History Class 9 Chapter 11 [Renaissance] inside questions and answer
CHAPTER 11 [RENAISSANCE]
1. Define Renaissance. [2]
Answer:- The term Renaissance means rebirth or revival. It stands for a complex transitional movement in Europe between medieval and modern times beginning in the 14th century in Italy and lasting into the 17th century.
2. In which country did it flourish first? [1]
Answer:- Renaissance first flourished in Italy.
3. How did geographical exploration and invention of new trade routes influence Renaissance? [3]
Answer:- The geographical exploration and invention of new trade routes influence Renaissance are as follows:-
i. Due to this discovery contact between the east and the west begins to developed and there was fusion of viler.
ii. The opening of trade routes not only encouraged freak but also created the adventures and brought with the mental horizon.
4. Which European countries play a significant role in discovering new trade routes? [1]
Answer:- Portugal, Spain, France and England are the European countries play a significant role in discovering new trade routes.
5. Mention in details, there important geographical explorations made during the 15th century. [3]
Answer:- There important geographical exploration made during the 15th century are as follows:-
i. Prince Henry, the Navigator of Portugal discovered a sea route to Africa.
ii. Bartholomew Diaz was successful in reaching the Cape of good Hope at the southernmost point of Africa.
iii. Ferdinand Magellan made a voyage around the world and reached a vast ocean, which he called the Pacific Ocean.
6. Who discovered America and when? [2]
Answer:- Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492.
7. What is the Cape of the Good Hope? Who discovered it? [2]
Answer:- The southernmost point of Africa is known as the Cape. It was discovered by Bartholomew Diaz.
8. Who discovered the Pacific Ocean? [1]
Answer:- Ferdinand Magellan discovered the Pacific Ocean.
9. Name the explorer who reached India in 1498? [1]
Answer:- Vasco da Gama is the explorer who reached India in 1498.
10. Who discovered printing press and when? [2]
Answer:- The first printing press was set up in Germany by Gutenberg in the middle of the 15th century.
11. Who introduced printing press in England? [1]
Answer:- Caxton introduced printing press in England.
12. How did the invention of printing press influence the Renaissance? [3]
Answer:- The printing press made books easier and cheaper to produce, which increased the number of books, and lowered the cost of books so that more people could learn to read and get more reading materials. It made it easier to spread materials through the time of The Renaissance and the Reformation.
13. Who was Leonardo Da Vinci? [1]
Answer:- Leonardo Da Vinci was a great painter, sculptor, musician and a scientist.
14. Present a brief note on the contribution of Leonardo Da Vinci. [4]
Answer:- Leonardo Da Vinci was a great painter, sculptor, musician and a scientist. Da Vinci received no formal education beyond basic reading, writing and maths, but his father appreciated his artistic talent and apprenticed him at around the age of 15 to the noted sculptor and painter Andrea del Verrocchio, of Florence.
15. Which new changes were observed in the Literature of Renaissance period? [3]
Answer:- The most significant impact of Renaissance on literature was the use of local languages, instead of Latin as in the Middle Ages. Besides, there was a change of themes in the literary work. Earlier writers dwelt on spiritual themes including heaven. However, during Renaissance, the authors wrote on man and his problems. Such emphasis on man gave birth to a new movement known as Humanism.
16. Who was known as ‘Bard of Avon’? [1]
Answer:- William Shakespeare was known as ‘Bird of Avon’.
17. Write a brief note on the works of William Shakespeare. [3]
Answer:- William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright and actor, who is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English Language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England’s national poet. He wrote 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems and a few other verses.
18. What was the belief of the scientists of the Renaissance period? [1]
Answer:- The scientist of this period believed that all views on Science should be based on observation and experimentation.
19. Who was Copernicus? Name the book written by him. [2]
Answer:- Nicolaus Copernicus was a mathematician and astronomer, who formulated a model of the universe that placed the sun rather than the earth at the centre of the universe.
De revolutionibus orbium celestium is the book written by him.
20. What were the basis of the ‘Heliocentric theory’ presented by Copernicus? [3]
Answer:- The basis of the ‘Heliocentric theory’ presented by Copernicus are as follows:-
i. There is no one centre of all celestial circles or spheres.
ii. The centre of the earth is not the centre of the universe, but only of gravity and of the lunar sphere.
iii. All the spheres revolve about the sun as their midpoint and therefore, the sun is the centre of the universe.
iv. The earth has more than one motion, turning on its axis and moving in a spherical orbit around the sun.
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