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Unit 6: Early Modern Europe Study Guide

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 2hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Read the statement about a family member of the Medici Family and decide who is the key person is.

He founded the Medici bank in Florence.

a)

Giovanni di Bicci de Medici

b)

Piero

c)

Lorenzo de Medici

d)

Cosimo de Medici

2.

Why would the growing influence of humanism have inspired High Renaissance artists to paint realistic subjects and backgrounds? (Choose 2)

a)

Because humanism focused on people, their goodness, and their ability to improve the world, artists wanted to depict people as they were

b)

Because humanism, unlike religion, was grounded in the physical world, artists’ paintings looked more like the physical world.

c)

Because humanism stated that knowledge comes through people’s reasoning abilities, artists believed it was reasonable to paint people as they were.

d)

Because humanism held Greek and Roman cultures in high esteem, artists wanted to create paintings that were similar in style to Greek and Roman art.

3.

Which statements are true about William Shakespeare? (Choose 3)

a)

He wrote many famous novels

b)

One of his most famous works is a love story called Romeo and Juliet

c)

He wrote plays and poems

d)

He earned very little money during his lifetime

e)

Many people consider him the greatest writer of English literature.

4.

Why would Thomas Aquinas and a humanist during the Renaissance have disagreed with one another?

a)

Aquinas believed a person needs both reason and faith for knowledge, whereas humanists said you need only reason.

b)

Humanists believed a person needed only reason to get into heaven, whereas Aquinas believed you needed both reason and faith

c)

Humanists believed a person needs both reason and faith for knowledge, whereas Aquinas said you need only faith.

d)

Aquinas believed certain aspects of life require both reason and faith, whereas humanists said all aspects of life require reason and faith.

5.

Which descriptions complete the graphic organizer? (Choose 2)

a)

successful banking system established here

b)

considered the birthplace of the Renaissance

c)

had a large, thriving port

d)

was the home of William Shakespeare

6.

Which word or phrase best completes the graphic organizer?

a)

Paris, France

b)

England

c)

Jerusalem

d)

Florence, Italy

7.

Why did the invention of the printing press and the growth in the number of Bibles increase literacy?

a)

The Catholic Church used the invention of the printing press to encourage more people to read.

b)

More people were exposed to written language, which made it possible to learn to read.

c)

The new books in circulation led to the opening of schools where children were taught to read.

d)

People needed to know how to read in order to become members of the Catholic Church.

8.

Why did people split from the Catholic Church and form Protestant churches?

a)

They supported tithing but not indulgences.

b)

More people knew how to read and had learned about corruption in the Catholic Church.

c)

People were not happy about some of the practices of the Catholic Church

d)

They believed only Martin Luther could run a non-corrupt religion.

9.

What was Henry VIII's motivation for leaving the catholic church and creating the Church of England (A protestant church)

a)

Henry VIII wanted a female heir to inherit his throne

b)

Henry VIII was told that he had to divorce his wife so he left the Catholic church to stay with her

c)

Henry VIII wanted a male heir and needed to divorce his wife since she didn't give him one

d)

Henry never left the catholic church...

10.

“Any truly repentant Christian has a right to full remission of penalty and guilt, even without indulgence letters.” -Martin Luther

Why would this idea from 95 Theses be appealing to many people?

a)

This idea gave hope for forgiveness of sin to people who couldn’t afford to pay indulgences.

b)

This idea guaranteed a place in the Catholic Church to everybody, rich and poor alike

c)

This idea proved that Catholic leaders were guilty of corruption.

d)

This idea introduced the idea of ending all taxation.

11.

What is predestination?

a)

Predestination is where someone chooses what church you have to attend for you

b)

Predestination is where God has already decided where you will end up after you die.

c)

Predestination is where you are on vacation and your trip is already planned out

12.

The emphasis on serving the poor and oppressed originated with the __________ .

a)

Jesuits

b)

Protestant People

c)

Council of Trent

d)

Church of England

13.

Which phrase best completes the graphic organizer?

a)

Important participants and events in the Protestant Reformation

b)

Important participants and events in Humanism

c)

Important participants and events in the Renaissance

d)

Important participants and events in the Catholic Counter Reformation

14.

________________ declared himself as the Supreme Head of the Church of England.

a)

Henry VIII

b)

John Calvin

c)

Martin Luther

d)

Ignatius of Loyola

15.

______________ created a Protestant Reformation movement in Germany

a)

John Calvin

b)

Henry VIII

c)

Martin Luther

d)

Ignatius of Loyola

16.

___________ created a Protestant Reformation movement in Switzerland

a)

John Calvin

b)

Henry VII

c)

Martin Luther

d)

Ignatius of Loyola

17.

Which phrase best completes the graphic organizer?

a)

Important participants and events in the Renaissance

b)

Important participants and events in the Protestant Reformation in England

c)

C Important participants and events in the Protestant Reformation

d)

Important participants and events in the Catholic Counter Reformation

18.

England’s Tudor Golden Age flourished even more.

England became one of the major European powers.

Elizabeth’s skillful leadership kept England out of European wars.

England started a colony in North America.

How are all of these statements similar?

a)

They list the historical consequences of the Protestant Reformation on England.

b)

They list the historical consequences of England’s defeat of the Spanish Armada.

c)

They list the historical consequences of Henry VIII’s separation from the Catholic Church.

d)

They list the historical consequences of William Shakespeare’s writing in Tudor England.

19.

_______________________ declared that planets move around the sun in ellipses, not circles

a)

Nicolaus Copernicus

b)

Johannes Kepler

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Sir Isaac Newton

20.

_______________________ used a powerful telescope to support the heliocentric theory

a)

Nicolaus Copernicus

b)

Johannes Kepler

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Sir Isaac Newton

21.

_______________________ developed the three laws of motion

a)

Nicolaus Copernicus

b)

Johannes Kepler

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Sir Isaac Newton

22.

Through his experiments, Galileo sought evidence that he would use _________

a)

for analysis

b)

to confirm his beliefs

23.

In one famous experiment, Galileo dropped two cannonballs of different weights to demonstrate that __________ .

a)

they would land at about the same time

b)

they would land at different times

24.

Which of these theories of elliptical orbits did Johannes Kepler establish? (Choose 2)

a)

There is an exact relationship between a planet’s distance from the sun and the amount of time it takes to revolve around the sun.

b)

Planets closer to the sun move faster around the sun than planets far away from the sun.

c)

Planets farther from the sun have a more pronounced elliptical orbit than planets that are closer to the sun.

d)

As planets get closer to the sun, the speed at which they travel increases.

25.

Failure to follow the scientific method could lead to which problematic outcomes? (Choose 2)

a)

You could get an unexpected result.

b)

You could get a result that confirms your biases.

c)

You could make a new discovery.

d)

You could get a poor, misleading result.

26.

Which centuries witnessed a scientific revolution in Europe?

a)

11th, 12th, and 13th

b)

12th, 13th, and 14th

c)

15th, 16th, and 17th

d)

16th, 17th, and 18th

27.

. What was the main result of the Scientific Revolution that occurred in Early Modern Europe

a)

People developed many false assumptions about the world.

b)

People’s understanding of the world improved.

c)

People were persecuted for giving science more importance than religion.

d)

People stopped using the scientific method.

28.

Which giants might Newton have been referring to? (Choose 2)

a)

Nicolaus Copernicus

b)

John Calvin

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Martin Luther

29.

Galileo’s experiments paved the way for the __________ .

a)

Aristotelian theory

b)

scientific method

30.

_______________________ developed the heliocentric theory

a)

Nicolaus Copernicus

b)

Johannes Kepler

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Sir Isaac Newton

31.

What was the most significant discovery that occurred as a result of Galileo’s interest in the telescope?

a)

He learned how to grind lenses and make his own telescopes.

b)

He eventually saw that the planets revolved around the sun.

c)

He discovered stars that nobody else had ever seen.

d)

He earned a living by making telescopes for Venice merchants.

32.

From ancient Greece until the Renaissance, what did most people believe about Earth’s place in the universe?

a)

They believed Earth was at the center of the universe.

b)

They believed that the sun was at the center of the universe.

c)

They believed there wasn’t a center of the universe.

d)

They believed our solar system was the center of the universe.

33.

Elizabeth I is famous for leading England to a victory over __________ Spanish Armada in 1588.

a)

Henry VIII's

b)

Ignatius of Loyola's

c)

King Charlemagne's

d)

King Phillip II's

34.

Elizabeth I was a __________ who ushered in the Tudor Golden Age in England.

a)

Protestant Queen

b)

Catholic Queen

35.

__________ formed the 'Society of Jesus' in Spain

a)

John Calvin

b)

Henry VIII

c)

Martin Luther

d)

Ignatius of Loyola

36.

Addressing financial abuses in the Catholic Church was undertaken by the __________ .

a)

Jesuits

b)

Protestants

c)

Council of Trent

d)

Church of England

37.

Martin Luther and other reformers rejected the Roman Catholic Church’s indulgences and __________ .

a)

doctrine of predestination

b)

taxes

c)

reading

d)

elmo

38.

Michelangelo famously painted several scenes from the Bible on a chapel at the Vatican. What was the chapel’s name?

a)

the Vatican

b)

the Sistine Chapel

c)

the Medici Chapel

d)

Hagia Sophia

39.

Leonardo da Vinci was a painter, __________ , and scientist.

a)

inventor

b)

poet

c)

banker

d)

architect

40.

Thomas Aquinas’ most famous work was _________ .

a)

Romeo and Juliet

b)

Summa Theologica

c)

The Last Supper

d)

David

41.

What do these historical figures have in common? y Thomas Aquinas y Leonardo da Vinci y Michelangelo y William Shakespeare

a)

They were Renaissance painters.

b)

They were Catholic priests during the Renaissance

c)

They were leading innovators during the Renaissance.

d)

They worked in Italy during the Renaissance.

42.

Suppose you were a painter working in the year 1450, during the early Renaissance. Which qualities would your art have most likely had?

a)

My paintings would have looked realistic.

b)

My paintings would have included unrealistic backgrounds.

c)

My paintings would have had Impressionist characteristics.

d)

My paintings would have depicted religious themes.

43.

Read the statement about a famous family member of the Medici Family and decide who the key person is.

As a cardinal in the Catholic church, he used his influence to restore the Medici family to Florence.

a)

Giovanni (Pope Leo)

b)

Piero

c)

Lorenzo di Medici

d)

Cosimo

44.

Read the statement about one family member of the Medici Family and choose which key person it is describing.

He assumed political power but angered people and was exiled from Florence.

a)

Lorenzo de Medici

b)

Giovanni di Bicci de Medici

c)

Pierro

d)

Giovanni (Pope Leo)

45.

Read the statement about a family member of the Medici Family and decide who is the key person is.

He established the family’s political power.

a)

Cosimo de Medici

b)

Giovanni (Pope Leo)

c)

Lorenzo de Medici

d)

Pierro

46.

Read the statement about a famous family member of the Medici Family and decide who the key person is.

A poet and patron of artists, he was known as Lorenzo the Magnificent

a)

Giovanni (Pope Leo)

b)

Lorenzo de Medici

c)

Giovanni di Bicci de Medici

d)

Cosimo