Unit 5 quiz

Question 1

What did the Mayans Study

Accepted Answer

Astronomy/Math

Question 2

What negative geographic features did the Incan civilization have?

Accepted Answer

Andes Mts, amazon jungle, coastal desert

Question 3

What document did Martin Luther post on the church door?

Accepted Answer

95 Theses

Question 4

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 5

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

Accepted Answer

It was written in German

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

It increased access to knowledge through printed books

Question 7

What did causeways and canals help the Aztecs do?

Accepted Answer

Transportation to and from the city

Question 8

How were the Aztecs able to produce so much food?

Accepted Answer

Chinampas/terracing

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

crops, animals, tech, and diseases

Question 10

Why did Europeans begin exploring?

Accepted Answer

search for trade routes, resources, and new territory

Question 11

What economic factor contributed to the rise of the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Increased trade and wealth in Italian city-states

Question 12

What characterized Renaissance art compared to Medieval art?

Accepted Answer

Emphasis on realism and natural proportions

Question 13

Why were Europeans able to conquer parts of the Americas?

Accepted Answer

Advanced weapon tech, diseases, and separating tribes

Question 14

. 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 15

What helped the Mayan government, religion and economy?

Accepted Answer

crops, gold, and religious beliefs

Question 16

What did the Inca create to unify their empire?

Accepted Answer

road networks, centralized governments, unique record-keeping system

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

The sale of indulgences

Question 18

What was Martin Luther's primary argument about salvation?

Accepted Answer

It could be achieved through faith alone

Question 19

What negative geographic features did the Mayan civilization have?

Accepted Answer

limited fertile land/rain forest

Question 20

What happened to Martin Luther after the Diet of Worms?

Accepted Answer

He was protected in a castle

Question 21

What was a key characteristic of Medieval art?

Accepted Answer

Emphasis on spiritual messages over naturalistic depiction

Question 22

What negative geographic features did the Aztec civilization have?

Accepted Answer

Being settled on a swampy area

Question 23

What was the Columbian Exchange?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 24

Why did the Mayans develop a number system?

Accepted Answer

to tell time and trace planet movement.

Question 25

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

Accepted Answer

It increased the speed of information spread

Question 26

What was one major impact of the printing press?

Accepted Answer

It made books more accessible and affordable

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