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