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World History Section 1 & 2 Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
a)
Renewed
b)
Rebuilt
c)
Remade
d)
Rebirth
2.

What is one way that Medieval and Renaissance artists differ?

a)

Renaissance art focuses more on religion

b)

Medieval artists were more realistic

c)

Renaissance artist turned to Roman and Greek works for inspiration

d)

They are the same

3.
What provided the major economic support for the Renaissance?
a)
wealthy patrons
b)
church officials
c)
government grants
d)
kings competing for prestige
4.

Which of these famous structures did Michelangelo paint?

a)

the Louvre

b)

the Coliseum

c)

the Sistine Chapel

d)

the Eiffel Tower

5.

Which of these statements describes a change brought about by the Renaissance?

a)

Society was dominated by the church.

b)

Society began to value individualism.

c)

Society was focused on warfare.

d)

Society was dominated by lords.

6.
This Renaissance artist painted the Mona Lisa
a)
Leonardo daVinci
b)
Filippo Brunelleschi
c)
Machiavelli
d)
Cervantes
7.
Which of the following is associated with Humanism?
a)
the ideas of the middle ages
b)
the ideas of Greece & Rome
c)
the ideas of ancient China
d)
the ideas of ancient India
8.
Where did the Renaissance begin?
a)
Italy
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Germany
9.

Who invented the Printing Press?

a)

Gutenberg

b)

Erasmus

c)

More

10.

Who wrote the essay "The Prince?"

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Machiavelli

c)

Erasmus

d)

Sir Thomas More

11.

The statue of "David" was created by _____________.

a)

Da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Erasmus

d)

Gutenberg

12.

-modern essay on government

-absolute rule

-ends justifies the means


These ideas are from______________________.

a)

The Prince

b)

Utopia

c)

The Praise of Folly

d)

Mona Lisa

13.

Who among the following can be considered a "Renaissance Man"?

a)

Sam is a skilled musician, proficient in mathematics, writes scientific papers, and is a master chef.

b)

Steve is a professional football player and also coaches a local team.

c)

Scott is an excellent swimmer and has won several national championships.

d)

Sean is a renowned poet and has published several books of poetry.

14.

You need someone to finance your artwork. You need a...

a)

Patron

b)

Banker

c)

Professor

d)

Financial analyst

15.

Which date would be included in the Renaissance era?

a)

1200

b)

1400

c)

1800

d)

1900

16.
This gentleman was THE true Renaissance Man.
a)
Petrarch
b)
Machiavelli
c)
Da Vinci
d)
Michelangelo
17.

The philosophy of Humanism...

a)

promotes the study of Latin and Greek

b)

focuses on the divine potential of humans

c)

emphasizes the importance of the Bible

d)

believes in the inherent goodness and potential of humans

18.

paint applied to wet plaster

a)

Perspective

b)

Humanism

c)

Fresco

d)

A Mess

19.

drawing with specific lines to create depth and a 3D image

a)

Perspective

b)

Humanism

c)

Fresco

d)

A Mess

20.

Why was Danti's book important?

a)

It was the first to be written in the vernacular

b)

It was the last to be written in Latin

c)

It was the first to be printed on the printing press

d)

It was the last to be printed by hand

21.

Which family in Florence, had a profound impact on finance, as well as Renaissance art and culture, due to their great wealth and power?

a)

Medici Family

b)

Vespucci Family

c)

David Family

d)

Georgiano Family

22.

Which group served as the greatest patron of the arts during the Renaissance Period?

a)

Fishermen

b)

Doctor

c)

Catholic Church

d)

University Professor

23.

The process by which commodities (horses, tomatoes, sugar, etc.), people, and diseases crossed the Atlantic.

a)

Land Grant

b)

Columbian Exchange

c)

Plantation Exchange

d)

Shipping Charters

24.

Spanish explorers given the rights by the Spanish ruler to explore and settle in the Americas.

a)

Reformer

b)

Settler

c)

Conquistador

d)

Presidios

25.

A large farm. First worked by Native Americans, then by enslaved Africans.

a)

Presidios

b)

Mission

c)

Plantation

d)

Family Farm

26.

A document that granted the rights to form a colony.

a)

land grant

b)

joint-stock

c)

headright

d)

charter

27.

A company in which investors buy stock in return for a share of its future profits.

a)

charter

b)

joint-stock

28.

The name Europeans gave North and South America

a)

Culture

b)

New World

c)

Trade Routes

29.

A path across land or water that traders travel to buy and sell goods is called a

a)

New World

b)

Settlement

c)

Trade route

30.

1519 - sailed to Mexico & conquered the Aztecs

a)

Hernan Cortez

b)

Ferdinand

Magellan

c)

Fransisco Pizarro

d)

Bartolomeu Diaz

31.

Portuguese explorer who sailed into the Indian Ocean, reaching India and establishing direct trade bypassing the Italian & Muslim merchants who controlled the overland trade routes.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Vasco da Gama

c)

Hernan Cortez

d)

Bartolomeu Dias

32.

Italian explorer inspired by Portugal’s success - 

He was looking for a shorter route to India by heading West through the Atlantic instead of South around Africa. 

a)

Ferdinand Magellan

b)

Vasco da Gama

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Amerigo Vespucci

33.

Portuguese explorer - encouraged exploration to the South & aimed to sail around Africa to gain access to the Asian spice trade.

a)

Francisco Pizarro

b)

Vasco da Gama

c)

Prince Henry "The Navigator"

d)

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

34.

Which factor mainly contributed to Europeans being unable to establish trade posts and colonies in East Asia?

a)

Asian countries were uninterested in European goods

b)

Europeans were uninterested in Asian goods

c)

There were already well organized and powerful kingdoms in Asia

d)

The journey from Europe to Asia was too far and costly to be profitable

35.

During to Tokugawa Shogunate in Japan, the Daimyo class ruled over districts known as:

a)

Shogunite

b)

Hans

c)

Timars

d)

Janissaries

36.

The Divine Right of Kings held that:

a)

The king was meant to be beholden to the nobility

b)

The king was the head of the church

c)

The king was a vessel through which God ruled

d)

The king was the only one who could commune with God

37.

The result of the exploration and trade of the New World resulted in a new class in Europe being formed:

a)

Daimyos

b)

Janissaries

c)

Gentry

d)

Lesser Nobles

38.

The act of selling agriculture for profit:

a)

Sakoku

b)

Gentrification

c)

Commercialization

d)

Bureaucracy

39.

The act of taking power away from the nobility, and focusing it in a single monarch:

a)

Gentrification

b)

Constitutional Monarchy

c)

Centralization

d)

Parliamentary

40.

Built the Palace of Versailles to distract and control the Nobility.

a)

Louis XIII

b)

Phillip II

c)

Tokugawa Ieysau

d)

Louis XIV