Duplicate of Edgenuity Unit 1

Question 1

Which explorer is known for being the first to circumnavigate the globe, yet died in Asia before completing his journey?

Accepted Answer

Ferdinand Magellan

Question 2

The focus on the visible world in Renaissance art was called

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naturalism.

Question 3

Which choice most accurately describes the consequences that France faced after the Seven Years’ War?

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French gave up colonies east of Mississippi and gave New Orleans to Spain

Question 4

Based on the map, which had occurred by 1560?

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Lutheranism was the dominant religion in Austria

Question 5

One of the long-reaching effects of the Spanish conquest was the spread of what religion across the Americas?

Accepted Answer

Catholicism

Question 6

Unlike during the Medieval period, church leaders commissioned works of art during the Renaissance to

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decorate religious spaces.

Question 7

The Peace of Augsburg ended the conflict between

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German princes and the Holy Roman Emperor

Question 8

Which statement best compares the ideas of Martin Luther to the ideas of the Catholic Church in the 1500s?

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Luther- salvation came from faith alone; Church-salvation from faith & good

Question 9

Merchant families that ruled Italian city-states established

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their own armies

Question 10

Which statement most completely explains why the French settled in New France?

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They came to trap and trade fur. They sought new land and a way to Pacific

Question 11

How did Robert de La Salle help extend France’s influence in the New World?

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He explored the Mississippi River and built trading posts on it.

Question 12

The Incas were the first early American civilization to create

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roads to connect different parts of their empire

Question 13

During the 1500s, many Jesuits became

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missionaries

Question 14

In what country did the Renaissance begin?

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Italy

Question 15

Trade spread the Italian Renaissance across Europe by

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helping merchants become patrons.

Question 16

What did the Mayas develop?

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a calendar based on a solar year of 365 days

Question 17

A Renaissance writer considered one of the greatest poets of all time is

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Dante Alighieri.

Question 18

Cuzco was once a large city in the

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Aztec Civilization

Question 19

What caused Europe’s desire to trade and population to increase and provided a large amount of gold and silver?

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the Columbian Exchange

Question 20

In addition to an interest in religious reform, the princes of Germany supported Martin Luther’s ideas for

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political and economic reasons

Question 21

Which best describes the Incas?

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a large and rich empire in South America

Question 22

Which statement about women’s power during the Renaissance is true?

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Women had little political or economic power.

Question 23

An artist who was famous for the lifelike depictions of the human body during the Renaissance was

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Michelangelo

Question 24

Which items originated in the Americas and became European staples as a result of the Columbian Exchange?

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corn, potatoes, chocolate, tomatoes

Question 25

Which was one characteristic of Early European exploration?

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It was expensive

Question 26

Who started the Reformation in England?

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Henry VIII

Question 27

Renaissance art was strongly influenced by ancient Greek and Roman

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architecture.

Question 28

A major Renaissance poem that included real people as its characters was

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The Divine Comedy.

Question 29

What happened to American Indians after 1492?

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most perished (died) from disease

Question 30

The Reformation in England stemmed from a difference of opinion between

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an English monarch and the Catholic pope.

Question 31

Paying tribute included giving gold or human sacrifice victims to a empire. Which empire forced others to pay tribute?

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Aztec Empire

Question 32

Jan van Eyck contributed to Renaissance art by

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developing new, realistic techniques.

Question 33

Which conflict in the 1700s changed the balance of power in Europe and the Americas to favor England and Prussia?

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the Seven Year's War

Question 34

Which leader was defeated by Francisco Pizarro?

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Atahualpa

Question 35

Which invention helped spread the Italian Renaissance across Europe?

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printing presses

Question 36

Spain and Portugal competed over territory in the Americas as a result of the voyages of

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Christopher Columbus

Question 37

To which religion did Mary I belong when she became the Queen of England?

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Catholicism

Question 38

What was one difference between Vasco de Gama and Bartolomeu Dias?

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Dias reached the tip of Africa, while de Gama sailed around the it.

Question 39

The Peace of Augsburg was later broken by

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the Thirty Years War

Question 40

Which Spanish advantage contributed to the Aztecs’ defeat?

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advanced weapons

Question 41

What happened as a result of the Treaty of Paris?

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British won control of the Ohio river Valley & French lands in N. America

Question 42

Which answer best describes the effects of the slave trade on the African people?

Accepted Answer

population declined as a result of removal from the continent and war

Question 43

Which best explains how wealthy residents of Italian cities contributed to the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Wealthy residents bought works of art, which supported artists.

Question 44

Which statement best explains the importance of the Age of Discovery?

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It was the beginning of globalization.

Question 45

Historians believe that Martin Luther announced the Ninety-Five Thesis by

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nailing a list to the door of a church in Germany

Question 46

Which culture was the first Mesoamerican civilization?

Accepted Answer

the Olmecs

Question 47

Which statement most accurately describes the main difference between the Southern and New England colonies?

Accepted Answer

Southern colonies people want profit; New England religious freedom

Question 48

Which best explains how humanism affected the way Europeans thought about themselves?

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Humanism helped Europeans believe in their own potential.

Question 49

In The Prince, Machiavelli argues that leaders maintain power through

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fear and cruelty.

Question 50

What instrument did navigators use to calculate the positions of the sun and the stars?

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an astrolabe

Question 51

Global exploration by sea was made possible primarily by

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new technology

Question 52

The use of depth and distance on a flat surface such as a painting is called

Accepted Answer

perspective

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