Why were Joint-Stock Companies, such as the British East India Company, created?

To fund overseas trade ventures, To spread risk among investors

What was a main objective of the Crusades?

Overthrow Muslim rule in the Holy Land

What was a result of the introduction of the 3-Field Crop Rotation System?

The quantity and variety of crops increased.

What effect of the Black Death on medieval European society is MOST accurate?

Serfs declined because the labor shortage gave them new opportunities

What was the main plan Columbus had for the lands and people of the America’s?

To exploit the land and its people for economic gains.

Which of the following is a characteristic of Absolutism?

The king’s absolute authority to make laws and dictate the state religion

Which of the following was a result of the Magna Carta?

Citizens have the right to due process

How did the Great Schism contribute to the end of the Middle Ages?

By leading to questions about papal authority

Why did early civilizations start in Mesopotamia?

Rich fertile soil allowed them to cultivate crops

How did the printing press contribute to increased global interaction during the Renaissance?

By making it easier to spread ideas

What was an economic purpose of the medieval Manorial System in Europe?

To provide wealth for the nobles

Which phrase BEST explains a major result of the fall of the Roman Empire?

Expansion of the authority of the Catholic Church

What was the Renaissance?

A time of creativity and great change in many areas

What does the Magna Carta say about the rule of law?

The law applied to the ruler as well as the people

What led to the Trans-Atlantic slave trade?

Growing cash crops in the Americas increased the demand for labor.

How were New World Empires affected by contact with Europeans?

Disease weakened the ability of native peoples to resist European conquest

What was the purpose of the Navigation Act?

To prevent English colonies from trading directly with foreign countries

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1
Why were Joint-Stock Companies, such as the British East India Company, created?
To fund overseas trade ventures
To spread risk among investors
To prevent the spread of disease
To develop manufacturing technology
2
Who was the first explorer to circumnavigate the Earth?
Sir Francis Drake
Columbus
Marco Polo
Ferdinand Magellan
3
Which religion is an example of a monotheistic faith?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Patriotism
Islam
4
What number does Tom Brady wear?
16
12
10
14
5
What was a main objective of the Crusades?
Restore Muslim Control over the Holy Land
Overthrow Muslim rule in the Holy Land
Defend merchants from unfair trade practices
Restore Jewish Control over the Holy Land
6
What was a result of the introduction of the 3-Field Crop Rotation System?
The quality of soil decreased
The risk of famine increased
The quantity and variety of crops increased.
The quantity and variety of crops decreased
7
What effect of the Black Death on medieval European society is MOST accurate?
Nobles were largely unaffected because they lived in rural areas
Serfs declined because the labor shortage gave them new opportunities
Prices for crops fell because the disease could spread to plants
The middle class expanded because they could afford medical treatments
8
What were the three motivations for exploration?
Money, Power, Respect
Fame, Fortune, Food
Money,land,power
God, Glory, Gold
9
What was the main plan Columbus had for the lands and people of the America’s?
Form a militia with the locals
Bring the Natives back to Europe
To set up an Absolute Monarchy
To exploit the land and its people for economic gains.
10
What is the Holy book of Judaism?
Bible
Qu'ran
Torah
Veda
11
Which of the following is a characteristic of Absolutism?
The king must get approval to make laws
All laws apply to the king
The king's willingness to listen to new ideas
The king’s absolute authority to make laws and dictate the state religion
12
Which of the following was a result of the Magna Carta?
Criminal punishments should be inhumane
Citizens have the right to due process
Citizens are not allowed to have a lawyer
The King did not have to follow the law
13
What was one major effect of the Columbian Exchange?
It led to adoption of slavery
It improved the quality of life for Natives
It led to population growth for natives
It enhanced technology in the Industrial Revolution
14
How did the Great Schism contribute to the end of the Middle Ages?
By leading to questions about papal authority
By establishing royal control over churches
By transferring papal selection to a secular assembly
By ending church influence over universities
15
Why did early civilizations start in Mesopotamia?
Rich fertile soil allowed them to cultivate crops
Large mountains allowed for protection
They had very good Wi-Fi
Rivers provided them fish for food
16
Which group was NOT part of the Feudalism social Structure?
Knights
Manors
Serfs/Peasants
Kings
17
How did the printing press contribute to increased global interaction during the Renaissance?
By making books more expensive
By making it easier to spread ideas
By providing free books to all people
By requiring people to read
18
What was an economic purpose of the medieval Manorial System in Europe?
To supply doweries for serfs
To provide protection for the church
To provide wealth for the nobles
To ensure revenue for the church
19
Which phrase BEST explains a major result of the fall of the Roman Empire?
Expansion of the authority of the Catholic Church
Development of the Renaissance in Northern Europe
Beginning of the European age of exploration
Start of the Crusades in the Middle East
20
What was the Renaissance?
When Itlay was going through tough times
When Kings and Queens got together as one nation
A time for great sorrow across Italy.
A time of creativity and great change in many areas
21
What does the Magna Carta say about the rule of law?
The law only applied to the people
The law applied to the ruler as well as the people
The rule of law existed to promote democracy
The law only applied to the ruler
22
Which revolution led to joint-stock companies, mercantilism, and the creation of capital markets?
Industrial Revolution
Commercial Revolution
Agricultural Revolution
Scientific Revolution
23
Which action is an example of one of the Five Pillars of Islam?
Worshiping the Devil
Maintaining a vegetarian diet as an expression of nonviolence
Taking a vow of poverty
Praying 5 times a day
24
What led to the Trans-Atlantic slave trade?
Famine in Asia led to increased need for food cultivation.
Conflicts in the Middle East made certain routes too dangerous.
Growing cash crops in the Americas increased the demand for labor.
Drought caused a mass migration to North Africa.
25
What did Martin Luther argue against in his 95 Theses?
Achieving salvation from faith
Studying the Bible
Selling indulgences
Translating religious texts
26
How were New World Empires affected by contact with Europeans?
Tribal treaties were broken, resulting in the loss of territory
Religion improved the quality of their lives
Disease weakened the ability of native peoples to resist European conquest
Military alliances resisted European conquest
27
The Renaissance was a revival of:
Baroque
Early Byzantine Art
Classical Greek and Roman
Hellenistic Greek
28
What was one result of European merchants trading along the Silk Road?
The expansion of democratic governments
The development of banking practices
The spread of cultural ideas
The spread of map making skills
29
What was the purpose of the Navigation Act?
To prevent English colonies from trading directly with foreign countries
To encourage English colonies to develop merchant fleets
To allow English colonies to function as independent nations
To protect English colonies from the fleets of foreign countries
30
Which explorer sailed west from Spain to find a direct route to Asia?
Bill Ding
Henry Hudson
Christopher Columbus
Marco Polo
31
Maintaining a positive balance of trade is the goal of which of the following?
Totalitarianism
Joint-Stock Company
Mercantilism
Socialism

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