Edgenuity Unit 1

Question 1

Which culture was the first Mesoamerican civilization?

Accepted Answer

the Olmecs

Question 2

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 3

Which Spanish advantage contributed to the Aztecs’ defeat?

Accepted Answer

advanced weapons

Question 4

Trade spread the Italian Renaissance across Europe by

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helping merchants become patrons.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

the Seven Year's War

Question 6

Based on the map, which had occurred by 1560?

Accepted Answer

Lutheranism was the dominant religion in Austria

Question 7

The focus on the visible world in Renaissance art was called

Accepted Answer

naturalism.

Question 8

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

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decorate religious spaces.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

What did the Mayas develop?

Accepted Answer

a calendar based on a solar year of 365 days

Question 11

The Incas were the first early American civilization to create

Accepted Answer

roads to connect different parts of their empire

Question 12

Global exploration by sea was made possible primarily by

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new technology

Question 13

Which invention helped spread the Italian Renaissance across Europe?

Accepted Answer

printing presses

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

Humanism helped Europeans believe in their own potential.

Question 15

The Reformation in England stemmed from a difference of opinion between

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an English monarch and the Catholic pope.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

Dante Alighieri.

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

Catholicism

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

corn, potatoes, chocolate, tomatoes

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

Catholicism

Question 21

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 22

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 23

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 24

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

Accepted Answer

Christopher Columbus

Question 25

Which best describes the Incas?

Accepted Answer

a large and rich empire in South America

Question 26

The Peace of Augsburg was later broken by

Accepted Answer

the Thirty Years War

Question 27

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

Accepted Answer

Women had little political or economic power.

Question 28

What happened as a result of the Treaty of Paris?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 29

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

Accepted Answer

Michelangelo

Question 30

Who started the Reformation in England?

Accepted Answer

Henry VIII

Question 31

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 32

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

Accepted Answer

an astrolabe

Question 33

Which was one characteristic of Early European exploration?

Accepted Answer

It was expensive

Question 34

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

Accepted Answer

It was the beginning of globalization.

Question 35

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

Accepted Answer

Aztec Empire

Question 36

During the 1500s, many Jesuits became

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missionaries

Question 37

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 38

Jan van Eyck contributed to Renaissance art by

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developing new, realistic techniques.

Question 39

In The Prince, Machiavelli argues that leaders maintain power through

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fear and cruelty.

Question 40

Renaissance art was strongly influenced by ancient Greek and Roman

Accepted Answer

architecture.

Question 41

What happened to American Indians after 1492?

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most perished (died) from disease

Question 42

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

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perspective

Question 43

Cuzco was once a large city in the

Accepted Answer

Aztec Civilization

Question 44

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 45

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 46

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

Accepted Answer

the Columbian Exchange

Question 47

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 48

Merchant families that ruled Italian city-states established

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their own armies

Question 49

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

Accepted Answer

The Divine Comedy.

Question 50

The Peace of Augsburg ended the conflict between

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German princes and the Holy Roman Emperor

Question 51

Which leader was defeated by Francisco Pizarro?

Accepted Answer

Atahualpa

Question 52

In what country did the Renaissance begin?

Accepted Answer

Italy

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