How did Italy impact the beginning of the Renaissance?

Wealthy merchants supported the arts

Forced migration of Jewish people away from their homeland

What four areas of society saw change in the Renaissance?

Artistic, political, scientific, and social thought

Which was not a reason for isolationism is Japan and China?

Trade items were useless to them

Which of the following distinguished the cities of the Indus Valley?

Cities were planned & had own plumbing and sewage system

What did the devastation caused by the bubonic plague contribute to?

The disruption and collapse of medieval society

What was the Emperor Justinian known for?

created an organized code of law

What did Vasco da Gama succeed in gaining for Portugal?

A sea route between Portugal and India

What change signaled the beginning of the Middle Ages?

The collapse of the Roman Empire

What was the purpose for the joint-stock companies of the 1500s and 1600s?

Funding colonies in the Americas

Why was Zheng He important?

He led seven Chinese overseas explorations

The importance of the Silk Road...

Exchange of goods between Asia and the Middle East

What was the Council of Trent?

It reaffirmed the beliefs of the Catholic Church

How were conquered peoples treated by the Muslim Empire?

Religions were tolerated, but taxes were imposed

To conquer the Aztecs empire, Hernan Cortes…

Formed alliances with conquered peoples who hated the Aztecs

What was one result of European merchants trading along the Silk Road?

The diffusion of cultural ideas

Why did usury challenge the power of the church?

The church disapproved of the practice

How did Islam spread through Africa?

It spread by conquest and through trade

What is the significance of the battle of Tours in 732?

The Muslim advance into Western Europe was halted

Colonies were important in the mercantile system because they…

Provided natural resources and markets

The main result of the domestication of animals was that humans…

Had a ready supply of meat and animal products

What was a result of the Peace of Augsburg in 1555?

It left territories divided among Lutherans and Catholics

Pax Romana helped the spread of __________ due to _______________?

Christianity; trade and safe travel

The greatest king of Mali, Mansa Musa, completed a hajj to Mecca. What does this demonstrate?

The importance and impact of the spread of Islam to Africa

What issue was the cause of the bitter battle between eastern and western Christianity?

A Byzantine emperor banned religious icons

Which of the following is true about Mongols?

Allowed citizens to keep religion

The printing revolution meant that…

Exposed readers to new ideas and places

Following the death of Genghis Khan, the Mongol Empire was…

Expanded across Asia by his successors

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1
How did Italy impact the beginning of the Renaissance?
No citizens impacted by the plague
Filled with Protestants
Wealthy merchants supported the arts
Colder Climate
2
What is Diaspora?
Forced migration of Jewish people away from their homeland
provides the ideal conditions for Christianity to spread
a division of society to preserve society
Respect for and devotion to parents and elders
3
What four areas of society saw change in the Renaissance?
Artistic, political, scientific, and social thought
French, Greek, Roman, English
Entertainment, social classes, scientific, political thought
Printing press, banking, artistic, architectural style
4
Which was not a reason for isolationism is Japan and China?
They had all they needed within their own country
Trade items were useless to them
Outsiders were not considered worthy
dislike for Christian missionaries
5
What belief is shared between Judaism, Islam and Christianity?
Monotheism
the Pope as religious leader
Reincarnation & Four Noble Truths
no alcohol
6
Which empire preserved Greek and Roman learning?
China/Tang & Song Empire
Byzantine Empire
Abbasid Empire
Gupta Empire
7
The _________________ turned focus to the abilities of humans instead of the greatness of God.
Italian Renaissance
Catholic Renaissance
Northern Renaissance
Greek Renaissance
8
Which of the following distinguished the cities of the Indus Valley?
Cities were destroyed by invaders in horse-drawn chariots
Cities were fighting despite huge defensive structures
Cities were laid down without thinking
Cities were planned & had own plumbing and sewage system
9
What did the devastation caused by the bubonic plague contribute to?
The disruption and collapse of medieval society
A sense of unity among the continents affected by it
Flowering of the arts in the later Middle Ages
The dominance of the Church in the later Middle ages
10
What was the Emperor Justinian known for?
Established direct trade
defended against the spread of Islam
created an organized code of law
brought Roman Catholicism to the empire
11
Which of the following was not involved in the Northern Renaissance?
Humanism
Secularism
Individualism
Splitism
12
What did Vasco da Gama succeed in gaining for Portugal?
Profitable trade with the Philippine Islands
Control of the Spice Islands
A sea route between Portugal and China
A sea route between Portugal and India
13
What religion was the majority of the Byzantine Empire?
Catholic
Judaism
Eastern Orthodoxy
Protestant
14
What change signaled the beginning of the Middle Ages?
The crowning of Charlemagne
The Battle of Tours
The Magyar and Viking invasions
The collapse of the Roman Empire
15
What was the purpose for the joint-stock companies of the 1500s and 1600s?
Financing wars in Africa
Funding the digging of gold mines
Paying for the building of slave ships
Funding colonies in the Americas
16
This system caused many diseases to travel across oceans.
Columbian Exchange
Reformation
Trans Atlantic Slave Trade
Feudalism
17
Why was Zheng He important?
He led seven Chinese overseas explorations
He was China’s first non-Chinese emperor
He was China’s first Chinese emperor
He overthrew Mongol rule
18
The importance of the Silk Road...
Movement of Chinese armies through Southeast Asia
exploration of China
Development of agriculture by the nomadic people
Exchange of goods between Asia and the Middle East
19
What was the Council of Trent?
It reaffirmed the beliefs of the Catholic Church
It declared Henry VIII the leader of the Catholic Church
It declared Henry VIII the leader of the Church of England
It declared the Catholic Church’s allowance of corruption
20
How were conquered peoples treated by the Muslim Empire?
Allowed to become citizens w/out converting to Islam
Forced to give up their religion & convert to Islam
They were treated as equal citizens with all of the muslims
Religions were tolerated, but taxes were imposed
21
What caused Europeans to venture outside of their own continent?
More land needed for farming
Expulsion from the Catholic Church
The Bubonic Plague
Age of Exploration
22
What separated the different regions within Greece?
Mountains
Uninhabitable land
Dense forests
Rivers
23
To conquer the Aztecs empire, Hernan Cortes…
Gained control of Aztecs by converting them to Christianity
Persuaded the Aztecs that European trade would be beneficial
Formed alliances with conquered peoples who hated the Aztecs
Overwhelmed Aztecs w/ a superior number of Spanish soldiers
24
What was sent from Europe to Africa on the Triangle Trade?
Slaves
Raw materials
Manufactured Materials
25
What was one result of European merchants trading along the Silk Road?
Spread of mapmaking skills
The expansion of democratic governments
Development of modern banking practices
The diffusion of cultural ideas
26
Why did usury challenge the power of the church?
The merchants were using the money to commit sins
The church disapproved of the practice
It didn’t challenge the church
Because the idea came from Islam
27
How did Islam spread through Africa?
It spread by conquest and through trade
Muslim teachers traveled throughout Africa
Ibn Battuta traveled through and taught it
Universities were established to teach it
28
What did Islam bring to the Arabian Peninsula for the very first time?
polytheism
equal rights for men and women
political and religious unity
war and conflict
29
Roman rulers opposed Christianity because Christians…
Would not worship Roman gods
Were mostly Jews
Ignored wealth and status
Called for the overthrow of Roman rulers
30
Who disagreed with the selling of indulgences?
Johann Gutenberg
King John
The Pope
Martin Luther
31
What is the significance of the battle of Tours in 732?
The Muslim advance into Western Europe was halted
Muslim soldiers made a successful invasion of France
It showed that foot soldiers could be effective
Soldiers of the caliph were able to conquer Constantinople
32
Colonies were important in the mercantile system because they…
Were able to reverse the price revolution
Invented the commercial revolution
Paid high taxes on exported goods
Provided natural resources and markets
33
The idea of Reincarnation is shared between these two belief systems...
Buddhism and Hinduism
Islam and Buddhism
Christianity and Confucianism
Judaism and Hinduism
34
Which group helped support artists during the Renaissance?
Payments
Partners
Patrons
Patronus
35
Japan’s feudal society was dominated by…
Powerful noblemen
Mongol warlords
The emperor and his court
A warrior aristocracy
36
The main result of the domestication of animals was that humans…
Had a ready supply of meat and animal products
Were able to hunt more efficiently
Were safer during a hunt
Could use animals to pull carts and wagons
37
What was a result of the Peace of Augsburg in 1555?
Made possible for Protestantism to spread to Latin America
Created alliance between England and Catholic rulers
It left territories divided among Lutherans and Catholics
It brought an end to the Inquisition in the Italian states
38
Which decreased the power of the church?
Protestant Reformation
The Roman Empire
Renaissance
Hundred Years War
39
Pax Romana helped the spread of __________ due to _______________?
Hinduism; forced conversion by the emperor
Islam; acceptance by Germanic tribes
Christianity; trade and safe travel
Christianity; war and conquest
40
Producing work in the local language was writing in the _______________.
Siftoning
Greeking Out
latin tongue
vernacular
41
Trade increased between Europe and Asia BECAUSE of what...?
Ghangis Khan
The Salt Road
Pax Mongolica
Magna Carta
42
The greatest king of Mali, Mansa Musa, completed a hajj to Mecca. What does this demonstrate?
The importance and impact of the spread of Islam to Africa
The importance and impact of the spread of Islam to Europe
The importance and impact of the spread of Islam to Japan
The importance of cultural diffusion in the Middle Ages
43
What helped spread religious ideas during the Renaissance?
Trade Routes
95 Theses
Secularism
The printing press
44
Select a country that practiced isolationism
England
Australia
India
Japan
45
What issue was the cause of the bitter battle between eastern and western Christianity?
The Roman Church rejected Justinian’s Code
A Byzantine emperor banned religious icons
A Byzantine emperor allowed priests to marry
The Roman Church used Latin as its official language
46
Which of the following is NOT required of the Islamic faith?
Ramadan
making a pilgrimage to Mecca
Praying 5 times daily
Following the Eightfold Path
47
Which of the following is true about Mongols?
Adopted Catholicism as the official religion
Allowed citizens to keep religion
Had the first version of cavalry
Feared horses
48
The printing revolution meant that…
Exposed readers to new ideas and places
The Bible could be read for the first time
The arts lost many patrons
An end to illiteracy in Europe
49
In the High Middle Ages, the balance of power began to shift toward…
Townspeople
The Church
Monarchs
Nobles
50
Following the death of Genghis Khan, the Mongol Empire was…
Expanded across Asia by his successors
Weakened by foreign invasions
Fragmented by conflict among rival khans
Peacefully divided into ten khanates

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