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Middle Ages, Renaissance, Exploration
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6th Grade South Carolina PASS Social Studies
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How did the Roman Catholic Church affect education during the Middle Ages?
it created schools in churches and monasteries
it educated the royal class
it created schools for everyone in the Byzantine Empire
it made the knights destroy schools on their lands
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Which of the following is an effect of the Magna Carta?
it led to the creation of feudalism
it was an early step in limited government
it led to the end of feudalism
it preserved Greek and Roman culture
3
What new techniques did the Renaissance painters develop?
they painted only Greek and Roman subjects
they showed depth and realism in their art
they painted flat, 2 dimensional paintings
they developed only religious paintings
4
Who was the explorer that first circumnavigated the world?
Christopher Columbus
John Cabot
Prince Henry the Navigator
Ferdinand Magellan
5
What was one of the goals of the Crusades?
to help preserve Greek culture
to learn about other religions
to increase trade
to stop the spread of Islam
6
Who kept Roman and Greek learning alive during the Middle Ages?
Germanic Tribes
Monks
Lords
the Pope
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What made the nobles angry during the reign of King John which led to the Magna Carta?
The king asked for more taxes from the nobles
the kings didn't give the knights a chance to fight
the king took back the land he had given the nobles
the king gave more rights to the peasants than the nobles
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How did the Magna Carta change the government of England?
it ended all the wars
it guarenteed peasants rights
it guaranteed everyone's rights
it limited the king's power
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What was one outcome of the Crusades?
the Muslims created fiefs in Europe
the Muslims took over Europe
trade and contact between Europe and Asia increased
Christians conquered Africa
10
What is one of the Protestant ideas about the Bible different from the Catholic Church?
Protestants did not believe in the Bible
Protestants believed everyone should interpret the Bible
Protestants believed only priests could interpret the Bible
Protestants believed the Bible should be read in Latin only
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Which period most influenced the Renaissance?
Greek and Roman civilizations
the Middle Ages
Chinese civilization
ancient Egyptian civlization
12
What were the early Portuguese explorers able to accomplish?
establishing the first water route to Asia
establishing a water route to Europe
establishing the Silk Road
circumnavigating the world
13
Who is credited with the movable type printing press?
Martin Luther
Johann Gutenberg
William Shakespeare
Leonardo da Vinci
14
Where did the Renaissance begin?
London, England
Florence, Italy
Alexandria, Egypt
Paris, France
15
Why did European powers want to establish water trade routes?
there were no overland routes
shipping was the only way goods could be moved
they wanted to find easier routes to Asia
16
Who posted his 95 Theses on the Church door in Germany starting the Reformation?
Johann Gutenberg
John Calvin
Martin Luther
Leonardo da Vinci
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Which of the following is a way feudalism began to change after the Black Death?
Lords were able to get more workers
more churches were built
more men joined the military
Peasants gained more rights and pay
18
Which of the following did Europeans introduce to the Americas via the Columbian Exchange?
tomatoes
smallpox
corn
tobacco
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Why was the printing press important to the Renaissance?
books became too expensive
the church could now control what everyone read
it made Germany wealthy
books became more affordable
20
What mostly inspired art during the
MIDDLE AGES?
the Bible
the Koran
Buddhism
Greek and Roman culture
21
What system helped bring law and order back to Europe after the Fall of the Roman Empire?
Byzantine Empire
Manoralism
Feudalism
Democracy
22
What is one complaint people had against the church during the Reformation?
they donated too much money to the poor
the church was preserving Greek and Roman learning
the Pope was too nice to the kings
the church was corrupt and too focused on money
23
Why did Europeans began to import slaves from Africa?
Africans were Christian and Native Americans were not
they needed workers for the plantations in the new world
Africans worked harder than other peoples
they were interested in African culture
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How did a peasant spend most of his or her day?
traveling to other fiefs for the lord
learning how to read and write
producing food or other goods for the lord
practicing fighting for the lord's army