Social Studies 8 Renaissance Review

Question 1

The common language of the people was known as the...

Accepted Answer

vernacular language

Question 2

What was the main purpose of the Crusades during the middle ages?

Accepted Answer

To take back the holy land

Question 3

Which of these was NOT a motivation for European expansion?

Accepted Answer

To create trade relationships with indigenous people

Question 4

The first person from Europe in the 15th century to arrive in the 'New World' was...

Accepted Answer

Christopher Columbus

Question 5

Which of these is a statement a Humanist would make?

Accepted Answer

Individuality and self-expression is important in society

Question 6

The person who questioned the Catholic church and lead to the Protestant Reformation was...

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther

Question 7

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of artwork during the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Paintings were often done in black and white

Question 8

Which of these is NOT part of Political or Economic systems?

Accepted Answer

architecture

Question 9

People in the renaissance gained inspiration from classical antiquity. What is antiquity?

Accepted Answer

Ancient Rome and Greece

Question 10

The majority of the people in the middle ages belonged to which class?

Accepted Answer

Serfs

Question 11

This invention revolutionized access to information during the Renaissance.

Accepted Answer

The Gutenberg printing press

Question 12

The Renaissance can be understood as...

Accepted Answer

an era of cultural rebirth

Question 13

The Feudal system was...

Accepted Answer

a hierarchical class structure

Question 14

Which of these were NOT traded on the Silk Road?

Accepted Answer

beaver pelts

Question 15

True or False: If you worked hard in the middle ages, you could increase your status in society

Accepted Answer

False

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