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WorksheetsThe Renaissance
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 10mins
Where did the Renaissance start?
Savoy
Milan
Venice
Florence
How many city-states were there in Italy during the Early Renaissance?
6
9
12
15
What type of government did Florence have during the Renaissance?
Despotism
Monarchy
Republic
Anarchy
What did the constitution in Florence during the Renaissance do?
Gave complete political control to the nobility
Limited the power of the nobility and laborers
Restricted the freedom of expression
Created an absolute monarchy
Which city-state attempted to conquer Florence in 1400?
Milan
Venice
Genoa
Modena
What happened to the Duke of Milan before he could take control of Florence?
He succeeded and became the ruler
He died of the plague
He was defeated in battle
He withdrew his forces
Who tried to take control of Florence between 1408 and 1414?
The King of Naples
The Duke of Mantua
The Duke of Ferrara
The Pope
Why wasn't the King of Naples able to take control of Florence?
He succeeded and became the ruler
He died before he could
He was defeated in battle
He was captured and imprisoned
Who tried to take control of Florence in 1423?
The Duke of Milan
The Duke of Venice
The Duke of Genoa
The Duke of Modena
What happened to the Duke of Milan when he attempted to take control of Florence in 1423?
He succeeded and became the ruler
He died in battle
He was defeated
He withdrew his forces
Who was the most influential family in Florence during the Renaissance?
The Medici family
The Borgia family
The Sforza family
The Visconti family
Who was the famous Renaissance artist known for painting the Sistine Chapel?
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Raphael
Donatello
What is the name of the book written by Nicollo Machiavelli that discusses political leadership?
The Prince
The King
The Ruler
The Leader
Where did the Renaissance originate?
England
France
Germany
Italy
This family from Florence supported the arts.
Da Vinci
Medici
Sforza
Corleone
This Renaissance writer wrote such plays as Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet
Da Vinci
Petrarch
Shakespeare
Machiavelli
He came up with the "heliocentric" model of the solar system, where the earth orbits the sun
Galileo
Copernicus
Brahe
Kepler
He was the first to use a telescope to study the sky (and was jailed because of his views)
Copernicus
Brahe
Kepler
Galileo
The Renaissance occurred right after what time period?
Roman Empire
World War I
The American Revolution
The Middle Ages
Who painted this?
Raphael
Paolo Veronese
Leonardo de Vinci
Bernardino Luini
What is depicted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
The stories of the bible from Genesis to Revelation.
The story of Michalengelo
The story of Leonardo da Vinci
The story of Pope Urban II
What world leaders paid for Columbus expedition across the Altanic Ocean?
Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand Of Spain
Manuel I Of Portugal
The three ships on Columbus first voyage were the Nina, the Pinta, and the ___________
Columbus
Santa Maira
How many expeditions did Columbus make to the Americas?
100
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