December Benchmark Review

Multiple Choice

In the Renaissance period, which factor was emphasized by the philosophy of humanism?

• Superiority of medieval thought

• Value of the individual

• Devotion to religion

Multiple Choice

One major characteristic of the Renaissance period is that the

• Catholic Church no longer had any influence in Europe

• Cultures of Greece and Rome were revived and imitated

• Manor became the center of economic activity

• Major language of the people became Latin

Multiple Choice

Trade along the Silk Roads and the trans-Saharan trade routes resulted in

• elimination of all traditional beliefs

• a movement toward decolonization

• the Columbian exchange

• cultural diffusion between different societies

Multiple Choice

During the Italian Renaissance, artists and thinkers rediscovered classical knowledge and art. As part of that process some artists, particularly Leonardo da Vinci, began to challenge the explanations for the natural world offered by the Church. How did Renaissance art influence modern society?

• Artists lost importance once they began to challenge social norms.

• Intellectuals began to explore scientific explanations for the world.

• Art became the only way through which to question society.

• Monarchs became the only people who could gain access to knowledge.

Multiple Choice

Johannes Gutenberg's invention has been described as revolutionary because -

• with easier access to books, more people learned to read and more books were printed.

• with oil paints, Renaissance artists could paint much more detail than they could with watercolors.

• coupled with a large pool of unemployed workers, it led to early industrialization in parts of Central Europe.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following occurred as a result of Martin Luther's stand against indulgences?

• Germany rejected Lutheranism and remained Roman Catholic.

• Henry VIII started a new religion in England called Anabaptism.

• The Protestant Reformation began.

Multiple Choice

. . . so they are suitable to be governed and made to work and sow and do everything else that shall be necessary, and to build villages and be taught to wear clothing and observe our customs.

—Christopher Columbus on the people of the Caribbean, 1492

What did Columbus think should happen with the native peoples?

• They were to be trading partners.

• They were to be conquered.

Multiple Choice

Knowledge about trade wind patterns and the ability of sailors to utilize them on the Indian and Atlantic Oceans demonstrate that

• government monopolies affect trade

• geography and technology influence economic activity across the globe

• economic concepts dominate the study of transportation

Multiple Choice

The astrolabe, maps and the compass directly contributed to what:

• age of European exploration

• invasions by the Central Asians

• fall of the Zulu

Multiple Choice

Refer to the map above. What negative effect did the Columbian Exchange have on people in the Americas, Africa, Europe, and Asia?

• the spread of diseases

• the advance of absolute monarchy

• a decline in religious faith