The Columbian Exchange refers to the

flow around the world of new plants, diseases, and people

Decrease of native population post-1492 was due to

diseases brought to North America by the Spanish colonists

Martin Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses were a call for

reforms within the Roman Catholic Church

Renaissance painters wanted to imitate nature so that people who viewed their works would

consider their subjects to be real

What caused Luther’s call for the Catholic Church to reform?

The widespread selling of indulgences, among other abuses

Education spread widely during the Enlightenment because

reading material was aimed at the masses

The term “Middle Passage” refers to

The trip enslaved Africans took between Africa and Americas

When Martin Luther said “my conscience is captive to the Word of God,” he was referring to

the supremacy of the Bible over Church policies

Rationalism is the belief that

reason is the chief source of knowledge

One factor that enabled the Renaissance to flourish in Italy was that the region had

a wealthy merchant class that invested in the arts

The Protestant Reformation and the Renaissance were similar in that both:

encouraged people to question tradition

A country has a favorable balance of trade when

exports are of greater value than imports

Francis Bacon’s scientific method used

inductive reasoning to find specific truth from basic facts

What was one ideal of Renaissance humanism?

investigating areas of interest and fulfilling potential

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1
The map shows that Italy is almost completely surrounded by
mountains
waterways
islands
lands of other nations
2
The Columbian Exchange refers to the
flow around the world of new plants, diseases, and people
spread of nationalism around the world
trade of land between Spain and Portugal
transporting of slaves to the Americas
3
Decrease of native population post-1492 was due to
diseases brought to North America by the Spanish colonists
crop failures brought on by poor weather conditions
movement of Native Americans to Africa
wars fought among various tribes
4
The rebirth of art, culture and commerce in Europe during the 14th through 17th centuries was
the Renaissance
the Reformation
the Scientific Revolution
the Enlightenment
5
Who of the following was not a European explorer during the “Age of Exploration”?
Juan Ponce de Leon
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Leonardo da Vinci
6
Martin Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses were a call for
reforms within the Roman Catholic Church
religious revolt against the German princes
greater papal authority
crusades to spread Christianity
7
Renaissance painters wanted to imitate nature so that people who viewed their works would
consider their subjects to be real
imitate them in their own art works
prefer them to music or other art forms
want to become artists themselves
8
What caused Luther’s call for the Catholic Church to reform?
He disagreed with the system of popes as religious leaders
The emperor made him an outlaw by the Edict of Worms
The widespread selling of indulgences, among other abuses
The Church did not stress enough faith and good works
9
Education spread widely during the Enlightenment because
reading material was aimed at the masses
schools were free for everyone
churches promoted education
books were written by the elite
10
The term “Middle Passage” refers to
The trip enslaved Africans took between Africa and Americas
The middle of the trip between Algeria and South Africa
The middle of the trip between Ghana and the Congo
The middle of the night in Egypt
11
When Martin Luther said “my conscience is captive to the Word of God,” he was referring to
the supremacy of the Bible over Church policies
maintaining the unity of the Church
the need for nepotism
imprisoning those who disagreed with Church teachings
12
The more that European countries expanded in the Americas, the more they increased the
European death rate
Native American population
need for luxury goods to sell
slave trade from West Africa
13
Rationalism is the belief that
the human mind is divine
the human mind is perfect
matter matters
reason is the chief source of knowledge
14
One factor that enabled the Renaissance to flourish in Italy was that the region had
a socialist form of government
a wealthy merchant class that invested in the arts
limited contact with the Byzantine Empire
a shrinking middle class
15
The Protestant Reformation and the Renaissance were similar in that both:
were led by the military
supported the return of the Roman Empire
discouraged the growth of strong monarchs
encouraged people to question tradition
16
Examples of European mercantilism include
creating overseas colonies
forbidding colonies to trade with other nations
enforcing high taxes and tariffs on imported goods
all of the above
17
A country has a favorable balance of trade when
exports are of greater value than imports
imports and exports are increasing annually
imports are of greater value than exports
imports and exports are of equal value.
18
Which nations of Europe were responsible for colonizing America?
Holland
Spain and Portugal
Italy
France
19
Francis Bacon’s scientific method used
assumptions that were not observed
the wisdom of ancient scientists
inductive reasoning to find specific truth from basic facts
deductive reasoning to solve nature’s puzzles
20
What was one ideal of Renaissance humanism?
living apart from the world and taking monastic vows
investigating areas of interest and fulfilling potential
obeying divine right monarchs and the church
training as a knight and practicing chivalry

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