that describe the Crusades.

a)

battles over trade routes.

b)

battles over religious beliefs

c)

battles over rights to land

d)

battles that occur from the 1000ś to the 1200ś.

3.

In the Crusades, Western Europeans tried to recapture the Holy Land from the (a)   .

4.

What was life like in Europe right before the Renaissance began?

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5.

Which famous Renaissance artist painted the Mona Lisa?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Raphael

c)

Donatello

d)

Leonardo

6.

Check all that are true about Renaissance art?

a)

Artists were often supported by rich patrons.

b)

Artists often painted religious paintings.

c)

Artists hated living in Florence.

d)

Artists also created sculpture,buildings, churches and fountains

7.

The city of (a)   is the center of trade, banking and manufacturing during the Renaissance.

8.

Describe one accomplishment of Leonardo daVinciś, beside the Mona Lisa.

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9.

_______________________ criticized the Catholic Church for its wealth and made fun of its officials.

a)

Desiderius Erasmus

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Lorenzo deMedici

d)

William Shakespeare

10.

Check all the answers that correctly describe Martin Luther.

a)

created many beautiful paintings.

b)

disturbed by wealth and corruption of the Catholic church

c)

wrote many plays about love and hate.

d)

German monk

11.

Martin Luther opposed the churchś selling of (a)   , the forgiveness of sins.

12.

What happened in the Peace of Augsburg in 1555?

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13.

What happened in the Counter Reformation in the Catholic Church?

a)

People left Florence for England.

b)

Many churches closed.

c)

The church began to sell miracles instead of indulgences.

d)

The Jesuit brotherhood was formed.

14.

Which does not apply to the Spice Trade?

a)

The spice trade was controlled by Italian merchants

b)

Traders sailed to Eastern Mediterranean ports to get Asian goods.

c)

Traders bought salt and sugar to sell in Europe.

d)

Trade with the East led to exploration of a sea route to Asia.

15.

Dias rounded the tip of southern of (a)   in 1488.

16.

What was Christopher Columbus searching for when he set out from Spain in 1492?

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17.

Who was the first explorer to sail around the world in 1519?

a)

Columbus

b)

Magellan

c)

Dias

d)

John Cabot

18.

What happened when Europeans conquered new lands of people? Check all that apply.

a)

The Europeans took over land that was already the home of Native people.

b)

Europeans sent missionaries to convert people to Christianity.

c)

The Europeans introduced diseases that killed millions of native people, who died from measles, malaria and smallpox.

d)

Colonists in the new land made native people their slaves.