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Renaissance and The Age of Discovery

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

What was the period of time in Europe called that happened before the Renaissance

a)

The Age of Glory

b)

The Dark ages/ the Middle ages

c)

The Grey Years

d)

The Feudal Ages

2.

The word Renaissance means

a)

Reformation

b)

Rebirth Revival

c)

Reinstruction

d)

Resolution

3.

Which of the following was a famous Leonardo da Vinci painting?

a)

The Birth of Venus

b)

The Last Judgement

c)

The Sistine Madonna

d)

The Mona Lisa

4.

Who invented the printing press in Europe?

a)

Charlemagne

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Johannes Gutenberg

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

5.

What was the Reformation?

a)

A time when scientists began to use the scientific method and great discoveries were made

b)

A time when more and more people began to read and write

c)

When the Roman Empire split into two empires, the east and the west

d)

When protestant churches and ideas formed, breaking away from the Catholic Church

6.

What monk began to question the teachings of the Catholic Church in 1517?

a)

Richard of Wallingford

b)

Richard of Wallingford

c)

Martin Luther

d)

William of Normandy

7.

The Renaissance means

a)

New knowledge

b)

Great art

c)

Rebirth of classical knowledge

d)

Pagan knowledge

8.

Humanism is

a)

God-centred knowledge

b)

Human-centred knowledge

c)

Animal and nature-centred

d)

None of the above

9.

Which cultures did Renaissance humanists study?

a)

Egypt and India

b)

Greece and Rome

c)

India and Rome

d)

Greece and China

10.

How did the Renaissance contribute to the Age of Exploration?

a)

by emphasizing the importance of converting people to Buddhism

b)

by awakening a spirit of discovery, education, and innovation in Europe

c)

by creating a belief in the importance of working as a group

d)

by persuading Europeans that the pursuit of wealth was all-important

11.

An example of new technology during the Age of Exploration were Portuguese ships that used triangular sails that allowed ships to sail against the wind. What was this new type of ship called?

a)

astrolabe

b)

armadas

c)

compass

d)

caravel

12.

This instrument was used to tell direction.

a)

Compass

b)

Astrolabe

13.

This was the name of the ship used during the Renaissance.

a)

Carrack

b)

Caravel