WorksheetsMartin Luther and Renaissance Questions
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 15mins
Who was Martin Luther?
A Spanish conquistador
A Portuguese explorer
A German priest who questioned Catholic authority
An Italian painter
What was the Renaissance?
A revival of culture and intellectual curiosity in Europe from the 1300s to 1600s
A war between Spain and France
A scientific voyage to Asia
The beginning of Protestantism
Protestantism began as:
A new type of Catholicism
A form of Christianity opposing the Catholic Church’s authority
A new religion based on Islam
A branch of Judaism
Where were Dutch and English colonies in the Americas?
Along the Atlantic Coast
Along the Pacific Coast
In South America
In Mexico
What was the main goal of explorers searching for a sea route?
Find gold and silver
Find Asia, between the Pacific & Atlantic
Establish colonies
Spread religion
What helped Europeans defeat the Aztec Empire?
Horses and gunpowder
Better ships
Diseases and weapons
Trade alliances
Mercantilism is the theory that:
Nations should spread religion
A nation’s power depends on wealth and accumulation of precious metals
Colonies should be independent
Trade should be free and equal
Protestantism began as:
A new type of Catholicism
A form of Christianity opposing the Catholic Church’s authority
A caravel was:
A large castle
A fast sailing ship with triangular sails
A compass
A type of fort
The Crusades were:
Explorations to find Asia
Expeditions to regain control of Christian holy sites in the Middle East
Voyages to the Americas
Wars between Spain and Portugal
Astronomy is the study of:
Maps
Trade routes
Stars and space
Navigation tools
What is a cape?
A large island
A mountain range
A point of land sticking out into water, like a peninsula
A type of ship
What does a cartographer produce?
Maps
Laws
Ships
Scientific tools
What did the magnetic compass allow sailors to do?
Navigate by the stars
Find direction by Earth’s magnetic field
Build stronger ships
Sail faster
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Michelangelo
Raphael
Leonardo da Vinci
Donatello
Conquistadors were:
English explorers in Asia
Spanish explorers in the Americas during the 1500s
Portuguese sailors in Africa
Dutch merchants in India
What is a colony?
A settlement of people living in a new territory
A religious mission
A military fort
A port city
The astrolabe was used to:
Navigate by the stars
Measure time
Draw maps
Track trade routes
Which two countries were the world powers in exploration in the 1400s?
France & England
Spain & Portugal
Spain & France
Italy & Germany
What river did Jacques Cartier explore while hoping to reach the Pacific?
Mississippi River
Hudson River
St. Lawrence River
Amazon River
Ponce de Leon is known for searching for what in Florida?
The Northwest Passage
The Fountain of Youth
Gold and silver
A route to Asia
Columbus sailed with three ships. How many voyages did he make, and what years?
1 voyage – 1492
2 voyages – 1500, 1502
4 voyages – 1492, 1493, 1498, 1502
3 voyages – 1492, 1505, 1510
New Amsterdam later became:
Boston
New York City (Manhattan)
Philadelphia
Washington D.C.
What did Ferdinand and Isabella agree to fund?
Magellan’s expedition
Columbus’s expedition
Balboa’s expedition
Cartier’s expedition
What was the Columbian Exchange?
Trade route through Asia
Exchange of plants, animals, people, and diseases between Europe and the Americas
A new currency system
An agreement between Spain and Portugal
Magellan is famous for:
Discovering the Pacific Ocean
Leading the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe
Conquering the Aztec Empire
Mapping the coast of Africa
Who was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean from the Americas in 1513?
Columbus
Vespucci
Balboa
Ponce de Leon
Marco Polo was a(n) _____ who traveled to China and realized it was rich.
Spanish explorer
Italian traveler
Portuguese sailor
English navigator
Amerigo Vespucci realized that South America was a _____
Peninsula
Continent
Island
Colony
