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Renaissance, Protestant Reformation, Scientific Revolution, AOE

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
a)

Death

b)
Remade
c)
Rebirth
2.

The _________ expanded ideas and increased cultural diffusion.

a)

Perspective

b)

Greece and Rome

c)

Printing Press

3.

Who inspired Renaissance artists?

a)

Chinese and Koreans

b)

Romans and Greeks

4.

This is a famous Renaissance painting called the _______

a)
Madonna
b)
Mona Lisa
c)

Ms. Badamo

5.

What did the Renaissance of Italy refer to?

a)

HIndu Beliefs

b)

rebirth of art and learning

6.

__________ celebrates the individual

a)

Humanism

b)

Dogism

c)

sonnets

d)

Protestant

7.

People who paid for art were called _______

a)

Patrons

b)

friends

8.
The Printing Press 
a)
Allowed ideas to be spread faster because books were easier to get
b)
Was created by Leonardo Da Vinci
c)
Was invented by the Ottoman Turks
d)
Helped Mansa Musa spread Islam
9.

During the Renaissance, people became interested in

a)

Bachata MUSIC.

b)

the ancient Greeks and Romans.

c)

Petrarch.

d)

gold.

10.

Who was Martin Luther?

a)

A dance club DJ who plays hip-hop music

b)

An African-American civil rights leader

c)

An NFL quarterback for the NY Jets

d)

A Germen priest who rebelled against the Catholic Church

11.

What were the 95 Theses?

a)

The name of the Popes army.

b)

A Country music band.

c)

Martin Luther's 95 arguments against the sale of Indulgences

12.

According to Martin Luther, where is ultimate religious authority determined?

a)

Whatever feels good at the moment

b)

decisions of the Pope

c)

The Bible

13.

What was the Protestant Reformation?

a)

an attempt to reform the Catholic practices that were considered corrupt.

b)

a call for Christian Europe to reclaim the Holy Land from the Arabs.

c)

an attempt to overthrow the Pope and replace him with a Frenchman.

14.

Martin Luther suggested which change to church practice?

a)

Printing the Bible in the vernacular so all could read it

b)

Saying mass in Latin so the faithful would learn it.

c)

Increasing the sale of indulgences

d)

Installing statues of saints in churches.

15.

What document, written by Luther, began the reformation?

a)

95 Theses

b)

Indulgences

c)

Lutherans Protest

d)

30 year war

16.

What were Martin Luther's intentions when creating the ninety-five thesis?

a)

To unite the churches & complain against the indulgences

b)

To get the church to return to its humble beginning of being dedicated to serving God & serving the people in God's name.

c)

To convince people that he was correct about what the pope of the Catholic church were doing wrong.

d)

To persuade people to seek forgiveness.

17.

How many wives did Henry VIII have?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

4

d)

6

18.

Henry was King of England in the ...... century

a)

15th

b)

16th

c)

14th

d)

17th

19.

There is a famous rhyme about Henry's wives. It goes...

a)

divorced, divorced, died, divorced, beheaded, died

b)

divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived

c)

beheaded, divorced, died, divorced, beheaded, survived

20.

Which theory proposed by Copernicus, stated the sun, not the earth was the center of the universe?

a)

Heliocentric Theory

b)

Geocentric Theory

21.

True or False: The work of both Copernicus and Galileo were considered challenges to religious teachings at the time.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Who stated that science should be approached systematically and that close observation was the only way to find the truth of all thing?

a)

Descartes

b)

Celsius

c)

Leeuwenhoek

d)

Bacon

e)

Galen

23.

The process that is used today by scientists to conduct experiments is called the

(a)  

24.

Which scientists emphasized that past science and

knowledge should be doubted until proven to be true rather than

accepted on faith.

a)

Torricelli

b)

Descartes

c)

Farenheit

d)

Vesalius

e)

Galileo

25.

According to Medieval Catholic teaching, which was reliant on ancient teachings of Ptolemy and others, it was believed that the ___ was the center of the universe.

a)

sun

b)

moon

c)

Jupiter

d)

Earth

26.

Sail or travel all the way around the world.

a)

exploration

b)

traverse

c)

Silk Road

d)

circumnavigate

27.

His trip was funded by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Hernan Cortes

d)

Marco Polo

28.

This explorer defeated the Aztec Empire and claimed all of Mexico in the name of Spain.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Hernan Cortes

d)

Marco Polo

29.

His crew was the first to circumnavigate the world by sailing.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Hernan Cortes

d)

Marco Polo

30.

Bartholomeu Dias proved that it was possible to

a)

find a water route to India.

b)

travel from Portugal to India.

c)

circumnavigate Africa when he reached the southern tip of the continent, now known as the “Cape of Good Hope.”

d)

create the most sophisticated maps of their time.

31.
Spain came to America with what purpose?
a)
to trade with Natives
b)
for God, Gold, and Glory
c)
to exchange goods
d)
to spread diseases
32.

Why did the conquistadors bring priests with them to the Americas?

a)

To help the Spaniards hold religious services

b)

To perform weddings between Spanish soldiers and native women

c)

To teach the Spanish soldiers about Christianity

d)

To convert the native peoples to Christianity

33.

Who conquered the Incas?

a)

Hernando de Soto

b)

Francisco Pizarro

c)

Hernan Cortez

d)

Christopher Columbus

34.

Which of these places are continents? Click on all that apply.

a)

Europe

b)

United States

c)

South America

d)

Africa

e)

North America

35.

The Columbian Exchange includes the transfer of which of the following?

a)

people

b)

plants

c)

animals

d)

disease

e)

knowledge

36.

What was the MAIN reason for the Age of Exploration to start?

a)

To find better routes to Asia to buy spices and luxury goods

b)

To find new crops to feed starving Europeans

c)

To ease overpopulation in Europe

d)

To find places where they could freely practice their religion

37.

What killed a large percentage of the indigenous population?

a)

Wild cattle

b)

Diseases

c)

War

38.

Which is true about the map?

a)

Europeans introduced livestock to the Americas.

b)

Native Americans brought diseases to Europe.

c)

Europeans taught Native Americans how to grow potatoes and squash.

39.

What is the most appropriate title for this map?

a)

The Industrial Revolution

b)

Imperialism in America

c)

The Age of Discovery

d)

Triangular Trade

40.

Part of triangular trade during which enslaved Africans were transported across the Atlantic Ocean to America.

a)

Middle passage

b)

Cash crops

c)

First leg

d)

Journey to the center of the earth

41.

Identify the artist.

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Raphael

d)

Donatello

42.

This artist was known as the "Renaissance Man" because he excelled in many different areas.

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Raphael

d)

Donatello