Renaissance Jeopardy

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Renaissance Jeopardy

• By Myron Zhang
• Evan Ye
• Sankash Shankar

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The Arts
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Who was the artist that sculpted the David and
painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Correct! It is Michelangelo
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Who is the architect that designed and built the
dome on the cathedral of Florence?
Correct! His name is Brunelleschi
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Which Flemish painter was famous for painting
realistic scenes from the lives of ordinary
people?
Correct! His name is Pieter Bruegel the Elder
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Name the German artist who traveled to Italy in
1494 and specialized in religious woodcuts and
engravings.
Correct! His name is Albrecht Durer
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In which year was Leonardo da Vinci born? State 3
skills of this Renaissance Man.
Year of birth 1452 3 skills painter, sculptor,
scientist
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Literature Questions
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During the Elizabethan Age, which English
playwright could be found writing such plays as
Othello and King Lear to be performed at the
Globe Theatre?
William Shakespeare
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This Italian writer and political thinker
believed in the theory the ends justify the
means. He wrote a book advising rulers on how to
govern. Name both the author and the books name.
Machiavelli The Prince
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Which English author created Utopia, a book
describing a perfect society where greed,
corruption, and war are nonexistent? What
happened to him after he opposed Henry VIII in
his attempt to create the Church of England?
Thomas More he was imprisoned in the Tower of
London and executed for treason
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Which Christian humanist wrote The Praise of
Folly, which poked fun at merchants, lovers,
scholars, and priests?
Desiderius Erasmus
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Following the example of the medieval writer
Dante, many writers began writing in the language
of their specific nation or country. What is the
term used for these native languages?
Vernacular
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Religion Questions
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What action started the Reformation, and in which
country did it begin?
Martin Luther posting the 95 Theses on a church,
and it began in Germany
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Under which king did England become Protestant.
Why did this happen?
Henry VIII, he wanted his marriage annulled so he
can remarry and try to get a son to inherit the
throne.
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Calvinists believed in which religious theory
that claimed that God has known since the
beginning of time which individuals will be
presented with salvation?
Predestination
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What practice of the Roman Catholic Church did
Luther criticize, and from which two prominent
catholic figures make threats against him?
the sale of indulgences, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V and Pope Leo X
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In which year did Elizabeth I of England
establish the Anglican Church?
1559
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Politics Questions
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Describe feudalism as seen during the Middle Ages
in Europe
A social order in which a lesser noble or
commoner swears fealty to a lord in return for
military protection.
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Which powerful Italian banking family known as
Gods Bankers came to power in Florence in the
15th century?
The Medici
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Why did the Pope refuse to annul Henry VIIIs
marriage to Catherine of Aragon?
He did not want to offend Catherines nephew,
Charles V
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Give the dates of Elizabeth Is reign. Which
state (as in United States) was named after her?
1558-1603 Virginia
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Charles V, one of Europes most powerful monarchs
in the 16th century and a dedicated enemy of the
Protestants, ruled over a vast domain, including
what empire in central Europe that covers much of
modern-day Germany, Switzerland, and northern
Italy?
The Holy Roman Empire
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Miscellaneous Questions
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Which intellectual movement focused on human
potential and achievements?
Humanism
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The bubonic plague killed what percentage of
Europes population?
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Name the trade federation, comprised of over a
hundred cities, which controlled trade across
most of Germany, France, England, Scandinavia,
and the Baltic region? Where was its mother
city, or headquarters, located?
The Hanseatic League Lübeck, in Germany
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Which invention developed by Johann Gutenberg in
around 1440 revolutionized the spread of
information and ideas across Europe? Why did the
printing press have such a profound effect?
Printing press the press allowed for the mass
production of written material, which had
previously been exceedingly rare and copied by
hand, a painstakingly slow process. Written
material, in turn, was a very efficient way of
spreading ideas and information.
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How many wives did Henry VIII have, and what were
their names? (In chronological order)
Six Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane
Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard,
Catherine Parr