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WorksheetsRenaissance, Reformation & Explorers
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 46mins
Which Spanish explorer conquered the Aztec Empire?
De Soto
Columbus
Cortes
Magellan
This explorer's expedition was the first to circumnavigate the world. Who was he?
Robert La Salle
Bartholomeu Diaz
Henry Hudson
Ferdinand Magellan
Which Portuguese explorer was the first to make it to India?
Columbus
Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Cortes
Humanism...
emphasized the Bible
leads to happier lives
encourages people to learn Latin and Greek
focuses on human emotions and achievements
In Europe, a long-term effect of the Crusades was
the strengthening of the feudal system
the adoption of Islamic religious practices
new trade routes and increased learning
increased European isolation
Which statement best describes the result of the Crusades?
Europeans maintained a lasting control over much of the Middle East
Islamic influence dominated Europe
Europeans developed tolerance of Non-Christian religions
There was a massive increase in trade between Europe and Asia and a lot of new knowledge was brought back.
Which city-state is considered the hub of economic, political and economic thought during the 14th and 15th centuries?
Milan
Sardinia
Florence
Madrid
Because of new trade routes opening from Asia and the new knowledge brought back from the Crusades....
The Renaissance began in Italy
The Renaissance began to decline and end
Muslims were able to take over Europe
The Pope continued to call for new Crusades
A Renaissance person following the principles of Humanism would believe what about the world?
That the authority of the Church should be obeyed
That the world should be investigated and understood
That gods and magic control the world
That Europeans should begin to explore new lands
The focus of Renaissance art was...
Religion and religion only! It was extremely religious!
Crusaders and their experiences
Human experiences, individuals and realism
Christianity and its defeat in the Crusades
Renaissance artists and writers borrowed ideas and were inspired by which previous civilization?
Greeks and Romans
French and Italian
Arab and Indian
Celts and Spanish
According to Machiavelli, how should a leader maintain their power?
Being feared and respected
Being loved and adored
By having few friends and trusting no one
By being very religious
How are Shakespeare's plays representative of humanism and its ideals?
They are compelling and explore human emotions and experiences
They are very religious and reflect people's relationship with God
They are simple and encourage people to follow authority
They are focused on the defeat Christians suffered in the Crusades
The compass, the astrolabe, better maps and better ships (caravels) were technological advances that contributed to the
The Age of European exploration
Beginning of the Crusades in the Holy Land.
beginning of the Renaissance in Italy in the 1300s.
spread of Islam in the 700’s and 800’s
The slow transfer of plants, animal, diseases and technology between the "New" and "Old" worlds.
Mercantilism
Trans-Atlantic Trade
Colombian Exchange
Middle Passage
What is the Columbian Exhange?
The name for the Spanish conquest of the Americas
Exchange of different plants, animals, diseases and technology between the New and Old World.
The exchange of raw materials, manufactured goods and slaves across the Atlantic Ocean
Exchange of money between the Old World and New World
What were the 3 major motivating factors for Explorers?
Gold, Silver, Treasure
God, Glory, Gold
God, Glory, Gallantry
Honor, Justice, Reinhardt!
Which product were the Portuguese and Spanish wanting which led them to explore for new routes to Asia?
Spices
Tea
Furs
Gold
What helped Spanish conquistadors such as Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro conquer the New World so easily?
Better weapons and technology
Religion
Diseases such as smallpox
Mercantilism
The first successful English colony in the New World was started at
Savannah, Georgia
St. Augustine, Florida
New York City, New York
Jamestown, Virginia
Because tobacco - the crop that saved Jamestown from failing - was a labor-intensive crop, what did English settlers have to start relying on to grow it?
Imported fertilizer
Slave labor
Inventing new technologies
aqueducts to carry water
What were the criticisms of the Catholic Church?
that Church officials were trying to make money any way possible, especially the sale of indulgences.
The pope had moved to Avignon, France and was living on a luxurious estate.
That Church officials were leaving the cities to escape the plague.
Luther didn't like Renaissance art and its subject matter.
What is an important outcome of the 30 Years War?
Sovereignty - the idea that nations are independent - was adopted.
Europe became almost entirely Catholic again.
France lost its power an influence in Europe.
Europeans were able to open the old trade routes to Asia
Why were Europeans needing to find new trade routes to Asia in the mid-1400s?
The Ottoman Empire had cut the old trade routes across the Middle East to Asia.
Pirates kept attacking European ships in the Mediterranean Sea.
The Mongol Empire had made trade too difficult to Asia
The Crusades had shut down the old trade routes to Asia.
Horses, guns, steel and disease were...
advantages the Europeans had over the Natives of the New World.
Trade goods Europeans brought with them.
Used to navigate to new and unexplored parts of the World
Things Europeans found once they reached the New World.
Why did Europeans establish many colonies throughout the New World in the 1500s - 1700s?
As a base to launch new Crusades against Muslims in the Holy Land.
As a place to start the conquest of China, India and any new lands Europeans discovered in Asia.
People started vacationing in the New World and soon began to stay for good.
They wanted to extract resources such as sugar, tobacco, gold and timber to ship back to their home country.
What influence did John Calvin have on American society?
His strict moral code is the basis of American morality and ethics.
He wasn't very strict and it influenced America to have few morals.
He has had very little impact on American morality.
Early American settlers rejected Calvin's beliefs and adopted Catholicism instead.
Why has America been a predominantly Protestant nation throughout its history?
Martin Luther sent several missionaries to America in order to convert it.
John Calvin personally led a voyage to the American colonies to spread Protestant beliefs
King Henry VIII of England converted his nation to Protestantism. The English later started American colonies.
Most of our trade has been with Protestant nations, not Catholic ones
Because Portugal opened a sea trade route to India they...
became very rich and prosperous
adopted Christianity
rejected Martin Luther's ideas
adopted many Chinese customs
Which European explorer was the first to widely report the news of a "New World" that he had "discovered"?
Columbus
Magellan
Cortes
Vasco da Gama
