Renaissance
Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
A. Leonardo Da Vinci
B. Michelangelo
C. Donatello
D. Christopher Columbus
B. Michelangelo
Inventor of the printing press
A. Johannes Gutenberg
B. James Cook
C. Christopher Columbus
D. Isaac Newton
A. Johannes Gutenberg
What monk began to question the teachings of the Catholic Church in 1517?
A. Martin Luther
B. Michelangelo
C. James Cook
D. Christopher Columbus
A. Martin Luther
The action or process of sailing or otherwise traveling all the way around something, especially the world
A. Circumnavigation
B. Middle Passage
C. Mercantilism
D. James Cook
A. Circumnavigation
The sea journey undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the West Indies
A. Middle Passage
B. Marco Polo
C. Triangular Trade
D. James Cook
A. Middle Passage
Which of these changes occurred during the Renaissance?
A. The Church’s power declined.
B. The Church was all-powerful.
C. Factories began using electricity.
D. Women gained equal rights with men.
A. The Church’s power declined.
Formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than Earth at its center
A. Leonardo Da Vinci
B. Isaac Newton
C. Nicolaus Copernicus
D. Galileo Galilei
C. Nicolaus Copernicus
A. He was afraid of thunderstorms
B. He didn't think he earned a place in heaven yet
C. It was a sin to get struck by lightening back then
D. It was bad luck to get struck by lightening
B. He didn't think he earned a place in heaven yet
Explorer who brought in entire exploration of the New Era
A. Christopher Columbus
B. Marco Polo
C. James Cook
D. Hernando Cortes
A. Christopher Columbus
Original inhabitants of the Americas likely crossed this
A. Africa
B. Siberia
C. Europe
D. Bering land bridge
D. Bering land bridge
What does "Renaissance" mean?
A. Spring
B. Rebirth
C. Beginning
D. New Dawn
B. Rebirth
A period of advances in European sciences, mathematic, and philosophy from 1500-1700
A. Scientific Revolution
B. Imperialism
C. Enlightenment
D. Nationalism
A. Scientific Revolution
What motivated Martin Luther to write the 95 thesis that he nailed on the Catholic Church's doors?
A. He was trying to promote world peace
B. He didn't believe in purgatory
C. He didn't think that poor people should have to spend all their money to buy their way out of purgatory
D. He was simply trying to take over the Catholic Church
C. He didn't think that poor people should have to spend all their money to buy their way out of purgatory
Which of the following was NOT an element of the genocide committed by Columbus against Native tribes?
A. Imprisonment
B. Torture and mutilation
C. Slavery
D. None of the above
D. None of the above
Europeans were less likely to contract a disease because they had built this up (unlike the Native Americans)
A. Smallpox
B. Mortality
C. Immunity
D. Malaria
C. Immunity
An Art technique used for the first time during the Renaissance
A. Watercolors
B. Dabbing
C. Perspective
D. Sculpture
C. Perspective
Theory that the Sun is the Center of the Universe
A. Geocentricism
B. Abolitionism
C. Heliocentric
D. None of these
C. Heliocentric
What does purgatory mean?
A. Prayer
B. Punishment
C. Pilgrimage
D. Pledge
B. Punishment
Why did Christopher Columbus set sail on his voyage from Spain?
A. He was looking for Africa
B. He was looking for China
C. He was looking for India
D. He was looking for a completely new land for Spain to trade with
C. He was looking for India
Which of the following is the most likely reason the original inhabitants of the Americas did not bring diseases with them?
A. They did not have domesticated animals
B. They did not have any diseases
C. They traveled together
D. It was too warm to spread diseases
A. They did not have domesticated animals
Act of officially removing someone from a religious community
A. Excommunication
B. Communication
C. Banned
D. None of these
A. Excommunication
How was Galileo able to prove Copernicus’ Heliocentric Theory?
A. He invented the telescope
B. He used the telescope that he created that had better magnification
C. He used his telescope to knock people over the head to prove his point
D. None of these
B. He used the telescope that he created that had better magnification
In the Catholic Church what does indulgence mean?
A. Increase time in purgatory
B. Reduce time in purgatory
C. Doesn't reduce or increase time in purgatory
D. None of these
B. Reduce time in purgatory
An economic theory and policy that aims to increase a country's wealth and power by maximizing exports and minimizing imports
A. Circumnavigation
B. Middle Passage
C. Triangular Trade
D. Mercantilism
D. Mercantilism
Which of the following MOST likely led to the spreading of disease in early America?
A. The slave trade
B. The immigration of Africans
C. The immigration of Europeans
D. The domestication of animals
D. The domestication of animals