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Renaissance chapter 1
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1
Why is the Silk Road significant?
It showed the Asian people how 'behind' the Europeans were
It gave people an evacuation route during the Black Death
It caused immigrants to invade Italy
It exposed Europe to ideas and goods from the Islamic world
2
Which of the following is NOT a reason people would move to Italy?
The power of the church was lessened by the Pope conflict
Many republics became ruled by despots or oligarchies
Mountains to the north allowed for protection
The power of the church was weaker, so republics began
3
How did Islamic influences change our numerical understanding forever?
They discovered Pi (3.14)
They changed the way we multiplied
They gave us the number 0
They invented algebra
4
A religion that believes in one God, and uses the book called The Old Testament:
Judaism
Sikh
Islam
Christianity
5
People sent between countries to keep political peace are called:
ambassadors
despots
higher clergy
crusaders
6
What famous invention did the Islamic scientists refine, and allow the Europeans to borrow?
The GPS
The Sundial
The Astrolabe
The Compass
7
This city-state sits on the Arno River and is famous for its Medici bank
Florence
Genoa
Genova
Firenza
8
Why is the best reason why the Black Death so significant?
Kings and Higher Clergy died
Lowered the population and allowed the feudal system to die
People used it for biological warfare
There's no cure and it's still around today
9
A religion that believes in one God, the prophet Muhammad, and uses a book called the Qur'an:
Sikh
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
10
What was the worldview of the peasants during the middle ages?
Who cares? This sucks.
There is still hope to move up a class level!
Life is harsh. I can't wait to die and go to heaven!
Life is awesome! I hope I never die!
11
What is the time period called that paved the way for the Renaissance?
The Middle Ages
Medieval Times
The Modern Era
Ancient Rome
12
Which of the following is NOT a symptom of the plague?
painful black lumps
bruising/internal bleeding
oozing pus and blood
blindness
13
Who made up the largest percentage of the population during the middle ages?
The knights
The nobles
The serfs
The clergy
14
What is a worldview?
individual prejudices against groups of people.
values and beliefs about the world - the way you see it.
an idea about who you are as a person.
something accepted as true.
15
What is the MAIN reason the plague spread so rapidly from human to human?
nobody knows
people would catch it from burying dead bodies
poor hygiene & low medical knowledge
everyone was hungry
16
The dark times of the middle ages inspired _________ architecture.
Gothic
Roman
Modern
Greek
17
When the plague allowed peasants to leave the country and move to the city, this was called:
urbanization
crusades
trade
immigration
18
What is another name for the Pestilence?
Measles
The Black Plague
Flesh-eating disease
The Black Death
19
What are three reasons the poor were at greater risk of catching the plague?
lack of food, homelessness, sinful lifestyles
lack of food, illiteracy, homelessness
lack of food, homelessness, cold weather crowding
homelessness, alcoholism, cold weather crowding
20
What was the social setup of the Middle Ages?
Oligarchy rule
Despotic rule
The Feudal System
Republican city-states
21
People who travel to the Holy Land with a mission to take it back are called:
Pilgrims
Merchants
Crusaders
Ottomans
22
People who visit the Holy Land for religious reasons (peacefully) are called:
Merchants
Pilgrims
Ottomans
Crusaders
23
This city-state is known for its ship-building and romance:
Constantinople
Florence
Venice
Genova
24
During the era of two popes, one lived in Rome while the other lived in:
Avignon
Ottoman Empire
Germany
Constantinople
25
What is the Silk Road?
A network of trade routes between Europe and Asia.
A series of crusades to take back the Holy Land
400 kms of paved road between Cathay and Venice.
A highway network made out of cobwebs and built by spiders
26
Who was blamed for the plague?
witches
God
Jews
anyone different
27
Which city-state used the terms "popolo minuto" and "popolo grasso" to describe its citizens?
Genoa
Florence
Istanbul
Venice
28
Who protected the ancient Greek and Roman ideas from being lost forever?
The Chinese
The Muslims
The Venetians
The Florentines
29
What did many medical doctors believe had caused the plague?
The devil.
Toxic landfills around the city.
The movements of Saturn, Jupiter and Mars.
Bad potions.
30
This city-state is "The city of two faces"
Genoa
Firenza
Paris
Venice
31
What are Florence, Venice and Genoa examples of?
counties
villages
countries
city-states
32
What sorts of goods were traded along the Silk Road?
Spices and Foods
All of the above
Inventions and ideas
Silks and Textiles
33
What is the scientific name for the black plague?
The Pestilence
The bubonic plague
The black death
The Great Mortality
34
When clergy began to die of the plague, people felt:
confused: wasn't God supposed to protect good people?
All of the above
terrified: if holy men were dying, they had no chance!
angry: what kind of God would do this?
35
Who is the centre of focus during the middle ages?
The peasants
The King
God and the church
The Nobles
36
How did the Black Death start affecting humans?
mosquito bites
rats
fleas on rats
sick sailors
37
A religion that believes in one God, a saviour called Jesus, and uses the Old & New Testament:
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Sikh
