Questions and Answers about: World History

By Arcturus Publishing

WORLD HISTORY is full of fascinating facts and images and takes readers on an illustrated journey through time. From the renaissance to the present day, readers will learn about the incredible people and events that have shaped today's world. When was photography invented? What happened at The Boston Tea Party? When was the first computer built? WORLD HISTORY answers all these questions and many more!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Arcturus Publishing
• Release date: Jun 10, 2013
• ISBN: 9781782126553

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Introduction

The sixteenth century was a time of great changes in world history. Europeans began to explore the world, opening up trade routes and colonizing new lands. Over the following centuries, different regions of the world would interact and influence each other to a greater extent than ever before. Technological advances in the eighteenth century laid the foundations for an industrial revolution, fundamentally changing the way we live and work. Ideas about human rights, freedom and equality inspired political revolutions in France, America and Russia. And great-power rivalries led to two destructive world wars.

In this book, you can learn about the complex developments over the past 500 years that have shaped the modern world. Along the way, you will discover many fascinating facts about about modern world history. Who was the first European to reach India by sea? How did Britain come to rule an empire that covered nearly a third of the Earth’s land surface? And how did the Boston Tea Party spark the American Revolution? You will find the answers to these and many other questions in the pages of this book.

The Renaissance

The European Renaissance lasted from about 1450 to 1650. The French word Renaissance means rebirth. This period brought an end to the Middle Ages and marked the start of the modern world. Every part of life, including art, politics, trade and learning took a new turn. The Renaissance began in Italy, and spread throughout Western Europe.

Quick Q’s:

1. Did the Renaissance change music?

During the Renaissance, musicians learned many things about the science of sound waves, which helped them to create the kind of music they wanted. Composers studied Greek drama and were inspired to create the opera.

2. Who was Mona Lisa?

The Mona Lisa is probably the most famous painting ever created. It was painted by Leonardo da Vinci. The model is said to be Lisa Gherardini, who was the wife of a nobleman. The painting is in the Louvre, Paris.

3. What was in fashion in Renaissance Florence?

Women shaved or plucked off their eyebrows. Even the Mona Lisa has none.

Q What led to the Renaissance?

A Italy, surrounded by sea on three sides, was a center of trade. More money and exposure to other cultures led people to expand their ideas. They were also inspired by the ancient cultures of Greece and Rome. People were eager to learn, and they studied literature, art, history and science. For the first time, art and literature were not restricted to religious subjects.

bull Statue of Dante in Verona, Italy

Dante (1265–1321) was an Italian poet, famous for his work The Divine Comedy. He had a major influence on later Renaissance poets and writers.

Q What was Renaissance literature about?

A Renaissance literature was based on Greek and Roman classics. The poetry of Francesco Petrarch and the stories of Giovanni Boccaccio in Italy, as well as the witty writing of Desiderius Erasmus in Holland and François Rabelais in France were among the new forms of literature that recalled the Greek and Roman classics. People realized that there were many forms of literature apart from religious books. Major authors like Shakespeare changed the way people looked at themselves and at the world around them. Many forms of literature today, like the novel, owe their birth to Renaissance ideas.

bull Hans Holbein the Younger (1497–1543)

A German painter

Reviews for Questions and Answers about

[chales · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

mostly US history, but only admits to the last 500 years. Harare book is better because it goes further back without tedious detail about the Babylonians, etc.
not always chronological, some pictures of trivial questions in vignettes,
very superficial, not appropriate for an AP or Praxis test. Need to keep looking.