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Modern World History Quiz
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From Renaissance to Absolute Monarchy
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1
The main type of crop plantation in the Caribbean that demanded slave labor was?
sugar
beans
corn
wheat
2
Humanists studied literature, art, and philosophy from the ancient Greeks and Roman time periods, true or false?
False
True
3
Who was Johannes Gutenberg?
inventor of the moveable type printing press
inventor of the German language
inventor of the first car
inventor of the first printing press
4
Which country was King Philip II ruling over when he gained the throne?
England
Russia
France
Spain
5
Who was Bartolomeu Dias?
the first explorer to circumnavigate the world
the first sailor/explorer to reach the southern tip of Africa
the first explorer to land in the New World
the first explorer to reach the north pole
6
Who was Martin Luther?
someone who translated the New Testament into German
A German monk
All of the Above
leader of the Protestant Reformation
7
Who was Christopher Columbus?
all of the above
a sea captain from Italy
a famous explorer of the Renaissance
someone who discovered the Bahamas for Spain
8
What are some impacts of the Columbian Exchange?
Diseases brought over that wipe out many native populations and tribes
tobacco, cocoa, corn, potatoes, and beans are introduced to Europeans
Enslavement of the natives and then later Africans
All of the Above
9
French King Louis XIV was an absolute monarch that claimed his power came from God and also from the sun, true or false?
False
True
10
Why did the Martin Luther start the Protestant Reformation?
he didn't like Protestants
he saw corruption inside the Catholic Church
he supported the pope's authority to forgive sins
it felt like something to pass the time with
11
Many of the natives were able to keep their religious beliefs when Europeans arrived, true or false?
True
False
12
Who was Affonso I?
African king who benefitted from the slave trade
African Christian king who fought against the slave trade
African king who gained lots of power from the salt trade
African king who wanted to be an American
13
Who was the real Michelangelo?
A famous pizza chef during the Renaissance
one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
a famous sculptor and painter of the Renaissance
a leader of Florence, Italy
14
Africans did enslave other Africans besides the Europeans, true or false?
False
True
15
These laborers came to the colonies to work in hopes of paying off a debt and eventually gain land for themselves.
indentured servants
indigenous laborers
African slaves
lucky volunteers
16
The term for the type of trade network that existed between three continents in the 1500-1700s was called?
three continents trading alliance
the great trading deal
triangular trade
the Euro-African-American alliance
17
The Portuguese established the first permanent settlement in Cape Town, true or false?
True
False
18
Charles V had a difficult time as a ruler because he ruled Spain and also over the Hapsburg empire (in Austria)?
False
True
19
The explorer who led the expedition to sail around the world was Vasco da Gama, true or false?
False
True
20
What was Galileo famous for?
All of these answers
making improvements to the existing telescope device
supporting the heliocentric theory (sun at the center of the universe)
discovering rings around Saturn and moons around Jupiter
21
Who was Leonardo da Vinci?
He was a famous outlaw in Florence
A Renaissance man, someone who excels in many subjects or skills
He was a famous actor of the Renaissance
He was the king of Italy
22
Before African slaves and indentured servants arrived to the Americas to do manual labor this group of people was used?
natives/indigenous tribes
Danish workers
Asians
Australians
23
The first tsar or emperor of Russia to westernize that kingdom was Catherine the Great. True or False?
True
False
24
The Renaissance challenged the Church and the nobility by encouraging people to study topics outside of religion?
True
False
25
The name of the queen who supported Columbus on his expedition was Elizabeth I. True or False?
False
True
