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WorksheetsRenaissance and The Age of Discovery
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 10mins
What was the period of time in Europe called that happened before the Renaissance
The Age of Glory
The Dark ages/ the Middle ages
The Grey Years
The Feudal Ages
The word Renaissance means
Reformation
Rebirth Revival
Reinstruction
Resolution
Which of the following was a famous Leonardo da Vinci painting?
The Birth of Venus
The Last Judgement
The Sistine Madonna
The Mona Lisa
Who invented the printing press in Europe?
Charlemagne
Albert Einstein
Johannes Gutenberg
Leonardo da Vinci
What was the Reformation?
A time when scientists began to use the scientific method and great discoveries were made
A time when more and more people began to read and write
When the Roman Empire split into two empires, the east and the west
When protestant churches and ideas formed, breaking away from the Catholic Church
What monk began to question the teachings of the Catholic Church in 1517?
Richard of Wallingford
Richard of Wallingford
Martin Luther
William of Normandy
The Renaissance means
New knowledge
Great art
Rebirth of classical knowledge
Pagan knowledge
Humanism is
God-centred knowledge
Human-centred knowledge
Animal and nature-centred
None of the above
Which cultures did Renaissance humanists study?
Egypt and India
Greece and Rome
India and Rome
Greece and China
How did the Renaissance contribute to the Age of Exploration?
by emphasizing the importance of converting people to Buddhism
by awakening a spirit of discovery, education, and innovation in Europe
by creating a belief in the importance of working as a group
by persuading Europeans that the pursuit of wealth was all-important
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?
astrolabe
armadas
compass
caravel
This instrument was used to tell direction.
Compass
Astrolabe
This was the name of the ship used during the Renaissance.
Carrack
Caravel
