Renaissance
What does the word Renaissance mean?
A. Rebirth
B. Study of Greco-Roman Culture
C. Separation of church and state
What is Rebirth?
The printing revolution of the late 1400s resulted in-
A. The beginning of mandatory education
B. The spread of literacy
C. Decreased funding of the arts
What is the spread of literacy?
Who began a vast global exchange that included people, plants, and animals?
A. Bartolomé de las Casas
B. Christopher Columbus
C. Hernán Cortés
Who is Christopher Columbus?
What art techniques were developed during the renaissance era
A. Perspective and three dimension
B. Mixed media
C. Drawing
What is perspective and three dimension?
Martin Luther’s criticism of the Roman Catholic Church focused on-
A. Translation of the Bible into German
B. Sale of indulgences
C. Selection of a new pope
What is the Sale of indulgences?
Why did the Native American population decline so rapidly in the Americas?
A. The Spanish killed them with guns and cannons
B. Native Americans left after the Spanish invaded
C. They had no immunity to the diseases carried by the Europeans
What is, They had no immunity to the diseases carried by the Europeans?
The Renaissance marked a renewed interest in?
A. Muslim Civilization
B. East Asian Civilization
C. Greco-Roman Civilization
What is Greco-Roman Civilization?
The English Reformation came about through the leadership of-
A. Elizabeth I
B. John Calvin
C. Henry VIII
What is Henry VIII?
One reason Spanish conquistadors were able to conquer the Aztecs was that-?
A. Spanish soldiers possessed superior military technology
B. The Spanish cavalry outnumbered the Aztec warriors
C. Spain joined the Incas in their fight against the Aztecs
What is Spanish soldiers possessed superior military technology?
Which of the following was a characteristic of the Renaissance?
A. Agricultural society
B. Focus on religious studies
C. Celebration of individual achievement
What is Celebration of individual achievement?
What was at the center of Martin Luther’s teachings?
A. Salvation depended on faith and good works
B. The Bible and Church authorities were the sources of religious truth
C. Justification by faith
What is the Justification by faith?
The exchange of enslaved Africans for guns in Africa and for molasses in the Americas was part of
A. The Columbian exchange
B. The price revolution
C. The triangular trade
What is The triangular trade?
Using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language is
A. Vernacular
B. Gibberish
C. Polyglots
What is venacular?
An idea unique to Calvinism among Protestant teachings was-
A. That the Bible is the only source of truth
B. That salvation is gained only through faith
C. Predestination, or the belief that God determined long ago who would gain salvation
What is Predestination, or the belief that God determined long ago who would gain salvation.
What was one direct result of the Atlantic slave trade on West Africa?
A. Many West African communities faced population losses
B. Africans across the continent hired Europeans to train their military
C. European industrial factories were established throughout Africa
What is Many West African communities faced population losses?