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ME, Asia, & Renaissance Review Game

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Italy was the birthplace of the Renaissance because:

a)

Thriving cities, wealthy merchants, and ancient heritage

b)

Italy was not the birthplace

c)

England was the birthplace because of Shakespeare!

d)

Constant warfare brought the Renaissance to Italy

2.

Renaissance means "____________"

a)

rebirth

b)

new ideas

c)

human achievement

d)

middle ages

3.

Why were Wealthy merchant families important in Italy during the Renaissance?

a)

They had a lot of money and helped pay for the creation of art!

b)

They hated art and attempted to stop it from happening

c)

They were not as rich as they said they were and caused the country a lot of debt.

d)

They were rich, but kept to themselves.

4.

What is the intellectual movement that focused on human achievement and individuality instead of the divine?

a)

Realism

b)

Humanism

c)

Science

d)

Skepticism

5.

True or False: The art and literature of the Middle Ages was looked down upon so the Renaissance scholars looked back to Ancient Greece and Rome.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

This Renaissance writer is best know for writing "The Prince" - which changed political philosophy forever.

a)

Francesco Petrarch

b)

Leonardo Da Vinci

c)

Niccolo Machiaveli

d)

Martin Luther

7.

Perhaps the most important invention in starting the Modern Age:

a)

The pen

b)

The Tennis Shoe

c)

The Printing Press

d)

The Clothes Line

8.

What do YOU think is the biggest contribution the Renaissance gave the world?

a)

The Artistic techniques

b)

The Invention of The Printing Press

c)

The Prince - Political Philosophy

d)

Scientific Advances - Galileo

9.

This person invented the telescope and observed the moon. He was also arrested and confined to house arrest by the Church for supporting heliocentrism. Who were they?

a)

Galileo

b)

Da Vinci

c)

Copernicus

d)

Aristotle

10.

This family was important because they created the first bank and were the most important in the city of Florence. Who were they?

a)

Sforza Family

b)

Borgia Family

c)

Piccolomini Family

d)

Medici Family

11.

Where did people get their information from BEFORE the Scientific Revolution?

a)

Ancient Greek philosophers such as Aristotle

b)

They used the scientific method

c)

They followed the Church’s view

d)

They made up their own minds

12.

These are possible causes of the Renaissance. Which one is INCORRECT?

a)

The Crusades exposed soldiers to new ideas and philosophies

b)

People were becoming more dependent on the Catholic Church

c)

Italian cities were the centers of trade and commerce

d)

The printing press was invented and helped spread literacy

13.

Which of the following is NOT a result of the invention of the printing press?

a)

Books cost more to produce and were more expensive to buy

b)

Literacy increased (more people learned how to read and write)

c)

Books were available more quickly than before

d)

People could keep up with works of literature and science more easily

14.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Renaissance art?

a)

Religious subjects

b)

Realistic depictions of humans

c)

Flat or 2-D

d)

Styled after the Greeks and Romans

15.

Michelangelo did all the following except which?

a)

Pieta

b)

Sistine Chapel

c)

Adoration of the Lamb

d)

Statue of David

16.

What did "Patrons" do?

a)

Painted great works of art

b)

Gave money and supported the arts

c)

Wrote great plays

d)

Played the Lute

17.

The Greeks and Romans were what? Choose the BEST answer related to the Renaissance

a)

Great cooks and chefs

b)

Empires near the Mediterranean sea

c)

Awesome fashion designers

d)

Two great cultures the people of the Renaissance admired and copied

18.

What did the Printing press do?

a)

Automatically publish newspapers

b)

It was an automatic copying machine printing about 50 pages a minute

c)

Produce large amounts of writings and books so that they no longer had to be written by hand

d)

Printed numbers on football jerseys

19.

Humanism was all of the following EXCEPT which one?

a)

A new focus on this life and the human existence more than the afterlife

b)

The studying of the Human Body

c)

Completely forgetting religion and the afterlife and focusing ONLY on this life

d)

More of a focus on the individual

20.

This is a photo of the what?

a)

Roman Empire

b)

Sistine Chapel

c)

Kings Castle in Hamlet

d)

Greek Empire

21.

Feudalism was what?

a)

A dying form of government in the Renaissance

b)

A new form of painting

c)

A form of government in the Greek and Roman Empires

d)

A new invention during the Renaissance

22.
Which group made up the largest part of the population in feudal society?
a)
   Nobles
b)
   The king
c)
 Knights
d)
 Peasants
23.
Which is a characteristic of feudal society?
a)
 Rapid social change
b)
   High literacy rates
c)
   Factory system and the industrial based economy
d)
   Rigid social class structure, social hierarchy
24.
Europe became a feudal society because...
a)
the rarity of cash required land to be used as a payment for services.
b)
Europeans needed to defend themselves against constant raids and invasions.
c)
overpopulation required that a more efficient agricultural system be developed.
d)
skilled craftspeople had emerged as farming techniques improved.
25.
Which answer choice shows the order of Feudal Society from highest to lowest?
a)
peasants, knights, nobles, king
b)
king, nobles, knights, peasants
c)
knights, king, peasants, serfs
d)
merchants, knights, commoners, serfs
26.

Lower class during the Middle Ages who worked on a manor in exchange for protection.

a)

Knight

b)

Noble

c)

Lord

d)

Peasant

27.

The ottoman empire practice what religion?

a)

Islam

b)

Hinduism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Christianity

28.

Where was the Ottoman Empire located?

a)

Southeastern Europe

b)

Southwest Asia

c)

South America

d)

Northern Africa

29.

What is the name of the capital of the Ottoman Empire

a)

Constantinople

b)

Rome

c)

Istanbul

d)

Ceylon

30.

What is the correct location of the Ottoman Empire

a)
b)
c)
d)
31.
What did the Ottoman Empire do to the Hagia Sofia?
a)
burned it to the ground
b)
turned it into a mosque
c)
made it their capitol
d)
turned it into a hotel
32.
____ were an elite guard of Ottoman soldiers. 
a)
janissaries 
b)
ulema
c)
pashas 
d)
sinans 
33.

Nicknamed 'the Magnificent' or 'the Lawgiver', he was the leader of the Ottoman Empire from 1520-1566

a)

Mehmed the Conqueror

b)

Muhammad II

c)

Mustafa IV

d)

Suleiman

34.
He is the Conqueror because he took over Constantinople.
a)
Suleyman I
b)
Ossman the Great
c)
Ottoman III
d)
Mehmed II
35.
What is a shogun?
a)
A Japanese military leader who rules until a young emperor is old enough to rule.
b)
A Chinese ruler who rules Japan in times of war.
c)
A Japanese military leader who rules in place of the emperor.
d)
A high ranking landowning nobleman
36.
Which class is missing in the hierarchy?
Emperor, Shogun, _____, Samurai,
Peasants, Merchants
a)
baron
b)
count
c)
daimyo
d)
knight
37.
Daimyos ensured there would be no violence in their territory by...
a)
hiring samurai to protect it
b)
passing laws to prevent wars
c)
Asking the emperor to send armies
d)
using diplomacy
38.
Which is the term that describes the military government of Japan?
a)
Samurai
b)
Shogunate
c)
Kimikaze
d)
Vassal
39.
Definition:
A social and political system that provided protection through a stable social pyramid.
a)
feudalism
b)
aristocracy
c)
democracy
d)
meritocracy
40.
Emperors were probably kept on in feudal Japan because_______
a)
They were too powerful to remove.
b)
They were believed to be descended from gods.
c)
Only emperors could decide who could be shogun.
d)
The samurai were loyal to them.