Why was the invention of the printing press important to Europe?

More people became educated as literacy rates increased

What happened as a result of the Renaissance?

Literacy rates increased in Europe

Why was Columbus' voyage significant?

Global transfer of new foods, plants, and animals began

What was the importance of the Mongol Empire?

They allowed those conquered to keep their cultures

Why were the travels of Marco Polo significant?

Expansion of trade between China & Europe

What was a cause of the Protestant Reformation?

People began to question the actions of the Catholic Church

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1
Why was the invention of the printing press important to Europe?
It discouraged people to get an education
New ideas became more difficult to get
The rules of church meant less art could be produced
More people became educated as literacy rates increased
2
Why did the Aztecs engage in human sacrifice?
To punish criminals
To display their toughness
To please their gods
To control their population
3
What happened as a result of the Renaissance?
The amount of art produced went down dramatically
Corn & potatoes were introduced to Europe
Literacy rates increased in Europe
Europe entered an ice age again
4
What was an important development of the Renaissance?
Introduction of feudalism
Black Death became used in warfare
Beginning of mass health care
Emphasis on the individual
5
Why was Columbus' voyage significant?
Led to the renaming of "America"
Global transfer of new foods, plants, and animals began
It left European merchants uninterested in wealth
It discouraged future voyages from happening
6
What was the importance of the Mongol Empire?
They allowed those conquered to keep their cultures
They forced people to convert to their religion
They refused to adopt cultures of those they conquered
They ended all trade for a large period of history
7
What "goods" were transported during the Middle Passage?
Gold
Slaves
Sugar
Cotton
8
Why were the travels of Marco Polo significant?
Decrease in literacy rates in Islamic Empire
Introduction of gunpowder in China
Decline of Mongol rule in China
Expansion of trade between China & Europe
9
True or False: The teachings of the Catholic Church were reinforced during the Renaissance.
True
False
10
Kingdoms in West Africa (Ghana, Mali) were influenced by what religion?
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
Buddhism
11
What system does the image represent?
Imperial Rule
Equality
Absolutism
Feudalism
12
What killed millions of natives in the Americas during the age of exploration?
The Ice Age
Crop Failures
Conquest & disease
Civil War
13
What was a cause of the Protestant Reformation?
Priests had lost faith in the religion
People began to question the actions of the Catholic Church
Literacy rates decreased in Europe
Exploration led to more religions
14
While the Western Roman Empire fell in the 5th century, the eastern part lived on as the
Yuan Dynasty
Byzantine Empire
Islamic Empire
Feudalism
15
The Protestant Reformation was a significant event in world history because
it led to a series of crop failures
it led to the rise of feudalism
the Catholic Church lost power
the sale of indulgences increased
16
T or F: The Crusades were successful because Europeans regained control of the Holy Land.
False
True
17
Feudalism was a system built on which of the following?
Equality
Strict social classes
Religion
Trade
18
True or False: Pope Urban II called for a religious war to regain the holy land from Muslims
True
False

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