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Unit 1 - Renaissance Europe
Unit 1 - Renaissance Europe
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1
______ means "command" or "empire".
Imperialism
Ethnocentrism
Slavery
Expansionism
2
King Henry VII told _______________ to claim any land he found in the new world for England.
A Random Guy
Francis Drake
Giovanni Caboto
Christopher Columbus
3
Patrons hire...
Painters
All of the above
Sculptors
Architects
4
_______________ was the first English person to circumnavigate the world.
John Cabot
Francis Drake
Christopher Columbus
Marco Pollo
5
The Renaissance period is one that may be understood as
an era of cultural rebirth
a French period of change
both A and B
an era of knowledge and change
6
The major factor that led to the growth and power of cities in Europe was
The sharing of ideas
The Crusades
Increased trading
War
7
The Ciompi are part of which industry?
Forestry
Textile
Farming
Fishing
8
Choose the statement that is
untrue
. Serfs...
were bound to their lord
lived within the castle walls to serve their lord
lived in huts outside the castle grounds
could not advance to another social class
9
Which was the first country to become involved in organized exploration?
England
France
Spain
Portugal
10
Which was NOT a reason for European expansion?
Claiming new territories
Expand Christianity
Expand the printing press
Expand the Gold Supply
11
A Florin is best defined as
Florence
Pretty
Currency
Silver
12
The use of perspective represents objects
As they appear to the painter
In two dimensions
As they appear to the eye
In one dimension
13
Renaissance thinkers believed ____ was the basic tool for understanding the universe?
Math
Science
LA
Social
14
Illiterate means you are
Unwilling to read and write
Unable to go to school
Unable to read and write
Unwilling to go to school
15
In order to be cultured, scholars believed you should
read books and study math
read the religious texts and study hard
read maps and study geography
read books and study art
16
Who was the first European to sail to Newfoundland?
Giovanni Caboto (John Cabot)
Ferdinand Magellan
Jacque Cartier
Christopher Columbus
17
The exchange of _____ was a key part of the Renaissance spreading throughout Europe.
art
money
ideas
inventions
18
During the Age of Exploration, what country became the most powerful trading country in Europe?
England
Spain
France
Portugal
19
What type of boat did the Spanish use for transporting gold?
Kayak
Galleons
Cruise Ship
Canoe
20
Renaissance thinkers believed in the dignity and potential of the
country
family
society
individual
21
The process of determining a person's position, or planning and following a route
flying
exploration
eating
navigation
22
What year did Columbus arrive in the America’s?
1442
1492
1242
1942
23
In the late Middle Ages, the Crusades were organized to do what?
Abolish Christians
Collect money for the church
Return land to the Muslim people
Control the Holy Land
24
What did the Europeans do whenever they arrived on a different continent?
ran away and hid
imposed their worldview
imposed their clothing
assimilated to indigenous culture
25
A Portuguese explorer whose ship circumnavigated the world in the 16th century
Cartier
Columbus
Vasco da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
26
Who was the first person to sail around Africa and reach India.
Anthony Labby
Prince Henry
Christopher Columbus
Vasco da Gama
27
What 4 countries were considered to be imperialist countries during the late Renaissance?
Hungary, Turkey, Greece, France
England, France, Germany, Hungary
Holland, Germany, Canada, and USA
Spain, Portugal, England and France
28
The classical civilizations are Greece and
Rome
Japan
China
Egypt
29
Silk Road refers to
A road royalty build
Travel and trade route
Adventure
The joining of countries
30
How did Europeans see themselves compared to the peoples of the Americas?
inferior
equal
friends
superior
31
A usury is best defined as
A loan from a bank
Profit made from a loan
A loan from the church
Interest charged on a loan
32
___________ divided the waters of the globe between Spain and Portugal.
Treaty of Tordesillas
Treaty of Tortillas
Treaty of Quesidillas
Treaty of Tomorrow
33
First invented by the Chinese; used to find direction using the magnetic forces of the earth...
astrolabe
cross-staff
back-staff
compass
34
The science of the planets, stars and all celestial bodies is called
Anatomy
Astronomy
Astrology
Allegory
35
Which of the following contributed to the creation of the expansionist worldview?
Technology
All of the above
Humanism
Religion
36
During the Age of Exploration, what country eventually became the wealthiest country in Europe?
Canada
Portugal
Spain
France
37
To travel around something; Ferdinand Magellan did this...
explore
navigate
circumnavigate
sail
38
The Bubonic Plague caused all of the following to happen
except
crops to become diseased
many peasant deaths
nobles to lose their land
people to move to the cities
39
Many Indigenous people of the New World died when European explorers arrived due to
Disease
Battle
Forced Labour
Random Killings
40
Physical Geography includes the following:
Mountains
All of the above
Rivers
Soil
41
True or False: European expansionism led to the slave trade and use of slavery
False
True
42
Hinterland is best defined as
Hidden land
City that surrounds the countryside
Countryside that surrounds a city
Cold land
43
The attitude of a country that wants to expand its territory and power.
Humanism
Ethnocentrism
Imperialism
Expansionism
44
Renaissance thinkers believed people could shape their lives through
the church
reading
effort and talent
obedience
45
Life for serfs in the medieval period would have been dominated
most
by the importance of
enjoying material possessions and wealth
seeking educational opportunities
showing obedience to the lord of the manor
expanding knowledge of the world through travel
46
Which worldview element was the most important in the development of strong trade centers?
Beliefs
Geography
Values
Time
47
Who traveled the west coast of Africa and was the first to reach the southern tip?
Christopher Columbus
Prince Henry
Bartolomeu Dias
Martina Nanfara
48
Before the printing press, ideas were spread through
All of the above
Universities
Royal courts
Celebrities
49
What monarch(s) supported Columbus’s voyage?
Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain
Queen Elizabeth I of England
Prince Henry of Portugal
Prince Charles of England
50
Humanists should have what kind of minds?
curious
questioning
all of the above
open
51
Before the printing press, books were copied by
Schools
Scribes
Scripts
Scholars
52
When a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially, and economically.
expansionism
imperialism
collaboration
treaty
53
Where was Columbus trying to sail?
Cuba
Australia
Asia
Spain
54
An
unintentional
(not on purpose) result of the Crusades to the Holy Land was the
increase in numbers of Muslim settlers in Europe
conquest of large areas of Palestine
decline in the variety of goods being traded in Europe
exposure of Europeans to Muslim learning and culture
55
___ became the wealthiest country in Europe because it found gold and silver in the Americas.
Spain
England
France
Portugal
56
Originating in the country or region where found; native.
Unique
Independent
Original
Indigenous
57
Italian mariner who was sent by the
English
to explore the northeastern coast of North America.
John Cabot
Columbus
Marco Pollo
Giovanni Caboto
58
Which of the following descriptions BEST defines the Renaissance period?
when a third of the population of Europe died of the Plague
A time when the population of Europe was more urbanized
a rebirth of classical knowledge and learning in Europe
A period of time after the feudal system of the Middle Ages
59
What is the MOST direct translation of the word Renaissance?
rebirth
reawakening
resurgence
reawareness
60
A system for producing and distributing goods and services to fulfill people's wants and needs.
Monopoly
Geography
Economy
Cartography
61
During the Renaissance which country mainly sailed the Eastern waters of the earth?
China
France
Portugal
Germany
62
Vernacular can best be defined as
Foreign languages
The language of a religion
Language of a region
The language of Italy
63
The scientific method is based upon
Experimenting
Using evidence to draw conclusions
All of the above
Making observations
64
The Feudal (Manorial) System of government was
controlled by the citizens
a system that sold land to peasants
democratic in nature
a hierarchical class structure
65
Who was Marco Polo?
All of the above
Traveller
Italian
Friend of Kubla Khan
66
Italian navigator who was funded by the Spanish Government to find a passage to the Far East.
Francis Drake
Giovanni Caboto
Shawn Murdoch
Christopher Columbus
