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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

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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C Correct answer
Explanation

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.

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

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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B Correct answer
Explanation

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. 

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 Renaissance movement started in.

  1. Italy

  2. France

  3. England

  4. Greece
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Explanation

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.

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

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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Explanation

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. 

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

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

  1. Raphael

  2. Michael Angelo

  3. Leonardo-da-Vinci

  4. Titian
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C Correct answer
Explanation

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. 

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

______ discovered that the earth revolves around the sun.

  1. Galileo

  2. Kepler

  3. Ptolemy

  4. Copernicus
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D Correct answer
Explanation

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.

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 percentage of Protestants in the United Kingdom is _______.

  1. 40

  2. 44

  3. 47

  4. 42
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Explanation

According to the 2011 Census, Christianity is the majority religion in the United Kingdom with 59% and among Christians, the Protestants form the largest community with 44% of the whole population. 

The Protestant Reformation was a major 16th century European movement aimed initially at reforming the beliefs and practices of the Roman Catholic Church. It was initiated by a German monk called Martin Luther, which gradually spread all over Europe and became the largest religious sect in Christianity in United Kingdom.

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Vasco Da Gama discovered sea route to ________ in 1498.

  1. America

  2. China

  3. India

  4. Indonesia
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C Correct answer
Explanation

On May 20, 1498, Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama landed in Calicut what is now Kozhikode, India. Da Gama was the first European to reach the lucrative trade centers of India by sea. Da Gama's sea route to India allowed Portugal to establish a rich trade with India and southeast Asia. Thus, Portugal was able to expand its empire to include many provinces in India.

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 followers of Martin Luther were called ________.

  1. Cathodies

  2. Religious

  3. Protestants

  4. Counter reformers
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Explanation

The followers of Martin Luther were called Protestants. They ware called protestants because of their "Protest". They were in protest of the major beliefs of the Catholic Church at the time. They held differing beliefs than the Catholic Church and sought to create a new Christian sect based on these new beliefs.