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Exploration, Reformation, & Renaissance

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The artistic technique developed during the Renaissance that made paintings appear 3D.

a)

Linear Perspective

b)

Technicolor Artistry

c)

Cross Hatch Shading

d)

Illusion of 2D

2.
An intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievements
a)
Secular
b)
Patrons
c)
Merit
d)
humanism
3.

What economic change occurred during the Renaissance that allowed for the flourishing of the art?

a)

Introduction of paper money

b)

People began to Barter again

c)

The Governments of Europe paid to educate Artists

d)

Growth of a wealthy Merchant Class that became patrons the Arts

4.

Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?

a)

Italians were better Catholics

b)

Italy had better means of transportation

c)

Italy sat in the middle of the Silk Road

d)

Extreme wealth that Italians made from trade

5.

A supporter of the Arts were called

a)

Patrons

b)

Kings

c)

The church

6.
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
a)
Renewed
b)
Rebuilt
c)
Remade
d)
Rebirth
7.

Which of these famous structures did Michelangelo paint?

a)

the Louvre

b)

the Coliseum

c)

the Sistine Chapel

d)

the Eiffel Tower

8.
This Renaissance artist painted the Mona Lisa
a)
Leonardo daVinci
b)
Filippo Brunelleschi
c)
Machiavelli
d)
Cervantes
9.

Who invented the Printing Press?

a)

Gutenberg

b)

Erasmus

c)

More

10.

The statue of "David" was created by _____________.

a)

Da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Erasmus

d)

Gutenberg

11.
Which German priest started the Reformation?
a)
John Calvin
b)
Henry VIII
c)
Pope Paul III
d)
Martin Luther
12.
Luther's criticism of the Catholic Church was called what?
a)
Criticism of the Catholic Church
b)
95 Theses
c)
101 Problems with Catholics
d)
Chicken Soup for the Catholic Soul
13.
People who followed Luther were called Lutherans or _____________.
a)
Reformers
b)
Protestants
c)
Huguenots
d)
Calvinists
14.
Which of the following best helped Martin Luther's ideas reach other parts of Europe? 
a)
The Bible
b)
The printing press
c)
Church Hierarchy
d)
The Diet of Worms
15.
Martin Luther's main complaint was against what?
a)
Inquisitions
b)
Indulgences
c)
The Bible
d)
Ice Cream
16.
Fill in the blank. Luther believed that ________________ was how people would end up in heaven.
a)
faith
b)
indulgences
c)
good deeds
d)
going to church
17.
All Church activities were in this language.
a)
Latin
b)
French
c)
Spanish
d)
Pig Latin
18.
Why were people mad at the Catholic church?
a)
They became greedy 
b)
They became lazy
c)
They did nothing wrong
d)
They did cared too much about the people
19.
What was the first branch of Protestantism?
a)
Lutheranism
b)
Baptism
c)
Christianity
d)
Buddhism
20.
What country sponsored Christopher Columbus?
a)
Spain
b)
England
c)
Italy
d)
Portugal
21.

What is one significance of the Columbian Exchange?

a)

It brought many new ways of life to the Old and New Worlds

b)

The plants brought to the Old World didn't survive there

c)

Many Native Americans would move to Europe for a better way of life

d)

Native Americans became very wealthy off the trade with Europeans

22.

The exchange of goods and people between Europe, Africa, and the Americas is the ________________?

a)

Cartaz system

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Capitalism

d)

Columbian Exchange

23.

The impact of mercantilism was that

a)

The rate of slavery in the Americas went down

b)

Trade was limited in the Atlantic

c)

The Colony grew wealthy

d)

The Mother Country grew wealthy

24.

Based on the map above, which of the following exports left from the Americas?

a)

bananas and peaches

b)

grapes and citrus fruits

c)

coffee beans and sugar cane

d)

tomatoes and corn

25.

The Columbian Exchange had positive and negative impacts for both the New and Old World.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

He explored Florida for Spain in the early 1500s

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Ponce de Leon

c)

Francisco Pizarro

d)

Hernan Cortes

27.

He conquered the Aztec Empire for Spain in 1521

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Hernan Cortes

c)

Hernando de Soto

d)

Francisco Pizarro

28.

He explored the northeastern coast of North America

a)

John Cabot

b)

Hernando de Soto

c)

Fransisco Pizarro

d)

Jacques Cartier

29.

He explored the St. Lawrence River up to Montreal for France

a)

John Cabot

b)

Jacques Cartier

c)

Hernan Cortez

d)

Sir Francis Drake

30.
The ___ were the first Europeans to sail to the Americas.
a)
Vikings
b)
Spanish
c)
Portuguese
d)
Italians
31.
Which Spanish explorer wiped out the Aztec empire? 
a)
De Soto
b)
Columbus 
c)
Cortez
d)
Magellan 
32.

Which French explorer is best known for exploring the land around the Mississippi river?

a)

Vasco da Gama

b)

Robert LaSalle

c)

Ponce de Leon

33.

What is an explorer?

a)

a person who looks for something, but never finds it

b)

a person who travels looking for new lands and discoveries

c)

A person from Europe

d)

a person that finds gold

34.

Which negative impact of European exploration was most significant on the Native Americans?

a)

Deadly diseases were introduced

b)

Some explorers died trying to find new lands

c)

The explorers brought a new language

d)

They exchanged goods and services

35.

A place ruled by another country is called a

a)

colony

b)

state

c)

country

d)

kingdom

36.

What was the name of the city of New York prior to it being captured by the British?

a)

New Madrid

b)

New Amsterdam

c)

New London

d)

New Paris

37.

Zheng He was from

a)

Korea

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

India

38.

Zheng He was a(n)...

a)

General

b)

Admiral

c)

Mongolian Warrior

d)

Emperor

39.

How many voyages did Zheng He take part in?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

7

d)

6

40.
Which Dynasty took control of China after the Yuan?
a)
Tang
b)
Song
c)
Ming
d)
Qing
41.
What is the Middle Passage?
a)
Water Route Through North America
b)
European slave trade with India
c)
European Slave trade with North America
d)
European slave trade with the Americas
42.
Why were the Spanish interested in the new world?
a)
Silver
b)
Power and Money
c)
Gold and Converting The Aztecs
d)
Spices and Trae
43.

What was Henry the 8th seeking above all else?

a)

A happy marriage

b)

A male heir to the throne

c)

European dominance

44.

The idea from the beginning of time, God decided who would be saved, was called...

a)

salvation

b)

pre-determinism

c)

predestination

d)

Calvinism

e)

Protestantism

45.
Fill in the blank. Luther believed that ________________ was how people would end up in heaven.
a)
faith
b)
indulgences
c)
good deeds
d)
going to church
46.

A ___________ is a Spanish explorer

a)

Luchador

b)

Conquistador

c)

La Caza

d)

Luchadora

47.

Which of the following IS NOT one of the four G's for exploration?

a)

Gratitude

b)

Glory

c)

God

d)

Gold

48.

European countries wanted new _______to trade their country's goods with.

a)

Products

b)

Competition

c)

Markets

d)

Trade routes

49.

The more ______ Europeans had, the more powerful they were.

a)

Ships

b)

Money

c)

Bullion

d)

Land

50.

What country claimed Louisiana?

a)

Netherlands

b)

Portugal

c)

France

d)

England

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