Renaissance and Exploration QUIZ

Question 1

The person who painted the ceiling and back wall of the Sistine Chapel was who?

Answer 1

Michelangelo

Question 2

This City became a banking and clothing center in Northern Italy.

Answer 2

Florence

Question 3

This is where Christopher Columbus was born.

Answer 3

Genoa

Question 4

“The Prince” was written by which diplomat?

Answer 4

Niccolo Machiavelli

Question 5

What was Christopher Columbus’ referral to the Arawaks?

Answer 5

Indians

Question 6

What Spanish terms means “conqueror”?

Answer 6

Conquistador

Question 7

What was the most valuable crop grown in the New World?

Answer 7

Sugar

Question 8

What word means “New Birth”?

Answer 8

Renaissance

Question 9

The French tried to find this trade route in North America.

Answer 9

Northwest Passage

Question 10

This treaty separated the Spanish colonies in the west and Portuguese in the east.

Answer 10

Treaty of Tordesillas

Question 11

This city was built on the ruins of Tenochtitlan.

Answer 11

Mexico City

Question 12

This was the first permanent settlement in North America.

Answer 12

Jamestown

Question 13

Was a translator for Hernan Cortes.

Answer 13

Dona Marina

Question 14

This system was created to control natives in American Colonies.

Answer 14

Encomienda System

Question 15

Vasco d Gama found the Northwest Passage.

Answer 15

No

Question 16

The Medici’s used wealth to gain power in Florence.

Answer 16

Yes

Question 17

The Admiral of the Ocean Sea was Christopher Columbus.

Answer 17

Yes

Question 18

The first human to write poetry in Latin was Albrecht Durer.

Answer 18

No

Question 19

The most important crop in Virginia was Tobacco.

Answer 19

Yes

Question 20

Ideal women were muses for artists and writers during the Renaissance period.

Answer 20

Yes

Question 21

After the Inca paid a ransom, Francisco Pizarro released Atahualpa.

Answer 21

No

Question 22

The Renaissance Man was know to have a wide range of skills and knowledge.

Answer 22

Yes

Question 23

The navigator, Prince Henry, was killed by natives in the Philippines.

Answer 23

No

Question 24

European rulers believed the earth of flat in 1492.

Answer 24

No

Question 25

Who developed the printing press and why was it a significant invention?

Answer 25

The printing press was developed by Johannes Gutenberg. This made it easy to copy literature so ideas could be spread quickly.

Question 26

What was the importance of Ferdinand Magellan’s voyage and why was he so unpopular?

Answer 26

It was important because it was the first circumnavigation of the world. He was unpopular because a portuguese navigator sailed to Spain.

Question 27

Who was Leonardo da Vinci and why was he considered a true Renaissance Man?

Answer 27

He was a famous artist, architect, and scientist with notebooks of ideas for inventions.