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WorksheetsCh. 7 Test - The Late Middle Ages & The Renaissance
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 40mins
What does the term "renaissance" mean?
Recoup
Rebirth
Reup
Regret
The Magna Carta was known as the "Great Charter." What impact did the Magna Carta have on England during the Late Middle Ages?
It gave the king supreme power and authority
It limited the king's power, forcing him to obey laws while giving citizens more power
The pope received all the power
A dictatorship was established as a result
What groups challenged the Catholic Church's authority during the Late Middle Ages?
Heretics
The Moors/Muslims
Jews
All of the above
What event was organized by Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand to ensure that Christianity was the only religion practiced in Spain? During this event, priests would seek out non-christians to punish them. It was apart of the Crusades.
Hundred Years' War
Council of Trent
The Spanish Inquisition
Thirty Years War
What is a way of thinking and learning that stresses the importance of human abilities and actions to improve themselves and the world around them?
Humanism
Heresy
Perspective
Federalism
What family started The Northern Renaissance in Italy by creating banks, emphasizing the value of education and displaying a deep love of the arts?
Charlemagne
Caesar
Luther
Medici
This man was a true genius of The Renaissance due to his pantings, sculptures, architecture, inventions, engineering, and studying of the human anatomy. He painted the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper and created the flying machine prototype.
Michelangelo
Donatello
Leonardo da Vinci
Raphael
A document given by the Catholic Church that excused a person from their sins and allowed them to purchase their way into heaven.
Indulgences
Magna Carta
Protestant Reformation
Jesuits
Who invented the printing press?
Martin Luther
John Calvin
Johannes Gutenberg
William Shakespeare
The Society of Jesus was a religious order in Europe created to serve the pope and the church during Catholic Reformation. Their goal was to turn people against Protestantism. What was their nickname?
Catholics
Anabaptists
Anglicans
Jesuits
A type of government where the local government and the national government share power.
Nationalism
Socialism
Federalism
Communism
Which of the following DID NOT happen as a result of The Hundred Years' War?
The English Parliament grew stronger
Joan of Arc became queen due to her bravery during the war
The King of England lost power and the King of France gained power
A bond was formed between French citizens and the king
What is the deadliest disease in the history of the world? This plague killed nearly half the population totaling in with more than 400 million deaths during the Middle Ages
Coronavirus
Black Death
Polio
Influenza
How are a pandemic and an epidemic related?
A pandemic is global, effecting multiple countries and continents.
An epidemic effects a large number of people in a community, population and region.
They both can be fatal
All of the above
Which group of people did Christians blame for the death of Jesus Christ? This religious group were also blamed for starting the Black Death. This began an anti-semitic movement in Europe.
Muslims
Mongols
Heretics
Jews
Who was the Italian explorer who traveled the Silk Roads for seventeen years while recording his adventures in his book? His book educated Europe and Asia on the Silk Road trade routes.
Marco Polo
Martin Luther
William Tyndale
William Shakespeare
What two ancient cultures did The Renaissance hope to restore across Europe?
China and India
Macedonia and Byzantine
Rome and Greece
Egyptians and Hebrews
What language died off after Dante Alighieri ushered in Italian as the official language of Italy?
Hebrew
Mandarin
English
Latin
A style of painting that displays depth on a flat surface is?
Abstract
Perspective
Cubism
Modernism
During The Renaissance Nicolaus Copernicus discovered that the ____________________________ was the center of the universe.
Sun
Moon
Earth
Mars
________________________________ Humanism is the combination of humanity with Christian principles. Their goal was to reform the Catholic Church.
Islamic
Buddhist
Jewish
Christian
Science and religion were the two areas of focus for improving one's life during The Renaissance.
True
False
What invention helped spread information in a rapid manner allowing this information to be more accessible to all people rather than just the wealthy?
Printing Press
Cotton Gin
Writing
Telephones
The __________________ ____________________ is the movement to reform the Catholic Church due to corruption and their involvement in political affairs in Europe.
Council of Trent
Protestant Reformation
Magna Carta
The Crusades
This man led the call for the Catholic Church to reform by posting a list called the Ninety-Five Theses to a church door in Wittenberg which outlined all the complaints against the Catholic Church and the Pope. This began the formation of new churches in Christianity.
John Calvin
Henry VIII
William Tyndale
Martin Luther
____________________ _______________________ believed that everyone should be able to read and interpret the Bible. He translated the Bible into English and was then executed by Catholic Church authorities.
Martin Luther
William Tyndale
John Calvin
Henry VIII
The Catholic Reformation was the effort by Catholic leaders to reform the Catholic Church from _____________________.
within
the people
the government
the king
During the Council of Trent the Catholic leaders met to discuss more ways to reform the Catholic Church. Which of the following is a reform from the council?
The Bible does not need restated by the clergy
The council officially rejected the ideas of Protestant leaders
Bishops were allowed to live wherever they chose
Religious courts were created to punish Catholics found in Italy
This war took place between the Catholics and the Protestants in the Holy Roman Empire and ended with the Treaty of Westphalia. Rulers were now allowed to decide whether their country would be Catholic or Protestant.
Hundred Years' War
Thirty Years' War
Spanish Inquisition
The Crusades
Which ruler had more power during the Late Middle Ages?
Pope
King
Monks
Bishops
Which insect/animal combination aided in spreading the Black Death from Asia to Europe on ships via trade routes?
flies-pigs
fleas-rats
bees-bats
butterflies-kangaroos
Religious ideas that question or oppose the teachings of the Christian church are called?
Heresy
Politics
Baptists
Evangelical
In which city in Northern Italy did The Renaissance begin?
Milan
Genoa
Florence
Rome
What role did the Mongols have in the Silk Road trade routes from Asia to Europe?
Vandalism
Piracy
Nothing
Protection
Widely considered one of the greatest artist of all time, this Renaissance artist is famous for his painting of the Sistine Chapel and his David sculpture.
Michelangelo
Leonardo da Vinci
Donatello
Raphael
___________ ________________________ believed that God knew who would be saved even before they were born. This was called predestination.
Henry VIII
William Tyndale
Martin Luther
John Calvin
This man was a Jesuit missionary who took Catholicism to India and Japan. Thus, leading to the baptizing of millions of people.
Henry VIII
Martin Luther
Francis Xavier
Joan of Arc
After the Black Death, the opening of which trade route from Asia to Europe helped stimulate the all but dying economy of Europe during The Renaissance?
Oregon Trail
Silk Roads
Roman Pass
English Channel
Who was the King of England who wanted to leave his marriage but was denied by the Pope? He then left the Catholic Church to begin his own church, The Church of England. He eventually was married six times.
Henry VIII
Martin Luther
Philip VI
Charles IV
Which city was NOT a major trading city during The Italian Renaissance?
Milan
Genoa
Venice
Rome
