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Which event came first:
a) Writing of the New Testament in German
b) Diet of Wroms
c) 95 Thesis
d) Leipzig debate
c) 95 Thesis
What period of history did the Renaissance humanists admire?
Greco-Roman
Which country discovered/claimed the following country: Newfoundland?
England
The word renaissance is French for what English word?
rebirth
The first permanent English colony in America was
Jamestown
Who is called the Father of Renaissance Painting?
Giotto
What Germa developed movable-type printing in Europe?
Guttenburg
Which two countries divided the world between themselves using the Line of Demarcation?
Spain and Portugal
Who discovered the Mississippi River?
de Soto
What is the period from the fourteenth through the sixteenth century in which Europe experienced a widespread revival of learning and a flowering of the arts?
Renaissance
The Roman Catholic friar who opposed the cruel treatment of the Indians by his fellow Spainards in the New World was
las Casas
Which country discovered/claimed the following country: Quebec
France
Who claimed the Mississippi Valley for France?
La Salle
Which of the following was not a negative consequence of the Renaissance?
a) acceptance of the evils of the classical world
b) emphasis on personal responsibility to God and each other
c) revival of Greek and Roman mythology in worship
d) increase of immorality and wickedness among the clergy
b) emphasis on personal responsibility to God and each other
Henry Vlll broke away from the Roman Catholic Church because he wanted to…
divorce Catherine of Aragon
The country in which the Reformation began was…
Germany
Which of the following was not a key feature of Indian culture?
a) one steady ruling dynasty
b) religious conflicts
c) religion
d) the caste system
a) one steady ruling dynasty
Which painter is best remembered for his engravings and woodcarvings?
Duer
Who explored the New York area for the Netherlands?
Hudson
What was the title given to the leader who united the Mongol tribes and established a Mongol empire?
Genghis Khan
Which country discovered/claimed the following country: Mexico
Spain
Which of the following is true concerning John Wycliffe?
a) He opposed the Catholic teaching of transubstantiation
b) He said the Bible was the sole authority for all believers
c) He is called the Morning Star of the Reformation
d) all of the above
d) all of the above
How was Johann Tetzel able to convince so many people to buy indulgences?
He told people that a loved one would spend less time in purgatory.
Who was the first European to view the Pacific Ocean?
Balboa
Who conquered the Inca empire?
Pizarro
Who was the Father of New France and the founder of Quebec?
Champlain
Which Spanish conquistador defeated the Aztecs and destroyed their capital?
Cortes
The Reformation began as a religious movement
a) of protest against corruption in the Roman Catholic Church
b) of respect for the Roman Catholic Church
c) in need of religious art from the Roman Catholic Church
d) of reform all Churches
a) of protest against corruption in the Roman Catholic Church
The most famous Renaissance patrons were members of which family?
Medici
The secular age of the Renaissance prepared the way for the…
Reformation
What is the name for the shared profit of a joint-stock company?
dividends
Whose expedition around the Cape of Good Hope to India gave Portugal a lucrative spice trade with India?
de Gama’s
The Diet of Worms took all the following actions except
a) banning Luther’s writings
b) demanding that Luther be seized and turned over to the authorities
c) condemning Luther as a heretic
d) excommunicating Frederick the Wise
d) excommunicating Frederick the Wise
What were the motives of the major countries of the Age of Exploration
a) spreading their faith
b) looking for riches or wealth
c) claiming land and finding alternative trade routes
d) all of the above
d) all of the above
The birthplace of the Renaissance was
Florence
Which of the following was not a key geographic feature of the civilizations in Africa?
a) key bodies of water
b) lack of port cities
c) seaside city-states
d) interior forest kingdoms
b) lack of port cities
What new course of study, also known as the liberal arts, became popular in Europe during the Renaissance?
humanities
Which explorer’s crew accomplished the first circumnavigation of the world?
Magellan’s
Which of the Following was not a positive consequence of the Renaissance?
a) Moral restraints were weakened
b) There was a revived interest in the literature and languages of the ancient world
c) Movable-type printing developed in Europe
d) The importance of the individual was stressed
a) Moral restraints were weakened
Which three of the following Renaissance artists exemplify the best of the High Renaissance?
a) Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Titian
b) Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael
c) Michelangelo, Raphael, and Titan
d) Leonardo, Raphael, and Titian
b) Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael
Who explored the southwestern section of North America?
Coronado
The first man to round the southern tip of Africa was…
Dias
Which country discovered/claimed the following country: Brazil
Portugal
What economic policy supported the belief that newly found wealth should benefit the mother country?
mercantilism
What light, fast vessel was popular among early explorers?
caravel
Which verse did Luther use to claim “the just shall live by faith?”
Romans1:17
Which country disvovered/claimed the following country: New York
the Netherlands (Dutch)
Which of the following was not a common trade item in Africa?
a) steel
b) ivory
c) salt
d) gold
a) steel
What is the Catholic opposition to the Protestant Reformation called?
Counter-Reformation
The viceroy responsible for building forts at strategic points and helping Portugal dominate trade with Africa and the Far East was
Albuquerque
What is the name for the supply of invested money used by the joint-stock company?
capital
The first great French explorer in the new world was…
Cartier
Pope Leo X ordered the selling of indulgences in order to…
rebuild St. Peter’s Basilica
Movable-type printing brought about all the following advancements except
a) reducing the cost of books dramatically
b) making it necessary for students to memorize class lectures
c) eliminating many errors caused by hand printing
d) rapidly spreading ideas and increasing education
b) making it necessary for students to memorize class lectures