All of the following were motivations of European Explorers during the Age of Exploration EXCEPT:

A desire to populate foreign lands with European offspring

Which phrase best describes the advice given by Machiavelli?

Reward hard work and patriotism

What was a consequence of the Protestant Reformation?

Secular rulers became more powerful.

What impact did the situation shown in this drawing have on the Spanish colonies in the Americas?

high rate of death among indigenous led Spanish to use enslaved Africans

Spanish settled parts of North America in the 1500's & 1600's. What effect did this settlement have on Native Americans?

Natives were forced by the Spanish to work on their farms & in their mines

How did the new ideas and scientific advances of the Renaissance challenge the Catholic Church?

Individualism & humanist ideas challenged men to seek answers 4 themselves

Which of the following was true of the Columbian Exchange:

Diseases spread through the New World

Which of the following statements is true about mercantilism:

Finished products were made in Europe

How did the Renaissance contribute to the Age of Exploration?

By awakening a spirit of discovery and innovation in Europe

technological advances can lead to major change

Which of the following answers is a PRIMARY reason ideas of the Renaissance spread so rapidly?

Movable-type printing-presses across Europe

How did movements like the Protestant Reformation contribute to the rise of nation-states?

It challenged the absolute power of the Pope.

Humanism during the Italian Renaissance was focused on:

the importance of the individual

Which statement best describes the benefit of studying past events from multiple points of view?

Examining different perspectives gives a more complete picture of history

A key feature of European Renaissance culture was:

an outlook emphasizing classicism, secularism, and individualism

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1
All of the following were motivations of European Explorers during the Age of Exploration EXCEPT:
A belief that cultures should convert to Christianity
A quest to gain great wealth
A desire to populate foreign lands with European offspring
A hope to bring glory to the countries of sponsorship
2
What were the 3 major motives of exploration?
Curiosity, Wealth, and Power
Religious freedom, democracy, and individualism
God, Gold, and Glory
Spices, Animals, and Technology
3
Which phrase best describes the advice given by Machiavelli?
Reward hard work and patriotism
Do not give your subjects and freedom
To retain your rule, you must interfere in the lives of your subjects
Rule with an iron hand in a velvet glove
4
"The pope is no judge of matters pertaining to God's word and faith; a true Christian must examine & judge for himself."
Adam Smith
Socrates
Martin Luther
John Locke
5
Renaissance movement characterized by independent thought & renewed interest in classical Greek/Roman culture
multiculturalism
monasticism
humanism
nationalism
6
What was a consequence of the Protestant Reformation?
The Holy Roman Empire became a republic
Religious differences were peacefully settled.
Judaism dominated southern Europe
Secular rulers became more powerful.
7
What impact did the situation shown in this drawing have on the Spanish colonies in the Americas?
Wages for indigenous laborers were increased by the Spanish viceroys
high rate of death among indigenous led Spanish to use enslaved Africans
Large numbers of Spanish immigrants were hired to work in colonial mines
8
Spanish settled parts of North America in the 1500's & 1600's. What effect did this settlement have on Native Americans?
The American Indians prevented the Spanish from settling the best farmland
Native Americans converted many Spanish settlers to their native religion
The American Indians set up a profitable fur trade with the Spanish
Natives were forced by the Spanish to work on their farms & in their mines
9
How did the new ideas and scientific advances of the Renaissance challenge the Catholic Church?
Feudal landowners accepted the scientific advances of the Renaissance
Individualism & humanist ideas challenged men to seek answers 4 themselves
New merchant guilds formed by middle class owed allegiance to Ren leaders
New Renaissance universities
10
Which event in European history was most directly influenced by Gutenberg, King Henry VIII, John Calvin:
Protestant Reformation
Trans- Atlantic Slave Trade
Glorious Revolution
Reconquista
11
Which of the following terms was most associated with the slave trade?
Middle Passage
Mercantilism
Peninsular
Commercial Revolution
12
Which of the following was true of the Columbian Exchange:
There was a decrease in slavery in the Americas
Diseases spread through the New World
Corn was introduced in the New World
Europe received horses from the New World
13
These events are most closely associated with the: Pope Leo authorizes sale of indulgences Martin Luther posts 95 Theses
Protestant Reformation
Age of Reason
Puritan Revolution
Crusades
14
Which of the following statements is true about mercantilism:
Finished products were made in Europe
It expanded the power of the colony
England was the only country to take part in mercantilism
It looked to extract raw materials from the Mother Country
15
How did the Renaissance contribute to the Age of Exploration?
By emphasizing the importance of converting people to Christianity
By fostering a belief in the importance of working as a group
By awakening a spirit of discovery and innovation in Europe
By persuading Europeans that the pursuit of wealth was important
16
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environmental changes can affect human society
contact with other societies can lead to conflict and war
technological advances can lead to major change
economic change can be slow and almost unnoticed
17
Which of the following answers is a PRIMARY reason ideas of the Renaissance spread so rapidly?
A common money system The fall of the Roman Empire
Better public health
Movable-type printing-presses across Europe
A common language and a common religion
18
How did movements like the Protestant Reformation contribute to the rise of nation-states?
It challenged the absolute power of the Pope.
It ended the practice of serfdom.
It united all Christians under one leader.
It gave the right of self-government.
19
Humanism during the Italian Renaissance was focused on:
self-sufficiency
political theories
the affairs of the church
the importance of the individual
20
Which statement best describes the benefit of studying past events from multiple points of view?
Examining different perspectives gives a more complete picture of history
Evaluating the roles of individuals helps determine personal contributions
Viewing history chronologically shows how eras overlap
Using primary sources allows historians access to official records.
21
A key feature of European Renaissance culture was:
a reliance on the Pope and his knights to maintain political stability
a shift in production from the domestic system to the factory system
an outlook emphasizing classicism, secularism, and individualism
a way of thinking stressing humility and Christian faith
22
The governments of Spain & Portugal sponsored overseas exploration & expansion in late 1400s and the 1500s because they
desired spices from the Indies
militarily defeated the Ottoman Empire
lacked access to northern Africa
owed allegiance to Islamic caliphates

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