WorksheetsUnit 2 Test Renaissance and Age of Exploration
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 24mins
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Class
Date
1.
What time period followed the Middle Ages?
a)
a. Industrialization
b)
b. Great Depression
c)
c. Totalitarianism
d)
d. Renaissance
2.
Which location is recognized as its birthplace of the Renaissance?
a)
Genoa, Italy
b)
Milan, Italy
c)
c. Florence, Italy
d)
d. Venice, Italy
3.
Assess how Italy's geographical features facilitated the dissemination of Renaissance ideas.
What feature played a pivotal role?
a)
a. Flat Lands
b)
b. Peninsula
c)
c. Mountains
d)
d. Rivers
4.
Interpret the term "Renaissance." What classical thought is it the revival of?
a)
a. "Rebirth" of ancient China and Japan literature
b)
b. "Rebellion" of ancient Greece and Rome ideas
c)
c. "Rebirth" of ancient Greece and Rome literature
d)
d. "Rebellion" of ancient China and Japan ideas
5.
Which of the following concepts does NOT align with the Renaissance ideology?
a)
Creating dimension
b)
b. Preserving the ideas of the Middle Ages
c)
c. Desire to understand the human experience
d)
d. Secularism
6.
Which would be an example of a secular piece of artwork during the renaissance?
a)
A painting of the Last Supper
b)
A sculpture of Jesus and Mary
c)
A painting of a city landscape
d)
A sculpture of David
7.
Examine the contributions of significant figures during the Renaissance. Who is recognized as the "Father of Humanism?
a)
a. Da Vinci
b)
b. Michelangelo
c)
c. Donatello
d)
d. Petrarch
8.
Define the intellectual movement that emphasized classical knowledge and human potential.
a)
a. Humanism
b)
b. Federalism
c)
c. Heroism
d)
d. Romanticism
9.
Whic statement is NOT true about the Italian and Northern Renaissance?
a)
Both renaissances produced famous art and literature that heped transform society.
b)
Northern Renaissance focused primarily on religion while the Italian Renaissance focused mainly on the daily life of peasants
c)
Northern Renaissance used oil paints while the Italian Renaissance used fresco paintings.
d)
Italian Renaissance occurred before the Northern Renaissance
10.
Which result completes this list?
Immediate Effects of the Renaissance
• Revival of trade
• Emergence of cities
• Rise of banks and joint-stock companies
• ?
a)
a. Creation of a social class hierarchy
b)
b. Establishment of the manor system
c)
c. Voyages of exploration and colonization
d)
d. Increase in the authority of a single church
11.
How did the shift to banking and the use of money affect merchants and craftsmen during the Renaissance?
a)
Merchants were able to aquire more money and start blending with the nobility while the craftsmen were not able to profit from their creations
b)
Craftsmen were able to charge higher prices for their goods and merchants were unable to pay the hiher prices for the goods.
c)
Merchants were unable to marry and join noble families after aquiring wealth while the craftsmen were benefitting from setting higher prices for their goods.
d)
Both groups were able to charge higher prices for goods allowing them to thrive and begin obtaining wealth
12.
Which is NOT a way that wealthy families like the Medici's influenced the reniassance or benefitted the cities they lived in?
a)
They refused to help fund government projects or fund artwork
b)
They sponsored artists financially
c)
They built up armies to help protect their cities
d)
They funded large architecture projects within their cities.
13.
Which of these characteristics pertain to classical artwork? (select multiple)
a)
The use of oil paints
b)
Sculptures where the subject is an olympic athlete
c)
Sculptures where the subject is a mythical figure or hero
d)
Sculptures where the subject is a Christian religious figure
14.
Which of these characteristics pertain to renaissance artwork? (select multiple)
a)
The use of oil paints
b)
Sculptures where the subject is an olympic athlete
c)
Sculptures where the subject is a mythical figure or hero
d)
Sculptures where the subject is a Christian religious figure
15.
Analyze the impact of the printing press invented by Johannes Gutenberg.
What was a significant consequence of its introduction?
a)
a. It helped Catholic leaders increase power.
b)
b. It helped facilitate the spread of religious ideas.
c)
c. It helped popularize reforms in the Catholic Church.
d)
d. It helped introduce new leadership roles in the church.
16.
What did the Council of Trent Decide in terms of the Catholic Church's policies and doctrines during the Counter Reformation?
a)
Force the Church to reform all practices, policies, and doctrines.
b)
Condemn and shame the Church for their policies
c)
Adjust some of the policies and lower education
d)
Reaffirm the Church's policies and not change anything
17.
Reflect on the motivations behind Martin Luther's 95 theses. What was he aiming to achieve?
a)
a. As a way to create a new religion
b)
b. Overthrow the Pope
c)
c. Reform the Catholic Church
d)
d. Protest Pope Leo X
18.
Prior to the Protestant Reformation, who held the ultimate authority in religious matters?
a)
a. The Priest
b)
b. The Pope
c)
c. The Prince
d)
d. The President
19.
Examine the reforms of the Protestant Reformation listed below.
• Religion should be personal, immediate, and based on faith
• Focus on the scriptures and abolish ritualistic ceremony
• Increase literacy so all could read the Bible in their own language
What direct result stemmed from these reforms?
a)
a. Expansion of a traditional economic system
b)
b. End of absolute monarchies
c)
c. Development of new faiths
d)
d. Acceptance of radical political groups
20.
Which period best completes this diagram?
a)
a. The Protestant Reformation
b)
b. The Era of Good Feelings
c)
c. The Industrial Revolution
d)
d. The Gilded Age
21.
Investigate the origins of the Age of Exploration. Where did this era begin?
a)
a. Portugal
b)
b. Spain
c)
c. England
d)
d. France
22.
Analyze the motivations for the Age of Exploration. Which reason best explains the era's emergence?
a)
a. People were just bored and needed something to do
b)
b. People looking for new places to live to flee the Black Death
c)
c. To find sea routes to Asia for trade
d)
d. Kings trying to conquer the entire globe
23.
Identify the two most influential countries during the Age of Exploration. (Select 2)
a)
a. France
b)
b. Spain
c)
c. England
d)
d. Portugal
24.
Define the economic policy that suggests a nation's power is tied to its wealth.
a)
a. Capitalism
b)
b. Socialism
c)
c. Feudalism
d)
d. Mercantilism
25.
Evaluate the motivations behind the Age of Exploration. Which of the following does NOT align with the commonly cited "3 G's,"?
a)
a. Gold
b)
b. Greed
c)
c. God
d)
d. Glory
26.
Assess the impacts of the Age of Exploration on global trade routes. Which statement reflects a misconception about its effects?
a)
a. The Indian Ocean Trade Routes were able to stay peaceful because of the increased sea trade
b)
b. Decreased the need for land-based trade routes
c)
c. Kingdoms gained more land and colonies throughout the world
d)
d. Increased globalization and interconnections throughout the world
27.
Identify the explorer who was the first to successfully circumnavigate the globe.
a)
a. Francis Drake
b)
b. Christopher Columbus
c)
c. Ferdinand Magellan
d)
d. Vasco da Gama
28.
Who was the explorer that successfully navigated around the Cape of Good Hope?
a)
a. Bartolomeu Dias
b)
b. Christopher Columbus
c)
c. Ferdinand Magellan
d)
d. Vasco da Gama
29.
Identify the first country to lay claim to territories in the Americas.
a)
a. France
b)
b. Spain
c)
c. England
d)
d. Portugal
30.
Identify the Portuguese Prince who established a maritime school, earning the title "Navigator.
a)
a. Prince Philip
b)
b. Prince John
c)
c. Prince Henry
d)
d. Prince Richard
31.
Explore the advancements that made significant sailing endeavors possible during the Age of Exploration.
Which innovation had the greatest impact?
a)
a. New Technologies such as the Caravel, Astrolabe, and Magnetic compass
b)
b. Global Weather patterns changed allowing sailing of the Atlantic
c)
c. Kings had previously banned sea exploration and during the Age of Exploration that ban was lifted
d)
d. A new type of wood was discovered to make ships out of
32.
Consider the motives behind the Age of Exploration.
Which of the following was NOT a driving force?
a)
a. Establishing land-based trade routes
b)
b. Gaining fame and wealth
c)
c. Obtain new knowledge and seeking adventure
d)
d. Spreading Christianity
33.
Why did the Ming Dynasty dispatch Zheng He on his voyages? (Select Multiple)
a)
a. To establish new trade routes
b)
b. To show Chinese dominance and Power
c)
c. To obtain more Chinese goods
d)
d. To get taxes from distant lands
34.
Who was the first Englishman to complete a circumnavigation of the globe?
a)
a. Francis Drake
b)
b. Vasco da Gama
c)
c. Ferdinand Magellan
d)
d. Jacques Cartier
35.
How did Portuguese commerce benefit from Vasco da Gama’s voyage around the southern tip of Africa and to India?
a)
a. It made commerce with Muslim caravans easier.
b)
b. It allowed goods to be purchased directly from India.
c)
c. It provided access to markets for manufactured goods in China.
d)
d. It supplied a more direct route for raw materials from the Americas
36.
How did European exploration of the Americas most affect the Inca and Aztec empires?
a)
a. It caused the population to move inland from coastal locations.
b)
b. It encouraged tribal leaders to create alliances.
c)
c. It introduced diseases that resulted in a population decline.
d)
d. It reduced native reliance on agricultural production.
37.
Which phrase best completes this table?
a)
The Second Great Awakening
b)
The Great Schism
c)
The First Great Migration
d)
The Protestant Reformation
38.
What was an effect of Luther’s assertion?
The pope cannot remit [forgive] any guilt, except by declaring and showing that it has been remitted [forgiven] by God . . . .
—Martin Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses
a)
The Church experienced a decrease in attendance.
b)
The authority of Church officials was questioned.
c)
Reforms were adopted to unify the Church.
d)
Military leaders defended Church policies.
39.
The Reformation was a major historical turning point because it
a)
caused a reinstatement of Catholic authority.
b)
increased interest in the study of Islam.
c)
encouraged individual interpretation of sacred scriptures.
d)
increased the popularity of secularism.
40.
How were the works of Leonardo da Vinci an example of the importance of the Renaissance?
a)
Patrons became less influential.
b)
Subjects became more secular.
c)
Colors and brushstrokes become more simplistic.
d)
Perspective and dimension were emphasized in paintings.
41.
Use the excerpt below to answer the question.
They preach no Christian doctrine who teach that contrition is not necessary in those who intend to buy souls out of purgatory or to buy confessionalia.
Every truly repentant Christian has a right to full remission of penalty and guilt, even without letters of pardon.
Every true Christian, whether living or dead, has part in all the blessings of Christ and the Church; and this is granted him by God, even without letters of pardon.
—Ninety-Five Theses, Martin Luther, 1517
Which statement best explains one immediate effect of these declarations?
a)
The Catholic Church granted more authority to lay leaders.
b)
People began to redefine the doctrines of Christianity.
c)
The Catholic Church gained influence among absolute monarchs.
d)
Priests began to spread Christianity using common languages.
42.
Use the list below to answer the question.
Characteristics of the Renaissance
Cultural achievements were financed by cities.
Classical texts and art were valued and studied.
?
Which statement best completes this list?
a)
Kings gave authority to religious leaders.
b)
People chose to enter monasteries.
c)
Legislative bodies began to tax churches.
d)
People embraced secular ideas.
43.
Which event was undertaken to address the goals on this list?
Reasons for European Expansion
• To seek trade routes
• To spread religious faith
• To increase political and economic influence
a)
the voyage of Christopher Columbus
b)
the launching of the First Crusade
c)
the travels of Marco Polo
d)
the Spanish reconquest of Granada
44.
Why did the Spanish monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella support Christopher Columbus’s voyage in 1492?
a)
They wanted to find a direct route by sea to Asia.
b)
They wanted to create settlements in new territories.
c)
They wanted to discover lands previously unknown to Europeans.
d)
They wanted to test new navigational tools that had been developed.
45.
What economic policy maintains that a colony exists solely to benefit the mother country?
a)
salutary neglect
b)
laissez faire
c)
mercantilism
46.
Which factor best explains this pattern of official languages?
a)
type of government
b)
cooperation with developed countries
c)
major trading partners
d)
influence of colonial settlements
47.
Use the list below to answer the question.
Innovations
• Caravel
• Astrolabe
• Magnetic Compass
Which Age did these innovations contribute most to?
a)
Exploration
b)
Reformation
c)
Industrial Revolution
d)
Agricultural Revolution
48.
Which factor best explains the change shown in this table?
a)
favorable climate
b)
access to valuable resources
c)
insufficient infrastructure
d)
lack of agricultural goods
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