Renaissance Background
What era was rediscovered during the Renaissance, with an emphasis on Ancient Greek and Roman knowledge?
What is the Classical Age?
Anatomy is the study of what?
What is the human body?
What was the name of the voyage that resulted in the spread of new crops, diseases, and animals between the Old World and the New World?
What is the Columbian Exchange?
What was Luther’s main issue with indulgences?
What are they being sold by the Church for forgiveness?
Elizabeth "The Great" Or "The Virgin Queen"
This philosophy focused on the potential of the human race during the Renaissance.
What is Humanism?
Leonardo da Vinci was particularly interested in the concept of what?
What is flight?
Which of the following foods did NOT originally come from the Americas?
What are apples?
Which of the following was NOT an item brought back to Europe by Columbus?
What is sugar?
Elizabeth I was the daughter of this famous English king.
Who is Henry VIII?
Which invention played a significant role in spreading Renaissance ideas to more people?
What is the Printing Press?
Which disease weakened the city of Tenochtitlan before the Spanish attacked?
What is smallpox?
Which trade route connected China to Constantinople, spreading goods like silk and spices?
What is the Silk Road?
Why did Henry VIII break away from the Catholic Church?
What is because he wanted an annulment from Catherine of Aragon?
This literary figure, known for his plays and poems, was one of the most influential writers during Elizabeth I's reign.
Who is William Shakespeare?
Which Renaissance artist created the famous sculpture "David"?
Who is Michelangelo?
What trade route connected China to Constantinople, spreading goods like silk and spices?
What is the Silk Road?
Name an indigenous group that was in the Americas when it was discovered by Europe.
Maya, Aztec, Inca, Mapuche etc...
What was the name of the woman Henry VIII wanted to marry, while still married to Catherine of Aragon?
Who is Anne Boleyn?
Elizabeth I defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588, solidifying England's naval power and this religion’s influence in England.
What is Protestantism?
The rediscovery of Ancient Greek and Roman knowledge helped end which historical period?
What are the Dark Ages?
In what year did Columbus first sail to the New World?
What is 1492?
What animal was introduced to the New World, transforming the life of indigenous American tribes?
What is the horse?
The Reformation led to the rise of these new Christian groups, including the Lutherans and Calvinists.
What are Protestants?
This event, which took place in 1569, saw a Catholic uprising against Elizabeth I in the north of England.
What is the Northern Rebellion?