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Renaissance/Age of Exploration/European Slave Trade
Renaissance/Age of Exploration/European Slave Trade
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1
What was being "reborn" during the Renaissance?
All of the listed.
Pax Romana
the Greek Odyssey
classic Greek and Roman literature
2
Tenochtitlan is built on this modern day city
Madrid
Mexico City
London
Barcelona
3
Which of the following was NOT one of the ships used by Columbus on his initial voyage?
Nina
Pinta
Santa Clara
Santa Maria
4
Wealth rose in Italy during the Renaissance because it was headquarters of the Catholic church & major center for trade.
False
True
5
The Spanish became a military superpower after taking 181 tons of gold and 16,000 tons of silver from the Americas.
False
True
6
Spanish Conquistadors were the ones who discovered and conquered Australia.
False
True
7
The Plymouth Puritans main reason for coming to America was because they were fleeing religious persecution.
False
True
8
Secular Humanism emphasizes personal independence and expression while enjoying "worldly pleasures" like food and art.
True
False
9
What influenced the Renaissance right after the Middle Ages?
famines
the "Black death" or Bubonic plague
All of the listed.
the abuse of power and oppressive methods of the Catholic church
10
African slaves were captured and sold into slavery by West African rulers and slave hunters.
True
False
11
The impact Columbus' conquest had on the natives could best be described as adversarial and catastrophic.
False
True
12
Which of the following was NOT one of the motivations for Spanish exploration?
Glory
Greed
Gold
God
13
The main reason the Natives joined the French in fighting the British in the French & Indian War of 1754 was
because the French king married a native american woman
the amount of money they received was very large.
All of the listed.
they were alarmed at the rising number of British settlers
14
Which of the following was NOT a reason some West African rulers captured and sold Africans to European slave traders?
They wanted to weaken their enemies by conquering/selling them into slavery
they were able to profit
They were supplied with European guns which gave them an advantage
They were given huge chunks of land in Europe
15
The Jamestown settlement was seeking gold.
True
False
16
What two periods in history is the Renaissance a bridge between?
The Middle Ages & the Enlightenment
the Catholic Church & the Protestant Reformation
The Bronze age & the Neolithic Revolution
the Gold & Bronze ages
17
What was NOT a reason Cortes was able to conquer them?
All of the listed.
All the Aztecs fleeing
Superior Weaponry
Disease
18
Columbus was born in and sailed for Spain.
False
True
19
What is one reason European settlers stopped enslaving Native Americans?
all of the listed.
the Natives negotiated with a large sum of gold
the Natives won a war for freedom
too many died from disease
20
What effect did the Renaissance have on farmers, peasants and the majority of people at the time?
All of the listed.
Most filed for bankruptcy.
All got super rich.
Little to none.
21
Which of the following statements best describes the existence of slavery in human history?
Slavery dates back to ancient civilizations & is now illegal.
Slavery ONLY existed during the triangular trade and is now illegal.
Slavery has NOT been very common in human history and is now illegal.
All of the listed.
22
In his book "The Prince," Machiavelli argued it was better for a ruler to be loved rather than feared.
False
True
23
Along with European disease, the Incas were weakened due to a civil war that divided the people and rulers.
True
False
24
These advancements/inventions that made the age of exploration possible include:
advancements in math and physics
Shipbuilding
Tar and Lumber treatment
Quadrants
25
The Empire Cortes conquered for Spain because of its gold was
The Aztecs
The Iroquois
The Spaniards
the Apache
26
Columbus believed he had landed in South America on his voyage.
False
True
27
The Incan Empire existed on which continent?
South America
Central America
North America
Europe
28
Machiavelli's outlook on human nature could best be attributed to his
introduction to Hitler
his government's defeat to a rival family
being illiterate
being exiled to his family farm
29
Which of the following is correct as to what was shipped where in the Triangular Trade?
Manufactured goods (guns & cloth) --> Europe to Africa
Enslaved West Africans --> Africa to the Americas
Sugar, tobacco, rum and timber --> Americas to Europe
All of the listed are correct.
30
The meeting between Pizzaro and Incan ruler Atahualpa could best be described as an ambush.
True
False