Social Studies 8 Renaissance (Wealth & Power) Review

Question 1

The Italian city-states had geographical forms of protection from outside invaders, such as

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the Mediterranean Sea., the Alps mountain range.

Question 2

What mosquito-borne disease killed many European explorers of tropical locations?

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malaria

Question 3

In this map of modern Europe, what colour is Italy?

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red

Question 4

BONUS!!! This Italian city-state was the home of Marco Polo, a merchant who visited China.

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Venice

Question 5

Portugal was able to sail around Africa by using a new type of ship called the

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caravel.

Question 6

Prior to the Renaissance, merchants and bankers were usually

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Jews.

Question 7

What was not a reason why the Italian city-states were able to grow wealthy?

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Unity under a strong king

Question 8

Which of these facts about spices is incorrect?

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More difficult to access before the fall of Constantinople.

Question 9

This country was the first to allow anyone with money to invest in a company.

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Netherlands

Question 10

This was the devout Genoan "discoverer of America" who killed and tortured thousands of locals.

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Christopher Columbus

Question 11

Why did wealthy families such as the Medici spend vast sums to fund art for the Church?

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To please the Church and go to Heaven., To gain popularity with the public.

Question 12

The desire to be the first to sail around the world reflects what type of worldview?

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individualist, humanist

Question 13

Power in the Italian city-states was concentrated in the hands of

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merchants and bankers.

Question 14

What modern-day country was known in the Renaissance as the East Indies or Spice Islands?

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Indonesia

Question 15

Which event made Europeans desperate to find a new route to India?

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Ottoman conquest of Constantinople

Question 16

What formed the worldviews of the European explorers of the Renaissance?

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Desire for fame, Desire to spread Christianity, Desire for wealth

Question 17

This was not a single road, but a series of land and sea trading routes across Asia.

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Silk Road

Question 18

Portugal...

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was the first European country to sail to India.

Question 19

BONUS!!! Who was the first European to sail to India by going around Africa?

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Vasco da Gama

Question 20

In this map of modern Europe, what colour is Portugal?

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yellow

Question 21

The legacy of Ferdinand Magellan's worldview can be seen today because

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the Philippines is a predominantly Catholic country.

Question 22

In this map of modern Europe, what colour is the Netherlands?

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green

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