Unit 5 quiz

Question 1

What impact did the Printing Press and the Renaissance have on education?

Accepted Answer

It increased access to knowledge through printed books

Question 2

What did the Mayans Study

Accepted Answer

Astronomy/Math

Question 3

What negative geographic features did the Incan civilization have?

Accepted Answer

Andes Mts, amazon jungle, coastal desert

Question 4

What characterized Renaissance art compared to Medieval art?

Accepted Answer

Emphasis on realism and natural proportions

Question 5

What was significant about Luther's translation of the Bible?

Accepted Answer

It was written in German

Question 6

What did the Inca create to unify their empire?

Accepted Answer

road networks, centralized governments, unique record-keeping system

Question 7

Which form of corruption was particularly criticized in the Catholic Church?

Accepted Answer

The sale of indulgences

Question 8

Why did the Mayans develop a number system?

Accepted Answer

to tell time and trace planet movement.

Question 9

Why did Europeans begin exploring?

Accepted Answer

search for trade routes, resources, and new territory

Question 10

What was Martin Luther's primary argument about salvation?

Accepted Answer

It could be achieved through faith alone

Question 11

What was one major impact of the printing press?

Accepted Answer

It made books more accessible and affordable

Question 12

What was a key characteristic of Medieval art?

Accepted Answer

Emphasis on spiritual messages over naturalistic depiction

Question 13

How did the printing press affect the spread of new ideas?

Accepted Answer

It increased the speed of information spread

Question 14

What economic factor contributed to the rise of the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Increased trade and wealth in Italian city-states

Question 15

Which of the following best explains how gunpowder and cannons impacted European power structures?

Accepted Answer

allowed monarchs to defeat feudal lords by destroying their castle walls

Question 16

. How did the Black Death contribute to the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

It led people to question the church and focus more on earthly life

Question 17

What things were exchanged between Europe, Africa, and the Americas?

Accepted Answer

crops, animals, tech, and diseases

Question 18

What negative geographic features did the Mayan civilization have?

Accepted Answer

limited fertile land/rain forest

Question 19

What helped the Mayan government, religion and economy?

Accepted Answer

crops, gold, and religious beliefs

Question 20

What did causeways and canals help the Aztecs do?

Accepted Answer

Transportation to and from the city

Question 21

What happened to Martin Luther after the Diet of Worms?

Accepted Answer

He was protected in a castle

Question 22

What document did Martin Luther post on the church door?

Accepted Answer

95 Theses

Question 23

What was the Columbian Exchange?

Accepted Answer

Exchange of plants, animals, foods, human population, and ideas

Question 24

Why were Europeans able to conquer parts of the Americas?

Accepted Answer

Advanced weapon tech, diseases, and separating tribes

Question 25

How were the Aztecs able to produce so much food?

Accepted Answer

Chinampas/terracing

Question 26

What negative geographic features did the Aztec civilization have?

Accepted Answer

Being settled on a swampy area

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