1.
The Renaissance was a rebirth of ancient classics and ideas from what region?
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China and India


Rome and Greece


Egypt and Saudi Arabia


North and South America


2.
Besides the plague, the Renaissance in Northern Europe was delayed due to a lack of
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patrons.


economic growth due to feudalism.


gifted artists and scholars.


interest in learning.


3.
Which artist of the Renaissance was a self-professed sculptor, but was hired to paint the Sistine Chapel, which was a backbreaking task for the artist?
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Albrecht Dürer


Pizarro


Leonardo da Vinci


Michelangelo


4.
Identify the author who wrote a book entitled The Prince, which was a guidebook for leaders.
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William Shakespeare


Niccolo Machiavelli


Desiderius Erasmus


Giovanni Pico della Mirandola


5.
What is the Medici family famous for?
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funding many art projects throughout the Renaissance era


their extreme pettiness


their interest in literature only


the creation of the Saint Peter's Basilicia


6.
Which of the following is a reason that the Renaissance started in Italy?
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The Italian peninsula was organized around city-states that survived the Middle Ages.


Each city-state had extensive trade both in and around the Italian peninsula.


Wealth accumulated in certain areas such as Venice and Florence, attracting scholars and artists.


all of the above


7.
The Renaissance began in Italy and grew out of a movement known as Humanism. Humanism was a movement that centered around
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studies of classics and belief in individual accomplishment, and that humans were the center of the universe.


the belief in God and his power to heal humans.


the study of nature.


man's ability to wage war against his enemies.


8.
The _______ was developed by Johannes Gutenberg in 1454 and enabled ideas to spread quickly.
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telephone


printing press


Internet


telegraph


9.
The movement in Christianity called the Reformation began because people were dissatisfied with the Church's corruption and abuse of power.
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       True
       False

10.
The Catholic Church's response to the Reformation is referred to as the Counter Reformation.
(Points : 1)
       True
       False

11.
What invention developed in 1454 enabled the ideas of the Reformation to spread quickly?
(Points : 1)

telephone


printing press


Internet


woodcuts


12.
After the Reformation and Counter Reformation, religious tolerance was prevalent throughout the world.
(Points : 1)
       True
       False

13.
The Protestant Reformation did not spread throughout Europe; it only remained influential in Germany.
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True


False


14.
The term secular means devoutly religious.
(Points : 1)
       True
       False

15.
The beginning of the Reformation began with this Medieval monk who broke from the Church.
(Points : 1)

Frederick


Martin Luther


Johannes Tetzel


Ulrich Zwingli


16.
Which historical figure made the decision to break England from the Catholic Church because of a conflict with the Pope over an annulment?
(Points : 1)

Martin Luther


Ulrich Zwingli


John Calvin


Henry VIII


17.
Widespread exploration occurred in the 1400s due to all of the following EXCEPT:
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better more maneuverable ships


navigation devices such as the compass, astrolabe, and better maps


fear of the unknown and desire to stay with tradition


a spirit of discovery and innovation prompted by the Renaissance


18.
From which nation did settlers originate who arrived in Plymouth, MA seeking religious freedom?
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China


Britain


France


Spain


19.
Which nation sent Christopher Columbus to find a route to the West Indies, resulting in his "discovery" of the Americas?
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Portugal


Spain


England


France


20.
Which explorer sailed for France trying to find the Northwest Passage but instead ended up going through the St. Lawrence River and founding New France (now known as Canada)?
(Points : 1)

Ferdinand Magellan


Bartolomeu Dias


Henry Hudson


Jacques Cartier


21.
Which explorer sailed for both England and the Netherlands in search of a Northwest Passage but instead discovered a river in North America that was named after him?
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Jacque Cartier


Christopher Columbus


Ferdinand Magellan


Henry Hudson


22.
Which two countries were in conflict because they both tried to settle in the Upper Ohio River Valley?
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France and Spain


Spain and Portugal


France and Netherlands


France and Britain


23.
_______ did not come from the Americas during the Columbian Exchange.
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Slaves


Llamas


Turkey


Strawberries


24.
Capitalism is an economic system in which all property is shared among all people.
(Points : 1)
       True
       False

25.
Mercantilist theories are at the base for why the nations of Europe took colonies and established the Colombian Exchange with the New World.
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True


False


26.
Overseas expansion was partly a result of manufacturers' need for
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employers.


natural resources.


capital.


new product ideas.


27.
The Europeans in the 1700s were the first to trade and sell Africans as slaves.
(Points : 1)
       True
       False

28.
The expansion of colonies in the Americas and the loss of millions of Native Americans to disease and mistreatment led European colonists to purchase
(Points : 1)

furs from French for warmth.


corn from Native Americans for food.


slaves from Africans for labor.


weapons from the Aztecs for protection.