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Early Modern Europe Module 6 Study Guide

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did Italy's location help make it the starting point for the Renaissance? (DOK1) (7.40)

a)

Many libraries were located there.

b)

Its location on the Mediterranean Sea allowed trade with the Muslim world.

c)

Leading Greek scholars moved there.

d)

As trade declined, people turned to the arts.

2.

Interpret the map below and distinguish another reason why trade flourished on the Italian Peninsula. (DOK 2) (7.40)

a)

Economic: Trade competition between the Italian city states.

b)

Political: Creating a centralized government.

c)

Cultural: A shared language (Italian).

d)

Social: Increased the practice of Feudalism.

3.

Based on the map which historical event most influenced the spread of knowledge and ideas throughout the Italian peninsula? (DOK 1) (7.40)

a)

The Crusades

b)

The Bubonic Plague

c)

The 100 Year War

d)

The Scientific Revolution

4.

What cultural change was a result of increased trade in the Italian city states. (DOK 1) (7.40)

a)

The Breakdown of Feudalism

b)

The Spread of Buddhism

c)

The Reconquista

d)

The Renaissance

5.

What industry helped support the start of the Renaissance in Florence? (DOK 1) (7.41)

a)

Sea Trade

b)

Manufactoring

c)

Banking

d)

Ship Building

6.

The Medici family was a wealthy banking family who were patrons of the arts as a result ____________________? (7.41) (DOK 2)

a)

Nobles borrowed money in Florence to build Manors.

b)

Manufacturing companies developed large factories in Florence to produce goods.

c)

Artists were employed in Florence by wealthy families.

d)

Sea traders sold luxury goods in Florence.

7.

Use context clues from the source to determine the correct definition of patronage. (7.41)

a)

To sponsor an art project

b)

To pay for new trade goods

c)

To hire soldiers to fight for you

d)

To gain wealth from banking

8.

Which of the following best supports the claim: Florence was the birthplace of the Renaissance. (7.41) (DOK 2)

a)

Florence is where the Pope lived.

b)

The Black Death had little impact on Florence.

c)

The Medici family funded the military.

d)

Wealthy patrons funded art projects.

9.

In the Renaissance period, which factor was emphasized by the philosophy of humanism. (7.42) (DOK 1)

a)

Superiority of medieval thought.

b)

Obedience of government officials.

c)

Value of reason and logic

d)

Devotion to religion.

10.

Which culture did NOT have a classical text that was the cornerstone of Humanism thought during the Renaissance? (7.42) (DOK 1)

a)

Hebrew

b)

Greek

c)

Roman

11.

Before humanism, most people in Europe relied on ___ to explain the world. (7.42) (DOK1)

a)

Logic

b)

Feudalism

c)

Faith

d)

Reason

12.

Identify a quotation below that shows how St. Thomas Aquinas was a humanist thinker. (7.42) (DOK 3)

a)

“Renaissance thinkers again looked at the teaching of Aristotle and other ancient philosophers.”

b)

“The Church, however, was critical of Aquinas.”

c)

“Aquinas accepted some of Aristotle’s teachings...”

d)

“Aquinas himself placed faith above reason, but attempted to show how both could exist together.”

13.

Lorenzo pays Gregory to paint his walls with scenes from the Bible. In this scenario, Lorenzo is a… (7.43) (DOK1)

a)

Artist

b)

Mercenary

c)

Patron

d)

Vassal

14.

Which Renaissance artist was a painter and sculptor. He painted the Sistine Chapel and sculpted the statue David. (7.43) (DOK1)

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Lorenzo de Medici

d)

Donatello

15.

Which Renaissance artist composed and performed plays like Romeo & Juliet, Henry V, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream in England? (7.43) (DOK1)

a)

King Henry V

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Michelangelo

16.

Which is NOT a way Renaissance art is different from Medieval art in Europe? (7.42)

a)

Renaissance art used a greater variety of colors.

b)

Renaissance art was two dimensioned.

c)

Renaissance art showed humans more realistically.

d)

Renaissance art showed emotion and expression on its subjects faces.

17.

How is Ptolemy’s geocentric theory different from Copernicus’ Heliocentric Theory? (7.50) (DOK 2)

a)

Heavenly bodies orbit in ellipses, not circles

b)

In both theories, the planets move at the same rate.

c)

In both theories, orbits are in perfect circles.

d)

The Geocentric Theory puts Earth at the center of the universe (solar system)

18.

Kepler built upon the Heliocentric Theory by observing that planets move in… (7.50) (DOK1)

a)

No predictable pattern

b)

Ellipses

c)

Circles

d)

They do not move

19.

Which classical civilization created the Geocentric Theory of the Universe? (7.50) (DOK1)

a)

Christian Church

b)

Romans

c)

Greeks (Aristotle)

d)

Arabs

20.

Why was Copernicus’ theory revolutionary? (7.50) (DOK 1)

a)

It was not based on scientific observations

b)

It went against the theories of Isaac Newton.

c)

It agreed with Ptolemy’s ideas.

d)

It contradicted the teachings of classical thinkers.

21.

Which scientific tool did Galileo use to observe the moon, sun, and other heavenly bodies. (7.51) (DOK1)

a)

Microscope

b)

Telescope

c)

Astrolabe

d)

Compass

22.

Galileo built his own telescope. Galileo also learned how to create his own glass lenses. How will this impact future scientific tools? (7.51) (DOK2)

a)

Galileo created the telescope.

b)

Galileo created the microscope.

c)

Galileo wrote Bohemian Rhapsody.

d)

Galileo discovered the Theory of Gravity.

23.

Why did the Roman Catholic Church reject Galileo’s ideas? (7.51) (DOK1)

a)

Galileo’s observations challenged the Church’s views on the solar system

b)

The Church feared that the people would want to make him the pope.

c)

The Church actually accepted Galileo’s teachings.

d)

Galileo sought to disprove that God created man.

24.

Who created the Scientific Method? (7.52) (DOK1)

a)

Nicolaus Copernicus

b)

Sir Isaac Newton

c)

Sir Francis Bacon

d)

Galileo Galilei

25.

Which scientific theory is the foundation of modern physics? (7.52) (DOK1)

a)

The Heliocentric Theory

b)

The Scientific Method

c)

The Three Laws of Motion

d)

Natural Selection

26.

How does the Scientific Method show characteristics of humanism? (7.52) (DOK1)

a)

Scientists use the Scientific Method only on humans.

b)

Scientists use common sense to validate beliefs.

c)

Scientists use observations, experiments, and conclusions.

d)

Scientists rely on traditional beliefs.

27.
a)

Raphael

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Lorenzo de Medici

28.

What invention did Johannes Gutenberg invent that changed European society?

a)

The telescope

b)

The telegraph

c)

The internet

d)

The moveable type printing press

29.

What event in history did Gutenberg's invention NOT directly impact?

a)

The Reformation

b)

The Renaissance

c)

The Scientific Revolution

d)

The Roman Empire

30.

Martin Luther started the Protestant Reformation by writing and posting his_____________

a)

English Bible

b)

Magna Carta

c)

95 Theses

d)

Bayeux Tapestry

31.

What was the name of a certificate that someone could purchase in order to receive forgiveness?

a)

Priest

b)

Ticket

c)

Indulgence

d)

Bible

32.

He was the king of England who broke ties with the Catholic Church to divorce his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, because she couldn't give him a male heir.

a)

Charles IV

b)

James I

c)

Henry VIII

d)

William II

33.

She was the first female monarch of England who brought the power of the Catholic Church back to England by persecuting Protestants.

a)

Mary I

b)

Jane IV

c)

Elizabeth II

d)

Anne III

34.

During her reign, ____________________ never married, defeated the Spanish Armada, and passed the Acts of Supremacy and Uniformity, allowing England to experience a "Golden Age."

a)

Elizabeth I

b)

Anne III

c)

Jane IV

d)

Mary I

35.

A movement for religious reform of the Catholic Church by the Catholic Church...

a)

The Renaissance

b)

The Scientific Revolution

c)

The Plague

d)

The Counter Reformation

36.

The goals for the Catholic Church Reformation did NOT include:

a)

to clarifying its teachings

b)

trying to win people back to Catholicism.

c)

continuing the sell of indulgences

d)

correcting abuses in the Church

37.

After Ignatius of Loyola was seriously injured in battle he became a Catholic priest and vowed to be a soldier for Jesus.

He started this strict religious order of priests to strengthen the Catholic Church.

a)

Jesuits

b)

Dominicans

c)

Benedictines

d)

Franciscans