Renaissance and Age of Exploration Quiz

When did the Renaissance culture begin in Italy and spread through Europe?

• c. 1400 through the early 1600s

• 1500 to 1589

• 1450

• 1534

Which dynasty ruled China from the 1400s to 1500s?

• Qing Dynasty

• Ming Dynasty

• Han Dynasty

• Tang Dynasty

When did European countries establish the slave trade in West Africa?

• 1400s

• 1500s–1600s

• 1700s

• 1800s

Which country established trading posts and the colony of Angola in West Africa in the 1500s?

• Spain

• Portugal

• England

• France

Which countries established the slave trade from Africa to bring workers to plantations in the 1500s–1600s?

• Portugal, Spain, England, and France

• Portugal, Spain, Italy, and Germany

• Spain, England, France, and Netherlands

• England, France, Germany, and Netherlands

What event took place between 1642-1649 involving Charles I and Parliament led by Oliver Cromwell?

• The Glorious Revolution

• The English Civil War

• The American Revolution

• The Industrial Revolution

What significant document did the English Parliament pass in 1689?

• The Magna Carta

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Declaration of Rights

• The Treaty of Versailles

What did the Moghul Empire in India allow the British East India Company to do in 1717?

• Establish a colony

• Trade in India without paying duties

• Build the Taj Mahal

• Sign the Declaration of Rights

In what year did the French Revolution begin?

• 1789

• 1790

• 1800

• 1815

Which country followed Britain in abolishing the slave trade in 1808? (not illegal until 1865).

• United States

• France

• Spain

• Portugal