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Which of the following sources has helped scholars best learn about the cultures of the Maya, Aztecs, and Incas?
Artifacts
Think of what it means today to call someone a "Renaissance Person," How does that label fit Leonardo da Vinci?
He was skilled in many fields
What claim by the Catholic Church was a problem for the monarchs?
Priests did not have to obey the King
The Scientific Method combines logic with what?
observation
To navigate across the ocean, the Chinese invented a device based on what?
Alchemy
Why did some Europeans call the Americas "the New World?"
Because they did not know about it until Columbus sailed there
The reformation and the counter-reformation led to what?
greater religious tolerance or freedom
Which of these clues about the African past describes an artifact?
* a palm forest
* a farming tool
* a family legend
* a traditional dance
a palm forest
A study of the Maya, Aztec and Inca civilizations of Latin America would show these civilizations did what?
Developed an advanced and complex society before the arrival of the Europeans
What did the first Protestants protest?
The corruption in the Catholic church
What was a major reason for the Age of Exploration?
To find new trade routes to Asis
What was one of the most important results of the Enlightenment?
That democratic ideals were spread
Based on the meaning of the French word renaissance, the period called the Renaissance refers to what?
A rebirth of classical culture
Martin Luther was primarily dissatisfied with the Roman Catholic Church because why?
He disagreed with the sale of indulgences
What do these four factors have in common?
*improved cartography
*compass
*astrolabe
*improved lines of latitude and longitude
They all made exploration easier
The Catholic church objected to Galileo's work because the church taught what?
That the Earth was the center of the universe
Which renaissance invention greatly increased the communication of ideas across Europe
A printing press with movable type
What is the best title for this list?
*Ghana
*Songhai
*Mali
Trading cities of the Sahara
The Colombian exchange was what?
an exchange of goods and cultures between America and Europe
If Montesquieu were to visit the United states today, he would be pleased to see his ideas put into action where?
The three branches of government