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Multiple choice history modern age in europe: the renaissance renaissance renaissance europe in transition india's contemporary economic condition reformation and enlightenment in europe reformation in europe

The telescope was invented by.

  1. Galileo

  2. Newton

  3. Francis Bacon

  4. Copernicus
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Galileo invented the telescope. When he supported the theory of Copernicus, he was declared as a heretic. His books were burnt and he was imprisoned. 

Multiple choice history modern age in europe: the renaissance renaissance renaissance europe in transition india's contemporary economic condition reformation and enlightenment in europe reformation in europe

The period where all the changes took place at the close of middle ages in Europe is termed as ____________.

  1. Renaissance

  2. Religious reformations

  3. Humansim

  4. Philosophy
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The Renaissance was a period in European history, from the 14th to the 17th century, regarded as the cultural bridge between the Middle Ages and modern history. It started as a cultural movement in Italy in the Late Medieval period and later spread to the rest of Europe, marking the beginning of the Early Modern Age.

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In 1492 A.D. ______ reached Bahama island of the West Indies by crossing the Atlantic Ocean.

  1. Columbus

  2. Vasco-da-Gama

  3. Magellan

  4. Cabral
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Christopher Columbus of Genoa city crossed the Atlantic ocean with the help of the king of Spain. He reached the Bahamas in West Indies (Caribbean Islands).

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Which one of the following is an important feature of the Renaissance movement?

  1. Geographical explorations

  2. Development of trade

  3. Humanism

  4. Nationalism
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Renaissance humanism  is the study of classical antiquity, at first in Italy and then spreading across Western Europe in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries. It was an important feature of the Renaissance movement.

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Vasco-da-gama reached Calicut in _____ A.D., sailing around the Cape of Good Hope.

  1. 1492

  2. 1498

  3. 1512

  4. 1598
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Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese sailor who successfully discovered the sea route to India in the year 1498 AD. He sailed around the Cape of Good Hope and crossed the Indian Ocean. He landed on the Calicut (Kozhikode) port and sought trade concessions from King Zamorin. 

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The Renaissance movement started in.

  1. Italy

  2. France

  3. England

  4. Greece
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The Renaissance  was a cultural movement that initially began in Florence, Italy, but later spread throughout Europe. It started around 1350 and ended around 1600. During the Renaissance (a word that means "rebirth"), people experienced changes in art, learning, and many other things.

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Who, among the following was not a painter of the Renaissance period?

  1. Dante

  2. Raphael

  3. Michael Angelo

  4. Leonardo-da-Vinci
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Dante was an Italian poet who had written an epic poem called 'Divine Comedy' on the state of the soul. It reveals the religious and social life of the day. 

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Who was the painter of 'Last Supper' and 'Monalisa'?

  1. Raphael

  2. Michael Angelo

  3. Leonardo-da-Vinci

  4. Titian
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A great painter and sculptor, Leonardo was also a great musician and a scientist. His paintings of 'The Last Supper' and 'Monalisa' are the great masterpieces of art. New techniques were adopted in his paintings to give a fine feeling of reality. 

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______ discovered that the earth revolves around the sun.

  1. Galileo

  2. Kepler

  3. Ptolemy

  4. Copernicus
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In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus published a new theory stating the earth revolves around the sun. This is known as the Copernican theory. This theory was considered a serious challenge to the Ptolemaic theory and the Roman Catholic Church. This was strongly supported by Galileo afterwards.