History – Renaissance

Std VIII – Chapter 1

Question	Op1	Op2	Op3	Op4	Ans
What does renaissance mean?	Conquest	Discovery	Invention	Rebirth	Rebirth
What had tremendous hold over Medieval European Society?	Art	Religion	Literature	Science	Religion
Around which year was printing press invented?	1450	1296	1550	1650	1450
What was the language of the Bible?	English	French	Latin	Spanish	Latin
Who discovered the sea route to India in 1498?	Christopher Columbus	Vasco da Gama	Bartholomeu Dias	Americo Vespucci	Vasco da Gama
What was Leonardo da Vinci?	Soldier	Preacher	Artist	Cowherd	Artist
Who set out to circumnavigate the earth?	Ferdinand Magellan	Henry Hudson	Hernando Cortez	Pedro Cabral	Ferdinand Magellan
Which is the most important value put forth by Renaissance?	Existentialism	Phenomenalism	Rationalism	Humanism	Humanism
What goods did the European countries import from the east?	Potatoes	Pine apples	Condiments, sugar, silk, textile and other valuables	Tulips	Condiments, sugar, silk, textile and other valuables
When did the Ottomon Turks conquer Constantinople?	1453	1571	1683	1523	1453
Why are the followers of Martin Luther called Protestants?	They wore black shirts.	Martin Luther protested against the evils prevalent in the Roman Catholic Church.	They followed heliocentric theory.	They held vigils and octaves.	Martin Luther protested against the evils prevalent in the Roman Catholic Church.