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Investigate key people of the Renaissance and why they were important.
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John Calvin studied which languages?
Italian, Greek, Hebrew
Spanish, Latin, Greek
Hebrew, Greek, Latin
English, Hebrew, French
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Bartholomew Dias explored _______and discovered the _______.
Africa, the giraffe
America, Hudson Bay
Europe, Anglican Church
Africa, Cape of Good Hope
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Michel de Montaigne
Made a new language
advised Shakespeare on his plays
Invented the essay
Helped create modern-day numerals
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Masaccio changed the meaning of:
Florentine cuisine
Florentine exploration
Florentine painting
Florentine Science
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Amerigo Vespucci doubted that the land discovered by Columbus was
Greenland
Americas
China
Indies
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Henry Hudson was an English explorer who
died while sailing up the St. Lawrence River
discovered the West Indies
tried to find the Northwest Passage
sailed to China
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Christopher Columbus thought he 'discovered' America but
He actually discovered Canada.
He was in the Bahamas
He died on his first voyage
He discovered Asia
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He was known as the Renaissance man.
Alessandro Botticelo
Leonardo da Vinci
Donatello
Pieter Brueghel
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Desiderius Erasmus was a
Christian Humanist
anti-humanist
promoter of the status quo
friend of John Knox
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Galileo's main contribution to the Renaissance was
inventing the telescope
proving our solar system was heliocentric
all of the above
making the compass
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Luther and Zwingli disagreed about
the Lord's Supper
whether or not monks shoudl marry
Bible translations
baptism of infants
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Johnann Tetzel was Luther's good friend.
True
False
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Catherine of Sienna was a(n)
teacher
prophet
author
saint
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What was Pope Leo X best known for?
executing Martin Luther
the failure of the Eastern Church
not stealing money from the church
strengthening the church's political and cultural power
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What is King Henry VIII's main contribution to the Renaissance?
sending explorers to America
Spanish conquest
separating church and state
marrying 6 people
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Queen Marguerite de Navarre's largest contribution to the Renaissance was
writing a series of books
Translating the Bible into French
spreading Reformed Christianity
becoming queen of Spain
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Martin Luther joined a monastery because his father wanted him to be a monk.
True
False
18
Claude Goudimel
helped reform the Roman Catholic Church
explored part of America
composed hymns for the Genevan Psalter
was a professor of English literature
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Who wrote the 95 theses?
John Knox
Martin Luther
John Calvin
Ulrich Zwingli
20
Where did Jacques Cartier sail to but fail to pass?
Quebec City
Lachine Rapids, Montreal
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Niagara Falls
21
What were Titian Raphael's main contributions to the Renaissance?
School of Rivals and The Portrait of Man
The Chamber of Rivals and The Flamingo
The School of Athens and the Foligno Madonna
The School of Men and The Portrait of Raphael
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What was the Pleiades main goal?
Make it so poor people could still read literature.
They wanted literature to be written in French.
They wanted literature to be read around the world.
They wanted literature written in English.
23
Sir Thomas More
was a laywer, judge and artist
was an advisor to King Henry V
thought of the idea of "Utopia"- a perfect world
refused to denounce the Anglican Church
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Donatello was a revolutionary artist who is famous especially for
sculpting, ice carving
representations of the human body
painting, sculpting, writing
Gothic and modern art
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The Queen who burned 300 heretics at the stake was
Mary Tudor of England
Queen of Spain
Anne Boleyn
Queen Elizabeth 1
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John Wycliffe is most famous for
assasinating the pope
ruling England
being a strong Roman Catholic
being an early pioneer of the Reformed Church
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Marco Polo
found the Northwest Passage
Discovered America
traveled to China
Discovered Antarctica
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Giovanni Bellini was known for being a
Explorer
Member of English Nobility
Musician
Painter
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Carlo Gesualdo was a
Philosopher
Explorer
Artist
Musician
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William Byrd is known as the
King of Music
King of Enticement
Father of Musicians
Father of British Music
31
Nicholas Copernicus's theory was that the
moon is the center of the universe
the earth is the center of the universe
sun is the center of the solar system
sun is the center of the universe
32
Why did Pieter Brueghel attend peasant weddings?
To get ideas for his paintings
to have fun with the common people
to gain fame and attention.
He get ideas for his writings
33
What book is John Milton best known for?
Paradise Found
Paradise Lost
Downfall of Adam and Eve
Three Kings
34
Prince Henry the Navigator sponsored the discovery of
Africa
England
Turkey
North America
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What painting was Alessandro Botticelli most famous for?
The human heart
Mars
Primavera
Birth of Venus
36
Samuel de Champlain is known as
Founder of New England
Father of New France
Father of Brazil
Founder of America (US)
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Josquin des Prez
created the statue "David"
explored North America
Came up with the idea that the Sun is the middle of the Universe
created sacred music
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Queen Elizabeth I was best known for
inspiring the feudal system
Making a trip to China along the Silk Road
building cathedrals and castles
increasing England's power through trade and exploration
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Which church did Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina compose music for?
Protestant Church.
Roman Catholic Church
Anabaptist Church
Anglican Church
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What did Shakespeare do that has endured until today?
created capitals in words
wrote books on science, math, and geography
wrote poems and created new suffixes and prefixes
Started an English School
