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U13 Late Middle Ages + Renaissance Quizizz (shorter)

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which two nations fought in the Hundred Years' War?

a)

Spain and Portugal

b)

England and Scotland

c)

France and England

d)

Denmark and France

2.

Whose speech started the Crusades?

a)

Charlemagne

b)

Joan of Arc

c)

Pope Urban

d)

Saladin

3.

What city did crusaders want to take from the Muslims?

a)

Tours

b)

Rome

c)

Aleppo

d)

Jerusalem

4.

Who was the Muslim General that reconquered Jerusalem?

a)

Muhammad

b)

Saladin

c)

Leo

d)

Charlemagne

5.
The idea of common law began in England under which king?
a)
Richard
b)
Henry II
c)
William III 
d)
Harold
6.

The signing of the Magna Carta in 1215 did what?

a)

Said that the feudal system abolished

b)

Weakened the power of the Catholic Church

c)

weakened the power of kings like King John of England

d)

said that there should be a system of common law throughout England

7.

These two leaders unified their country into Spain and expelled the Jews and Moors from their territory.

a)

Ferdinand & Isabella

b)

Henry & John

c)

Ivan & Moscow

d)

William & Norman

8.

Who wrote sonnets and was the "Father of Humanism"

a)

Petrarch

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Sir Thomas More

d)

Erasmus

9.

Which description is of Humanism?

a)

celebrates the individual, living in the moment, and encourages the study of classical Greek & Roman art and literature

b)

people should live in harmony with nature, and have a simple life with inner peace

c)

focused on the Church, achieving salvation from sin, and life after death

d)

people should do good when possible but evil is ok when necessary

10.

Who invented the wooden movable-type printing press?

a)

Machiavelli

b)

Gutenberg

c)

Erasmus

d)

Da Vinci

11.

Utopia (1516) described an ideal society where people lived in peace and harmony.


Who was responsible for the work above (created during the Northern Renaissance)?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Sir Thomas More

c)

Desiderius Erasmus

d)

Francesco Petrach

12.

The Praise of Folly expressed concern about corruption in the Church and the decline of basic Christian ethics and moral behavior. (1511)


Who was responsible for the work above (created during the Northern Renaissance)?

a)

Sir Thomas More

b)

Albrecht Durer

c)

Desiderius Erasmus

d)

Michelangelo

13.

How did the invention shown best impact the Renaissance?

a)

The economy was weakened by high prices of books as a result of this invention

b)

Increased taxes for wealthy citizens and forced them to pay taxes to avoid this fate

c)

Allowed more secular art since people were able to photocopy their artwork

d)

Made people more literate, and books helped ideas to spread very quickly

14.

Which of these is true about The Prince (select ALL that apply)

a)

Written by Niccolo Machiavelli

b)

Believed that rulers should have absolute power

c)

Said that a prince should do good when possible but evil when necessary

d)

Was a key contribution of Michelangelo to the Renaissance

15.

Whose death helped unify France during the Hundred Years' War?

a)

Hugh Capet

b)

Isabella of Spain

c)

Joan of Arc

d)

Elizabeth of England

16.

How did the influence of the church change after the Crusades and the Black Death?

a)

church influence declined, they could not explain/stop bad things that were happening

b)

church influence grew, they healed the plague

c)

church influence stayed the same

d)

the church closed

17.
Spain became a major power in Europe under Charles V as a result of its
a)
large empire in the Western Hemisphere
b)
new position as Defender of the Catholic Church
c)
many wars with France and England
d)
conquests in the Final Crusade
18.
Which ruler established a dynasty in Paris that gradually expanded its control over most of France?
a)
King John
b)
Hugh Capet
c)
Charlemagne
d)
Charles V
19.
This leader overthrew the Mongols, centralized power in Moscow, and expanded the Russian nation.
a)
Ivan the Great
b)
Joan of Arc
c)
William the conqueror
d)
King John
20.

Which of the following conquered England after the Battle of Hastings in 1066 CE?

a)

Ivan the Terrible

b)

Leif Erikson

c)

Joan of Arc

d)

William the Conqueror

21.

The city-states of the Italian Peninsula developed on trade route which connected Europe and the Middle East. This lead to new goods and ideas. What are the 3 Italian city-states where the Renaissance began?

a)

Rome, Athens, Songhai

b)

Sparta, Constantinople, Rome

c)

Florence, Genoa, Venice

d)

Carthage, Harappa, Shanghai

22.

What do we call the Renaissance which spread out from Italy to the rest of Europe?

a)

Renaissance Revolution

b)

The Northern Renaissance

c)

The Golden Era of the Renaissance

d)

The Renaissance Reformation