WorksheetsEarly Modern Europe Module 6 Study Guide
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 28mins
How did Italy's location help make it the starting point for the Renaissance? (DOK1) (7.40)
Many libraries were located there.
Its location on the Mediterranean Sea allowed trade with the Muslim world.
Leading Greek scholars moved there.
As trade declined, people turned to the arts.
Interpret the map below and distinguish another reason why trade flourished on the Italian Peninsula. (DOK 2) (7.40)
Economic: Trade competition between the Italian city states.
Political: Creating a centralized government.
Cultural: A shared language (Italian).
Social: Increased the practice of Feudalism.
Based on the map which historical event most influenced the spread of knowledge and ideas throughout the Italian peninsula? (DOK 1) (7.40)
The Crusades
The Bubonic Plague
The 100 Year War
The Scientific Revolution
What cultural change was a result of increased trade in the Italian city states. (DOK 1) (7.40)
The Breakdown of Feudalism
The Spread of Buddhism
The Reconquista
The Renaissance
What industry helped support the start of the Renaissance in Florence? (DOK 1) (7.41)
Sea Trade
Manufactoring
Banking
Ship Building
The Medici family was a wealthy banking family who were patrons of the arts as a result ____________________? (7.41) (DOK 2)
Nobles borrowed money in Florence to build Manors.
Manufacturing companies developed large factories in Florence to produce goods.
Artists were employed in Florence by wealthy families.
Sea traders sold luxury goods in Florence.
Use context clues from the source to determine the correct definition of patronage. (7.41)
To sponsor an art project
To pay for new trade goods
To hire soldiers to fight for you
To gain wealth from banking
Which of the following best supports the claim: Florence was the birthplace of the Renaissance. (7.41) (DOK 2)
Florence is where the Pope lived.
The Black Death had little impact on Florence.
The Medici family funded the military.
Wealthy patrons funded art projects.
In the Renaissance period, which factor was emphasized by the philosophy of humanism. (7.42) (DOK 1)
Superiority of medieval thought.
Obedience of government officials.
Value of reason and logic
Devotion to religion.
Which culture did NOT have a classical text that was the cornerstone of Humanism thought during the Renaissance? (7.42) (DOK 1)
Hebrew
Greek
Roman
Before humanism, most people in Europe relied on ___ to explain the world. (7.42) (DOK1)
Logic
Feudalism
Faith
Reason
Identify a quotation below that shows how St. Thomas Aquinas was a humanist thinker. (7.42) (DOK 3)
“Renaissance thinkers again looked at the teaching of Aristotle and other ancient philosophers.”
“The Church, however, was critical of Aquinas.”
“Aquinas accepted some of Aristotle’s teachings...”
“Aquinas himself placed faith above reason, but attempted to show how both could exist together.”
Lorenzo pays Gregory to paint his walls with scenes from the Bible. In this scenario, Lorenzo is a… (7.43) (DOK1)
Artist
Mercenary
Patron
Vassal
Which Renaissance artist was a painter and sculptor. He painted the Sistine Chapel and sculpted the statue David. (7.43) (DOK1)
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Lorenzo de Medici
Donatello
Which Renaissance artist composed and performed plays like Romeo & Juliet, Henry V, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream in England? (7.43) (DOK1)
King Henry V
Leonardo da Vinci
William Shakespeare
Michelangelo
Which is NOT a way Renaissance art is different from Medieval art in Europe? (7.42)
Renaissance art used a greater variety of colors.
Renaissance art was two dimensioned.
Renaissance art showed humans more realistically.
Renaissance art showed emotion and expression on its subjects faces.
How is Ptolemy’s geocentric theory different from Copernicus’ Heliocentric Theory? (7.50) (DOK 2)
Heavenly bodies orbit in ellipses, not circles
In both theories, the planets move at the same rate.
In both theories, orbits are in perfect circles.
The Geocentric Theory puts Earth at the center of the universe (solar system)
Kepler built upon the Heliocentric Theory by observing that planets move in… (7.50) (DOK1)
No predictable pattern
Ellipses
Circles
They do not move
Which classical civilization created the Geocentric Theory of the Universe? (7.50) (DOK1)
Christian Church
Romans
Greeks (Aristotle)
Arabs
Why was Copernicus’ theory revolutionary? (7.50) (DOK 1)
It was not based on scientific observations
It went against the theories of Isaac Newton.
It agreed with Ptolemy’s ideas.
It contradicted the teachings of classical thinkers.
Which scientific tool did Galileo use to observe the moon, sun, and other heavenly bodies. (7.51) (DOK1)
Microscope
Telescope
Astrolabe
Compass
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)
Galileo created the telescope.
Galileo created the microscope.
Galileo wrote Bohemian Rhapsody.
Galileo discovered the Theory of Gravity.
Why did the Roman Catholic Church reject Galileo’s ideas? (7.51) (DOK1)
Galileo’s observations challenged the Church’s views on the solar system
The Church feared that the people would want to make him the pope.
The Church actually accepted Galileo’s teachings.
Galileo sought to disprove that God created man.
Who created the Scientific Method? (7.52) (DOK1)
Nicolaus Copernicus
Sir Isaac Newton
Sir Francis Bacon
Galileo Galilei
Which scientific theory is the foundation of modern physics? (7.52) (DOK1)
The Heliocentric Theory
The Scientific Method
The Three Laws of Motion
Natural Selection
How does the Scientific Method show characteristics of humanism? (7.52) (DOK1)
Scientists use the Scientific Method only on humans.
Scientists use common sense to validate beliefs.
Scientists use observations, experiments, and conclusions.
Scientists rely on traditional beliefs.
Raphael
Michelangelo
Leonardo da Vinci
Lorenzo de Medici
What invention did Johannes Gutenberg invent that changed European society?
The telescope
The telegraph
The internet
The moveable type printing press
What event in history did Gutenberg's invention NOT directly impact?
The Reformation
The Renaissance
The Scientific Revolution
The Roman Empire
Martin Luther started the Protestant Reformation by writing and posting his_____________
English Bible
Magna Carta
95 Theses
Bayeux Tapestry
What was the name of a certificate that someone could purchase in order to receive forgiveness?
Priest
Ticket
Indulgence
Bible
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.
Charles IV
James I
Henry VIII
William II
She was the first female monarch of England who brought the power of the Catholic Church back to England by persecuting Protestants.
Mary I
Jane IV
Elizabeth II
Anne III
During her reign, ____________________ never married, defeated the Spanish Armada, and passed the Acts of Supremacy and Uniformity, allowing England to experience a "Golden Age."
Elizabeth I
Anne III
Jane IV
Mary I
A movement for religious reform of the Catholic Church by the Catholic Church...
The Renaissance
The Scientific Revolution
The Plague
The Counter Reformation
The goals for the Catholic Church Reformation did NOT include:
to clarifying its teachings
trying to win people back to Catholicism.
continuing the sell of indulgences
correcting abuses in the Church
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.
Jesuits
Dominicans
Benedictines
Franciscans
