Which of the following was an effect of Johann Gutenberg’s printing press?

The Bible was printed in different languages.

Why were Genoa and Venice important in the trade between Asia and the rest of Europe?

They were port cities located along trade routes.

Why couldn’t Rome’s farmers produce enough food?

The population of the cities was growing too quickly.

Which of the following is a way Renaissance artists improved upon medieval art?

by using perspective to make scenes look real

How were humanists of the Renaissance different from Medieval thinkers?

Humanists studied the writings of ancient Greeks and Romans.

How did Hippocrates contribute to the study of medicine?

He explained that diseases have natural causes.

Why did Popes argue with Kings?

about the right to select the next Bishops

How did ancient Greek architects create columns for their temple so they appeared straight?

They made them wider in the middle.

Why was travel throughout Greece difficult for ancient Greeks?

Mountains blocked travel by land.

Why were the Byzantine emperors more powerful than western European emperors?

They were the head of both the church and the state.

Which of the following was a result of Marco Polo’s journeys?

Trade between Europe and Asia increased.

Why was Johann Gutenberg’s invention so important?

Movable type on a printing press allowed for faster printing

Which statement BEST describes ancient Greek religion?

Created mythology to explain why natural events occurred.

How did Aristotle influence Greek scientists?

Promoted making decisions based on reasonable assumptions.

Why did the church own a lot of land in Europe?

many people left their property to the church when they died

How was the Northern Renaissance different from the Italian Renaissance?

Christian humanists focused more on Christian history.

Why did Christian humanists begin to call for church reform?

They felt the Catholic Church was corrupt.

How did Marco Polo’s travels help bring about the Renaissance?

Increased trade with Asia funded new Italian art & schools.

Which statement BEST characterizes ancient Athenian democracy?

Laws created by the people were written into a constitution.

How did education change during the Renaissance?

Students started learning about the humanities.

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1
Which of the following was an effect of Johann Gutenberg’s printing press?
The Catholic Church stopped printing the Bible in Latin.
Universities were established to teach humanist studies.
The Bible was printed in different languages.
Papermaking became more common in Europe.
2
Who built Europe's first universities?
the Church
the Vassals
the Knights
the Kings
3
Why were Genoa and Venice important in the trade between Asia and the rest of Europe?
They contained great works of architecture and art.
They contained banks that paid for trade.
They were in rural areas producing grain to export.
They were port cities located along trade routes.
4
Why couldn’t Rome’s farmers produce enough food?
The farmers quit working because they had no slaves.
There was a great drought.
The Mediterranean Sea flooded the fields.
The population of the cities was growing too quickly.
5
What was the center of Greek civilization; hosting town meetings and shops?
The polis
The agora
The acropolis
The harbor
6
Who, or what, was the Hagia Sophia?
Byzantine church
a famous Russian princess captured by the Ottoman Turks
a central city for trading goods
a ruler of the Byzantine Empire
7
Hippocrates known for the Hippocratic Oath, explaining that doctors should behave ___________?
Immorally
Unfairly
Selfishly
Honorably
8
Who was the Venetian painter who used scenes from classical myths and Christian teachings?
Filippo Brunelleschi
Sandro Boticelli
Jan van Eyck
Titian
9
Which of the following is a way Renaissance artists improved upon medieval art?
by using darker colors to create mood
by using perspective to make scenes look real
by using many scenes to tell a story
by using religious figures as subjects
10
Who wrote an argument for the existence of God?
St. Francis of Assisi
Pope Urban II
Saladin
Thomas Aquinas
11
How were humanists of the Renaissance different from Medieval thinkers?
Humanists studied the writings of ancient Greeks and Romans.
Medieval thinkers studied ethics and responsibility.
Medieval thinkers thought humans had positive qualities.
Humanists looked for truth in non-Christian religions.
12
How did Hippocrates contribute to the study of medicine?
He explained that diseases have natural causes.
He understood how blood travels throughout the body.
He understood how the brain functions.
He explained how drugs affect the body.
13
Ancient Athens created a _________ where male citizens voted on issues in the community?
Dictatorship
Representative Democracy
Direct Democracy
Monarchy
14
Who did the Byzantine Emperor ask for help?
Charlemagne
Pope Gregory VII
King Richard I
Pope Urban II
15
Why did Popes argue with Kings?
about not getting enough garments
about the right to select the next Bishops
about how much authority they had
about not getting respected as much as Kings
16
How did ancient Greek architects create columns for their temple so they appeared straight?
They made them out of marble.
They made them very thick.
They made them very short.
They made them wider in the middle.
17
Where did markets, festivals, and religious ceremonies take place during the Middle Ages?
the market place
the local church
the agora
the forum
18
Why was travel throughout Greece difficult for ancient Greeks?
Mountains blocked travel by land.
Glaciers fill most of the valleys.
Horses were only used as farm animals.
Shipbuilding was unknown to early settlers.
19
Who created the rules which European monasteries followed?
Charlemagne
Patrick
Benedict
Pope Gregory VII
20
Why were the Byzantine emperors more powerful than western European emperors?
They commanded an area that stretched from Spain to India.
They ruled over both the Persian and Byzantine Empires.
They were considered to be living gods.
They were the head of both the church and the state.
21
Who made the call to arms that led to the Crusades?
Donald Trump
Pope Gregory VII
Charlemagne
Pope Urban II
22
Which of the following was a result of Marco Polo’s journeys?
The Silk Road became safe to travel again.
Trade between Europe and Asia increased.
Italian merchants started visiting China.
Coal became an important fuel source in Europe.
23
What is Rome’s first written law called?
The Bill of Rights
The Forum
Law of the Twelve Tables
The Ten Commandments
24
What does Habeas corpus mean?
the body
the body and blood
that you have the body
the body isn't yours
25
Why was Johann Gutenberg’s invention so important?
Latin Bibles allowed people to use them to learn to read.
Writing on animal skins preserved ideas for centuries.
Making paper allowed for less expensive production of books.
Movable type on a printing press allowed for faster printing
26
What did Niccolo Machiavelli write about in The Prince?
how rulers should listen to their people
the influence of the classics on Christian teachings
the problems of society in Renaissance Italy
how rulers can stay in power
27
Which architect who used new ideas to construct a huge dome for the cathedral in Florence?
Titian
Filippo Brunelleschi
Sandro Boticelli
Jan van Eyck
28
Which part of Roman culture was like the Greek agora?
Vault
Forum
Pax Romana
Centuries
29
Which two brothers traveled to the Byzantine Empire to teach the Slavs about Christianity?
Alexander Nevsky and the Monguls
Kiev and Ivan III
Cyril and Methodius
Rus and Justinian
30
Which geographical feature is considered to be the division between eastern Europe and Asia?
Volga River
Danube River
Ural Mountains
Carpathian Mountains
31
Which statement BEST describes ancient Greek religion?
Believed that there was only one god.
Borrowed gods from other faiths.
Created mythology to explain why natural events occurred.
Created mythology to explain how diseases caused death.
32
Which two groups invaded Rome?
British and French
Indians and Germans
Goths and Huns
Europeans and Egyptians
33
What were the main causes of the fall of Rome?
All of the above
The vast size of the empire
Corruption
Invasion
34
How did Aristotle influence Greek scientists?
Proved that diseases were caused by bacteria.
Promoted making decisions based on reasonable assumptions.
Created a standard measurement of distances.
Explained that air is made up of many different gases.
35
Why did the church own a lot of land in Europe?
pilgrims had claimed the lands
many people left their property to the church when they died
the church thought they had rights to the land
natural law
36
How was the Northern Renaissance different from the Italian Renaissance?
Northern artists painted gods instead of showing human flaws
Northern scholars studied more about ethics than salvation.
Italian writers used comedy to criticize society.
Christian humanists focused more on Christian history.
37
Why did Christian humanists begin to call for church reform?
They wanted the Bible printed in common languages.
They wanted the clergy to be earning more money.
They felt people were becoming too wealthy.
They felt the Catholic Church was corrupt.
38
How did Marco Polo’s travels help bring about the Renaissance?
Brought papermaking technology which spread ideas in books.
Humanism evolved from the real artistic styles from Asia.
Italian scholars new ideas back from Persia and China.
Increased trade with Asia funded new Italian art & schools.
39
Thomas Aquinas wrote natural law in order to show _______________________.
the ways we can be nice to each other
the creation of Fortnite
how God had ordered the world
how we sin
40
The Crusades were a series of wars between whom?
Greeks and Christians
Romans and Christians
Christians and Muslims
Christians and Slavs
41
Which statement BEST characterizes ancient Athenian democracy?
Voting was most often done through a secret ballot.
Laws created by the people were written into a constitution.
Juries of approx 6 people determined the fate of the accused
Voters chose politicians to represent them during elections.
42
Who is known as the father of democracy?
Aristotle
Cleisthenes
Thucydides
Pericles
43
How did education change during the Renaissance?
Private education became available to more children.
Students started learning about religion.
Public education became required for more children.
Students started learning about the humanities.
44
Who was the head of the Roman Church who started the Crusades?
Saint Patrick
King Richard I
Pope Urban II
Pope Gregory VII
45
Which empire did Alexander the Great defeat to build his own empire?
The Persian
The Egyptian
The Roman
The Mughal
46
What were two things that some Christians felt the clergy were more concerned with than God?
priests and friars
care of the monasteries and gardens
money and land
animals and nature
47
What church did Justinian build and decorate with beautiful mosaics?
Hagia Sophia
Notre Dame
St. Paul's Cathedral
St. Peter's Basilica
48
The Black Death originated from __________ and came from infected __________.
North Korea, Dumbledores
Chinatown, frogs
South America, chickens
Asia, rats
49
What did knights and warriors earn in exchange for military service?
food
freedom
money
land
50
Where did most people live during the Middle Ages?
in monasteries
in small houses
in manors on small farms
in castles

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