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Early Modern Europe Part 1 and Maya, Aztec, Inca Quiz
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1
What was the purpose of this object?
Keeping records
Base of a rope bridge
Tying knots
Ceremonial dress
2
Which of these is not a reason historians believe the Mayans began to decline in 900 AD?
Natural disasters wiped out much of the population
They went to war
Disease wiped out much of the population
They moved to South America
3
The height of the Incan empire occurred at the same time as the height of the Aztec empire.
False
True
4
What is simony?
Exchange of money for church positions
Teaching false information
Putting power and money before spirituality
Paying money to the church to be forgiven of your sins
5
What does Renaissance mean in French?
Reformation
Rebirth
Reuse
Creativity
6
What is known as the practice of indulgences?
Paying money to the church to be forgiven of your sins
The exchange of money for church positions
Teaching false information
Putting power and money before spirituality
7
People placed more importance on what they observed then what they were told by the church.
True
False
8
What is known as the period of creativity, new ideas, and inspiration?
The Dark Ages
The Reformation
The Renaissance
The Middle Ages
9
What man nailed a list of complaints to a church door that sparked the Reformation?
Nicholas Flamel
King Henry VIII
Martin Luther
John Calvin
10
Who is not one famous artist of the Renaissance?
Leonardo da Vinci
Johann Gutenberg
Michelangelo
Botticelli
11
What caused the English Reformation?
English citizens protested the church
John Calvin nailed his 95 Theses to a church door.
Pope wouldn't grant King Henry VIII a divorce
Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to a church door.
12
Was everyone in European society happy with the new attitudes toward science and development?
No
Yes
13
The Aztecs migrated from ____________ to _______________ Mexico?
Southern and Central
Southern and Western
Northern and Eastern
Northern and Central
14
What was not a reason that Europeans were eager to explore?
gold
god
glory
to be king
15
What is a causeway?
a canal
a bridge
a highway
raised road over water
16
Maya cities were linked by one large government and one king.
True
False
17
In which country did the Renaissance start?
Spain
Italy
Byzantine Empire
England
18
The Incan empire came to an end in a similar way as the Maya empire did.
False
True
19
The Incan empire was located in
Yucatan Penisula
Central Mexico
Europe
South America
20
What country was responsible for the first explorers to search for a sea route to Asia?
Portugal
Spain
England
France
21
What was a key factor to the rise and expansion of the Aztec empire?
War
Religion
Farming
Money
22
In which present-day country or area was the Maya Civilization located?
Canada
United States
Brazil
Central America and Mexico
23
What are chinampas?
a chimp
floating gardens
a chin up with pizzazz
bananas
24
Which of the following was an achievement of the Maya?
They conquered neighboring tribes and made them pay taxes.
They studied the stars and developed a detailed calendar.
They invented iron tools and carts.
They built pyramids low to the ground so they could get in.
25
In which country did the Reformation begin?
Italy
England
The Byzantine Empire
Germany
26
What were the most well-known structures in Mayan cities called?
pyramid temples
level roads
burial mounds
deep wells
27
What is humanism?
Period of creativity, new ideas, and inspirations
Emphasis that humans were capable of great things
Study of humans
Religious reform movement
28
What member of the royal family made Christopher Columbus's trip possible?
King John II of Portugal
King Henry VIII of England
Queen Marie Antoinette of France
Queen Isabella of Spain
29
What is known as the religious reform movement that happened in the early 1500's?
The Reformation
The Dark Ages
The Renaissance
The Middle Ages
30
What is one of the most important inventions of the Renaissance?
Perspective
Helicopter
Printing Press
Tank
31
What did not contribute to the decline of the Aztec civilization?
Disease
Anger of the Aztec gods
Conquistadors
New weapons
