History Lesson 1.1

Multiple Choice

During the Middle Ages (A.D. 500-1500), what church dominated Europe?

• Protestant Church
• RCatholic Church

• Orthodox Church
• Islamic Church

Multiple Choice

Between A.D. ________ and _______, European kings and noblemen led a series of crusades at the request of popes, mainly to drive the Muslims form the land they had conquered in the Middle East.

• 1000-1300

• 400-600

• 1100-1500

• 1050-1200

Multiple Choice

Were the crusades able to reclaim the Holy Land from the Muslims?

• No, the Crusades were not able to reclaim the Holy Land from the Muslims.
• The Crusades resulted in a peaceful resolution between Christians and Muslims over the Holy Land.
• Yes, the Crusades successfully reclaimed the Holy Land from the Muslims.
• The Crusades had no impact on the control of the Holy Land by Muslims.

Multiple Choice

What did the crusaders return with from the East?

• Gold, jewels, and artifacts
• Weapons, armor, and horses
• Spices, silk, and other luxury items
• Books, manuscripts, and scrolls

Multiple Choice

Because of the increase of trade between the East and the West during the crusades, it gave rise to the _________ class.

• middle
• royal
• lower
• upper

Multiple Choice

Marco Polo became the first ____________ to travel the length of Asia.

• American
• African
• European
• Australian

Multiple Choice

Marco Polo spend nearly 20 years in the service of the great _______, the ruler of China.

• Genghis Khan
• Attila the Hun
• Julius Caesar
• Kublai Khan

Multiple Choice

Marco Polo wrote a book about the great cities, vast wealth, and unfamiliar products of the Orient. Polo's __________ spurred in many Europeans a new interest in Asia.

• travel experiences
• paintings
• writings
• culinary skills

Multiple Choice

By the early ______, a revival of learning begin in Europe.

• 1300s

• 1200s

• 1400s

• 1100s

Multiple Choice

The rebirth of learning is referred to today as the _________.

• Middle Ages
• Enlightenment
• Industrial Revolution
• Renaissance

Multiple Choice

What country did the Renaissance begin?

• Italy
• Germany
• Spain
• France

Multiple Choice

The scientific ideas of the Renaissance came from ancient ________ and ______ and inspired beautiful art.

• Chinese and Indian
• Egyptian and Mesopotamian
• Greece and Rome

• Mayan and Aztec

Open Ended

In what ways did the Renaissance help set the stage for the exploration of the New World?

Multiple Choice

Who invented the printing press in 1440?

• Leonardo da Vinci
• Isaac Newton
• Albert Einstein
• Johannes Gutenberg

Multiple Choice

What was the first book Gutenberg printed?

• Gutenberg Bible
• Gutenberg Dictionary
• Gutenberg Novel
• Gutenberg Manuscript

Open Ended

Why did European merchants want a new all-water route to the Orient?

Multiple Choice

Who founded a navigation school and sent out several ships to explore the western coast of Africa?

• Amerigo Vespucci
• Christopher Columbus
• Vasco da Gama
• Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal

Multiple Choice

By 1488, ________ had reached the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa.

• Vasco da Gama
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Bartolomeu Dias
• Christopher Columbus

Multiple Choice

In 1498, _______ sailed all the way around Africa to India, thus opening an all-water route to the East.

• Vasco da Gama
• Amerigo Vespucci
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Christopher Columbus

Multiple Choice

In Northern Europe, the Renaissance prepared the way for a more important moment- the ______________.

• Revolution
• Enlightenment
• Industrial Revolution
• Protestant Reformation

Multiple Choice

Who nailed the 95 Theses to the church door in Wittenberg, Germany?

• Henry VIII
• Martin Luther
• John Calvin
• Pope Francis

Multiple Choice

What did the 95 Theses entail?

• A list of recipes for traditional German dishes
• A series of poems written by Martin Luther
• A list of propositions criticizing the Catholic Church's practice of selling indulgences
• Instructions for building a cathedral

Multiple Choice

Because of the Reformation, what countries followed Martin Luther's teachings?

• France
• Germany, Scandinavia, Switzerland, Hungary
• Italy
• Spain

Multiple Choice

Followers of Calvin were known as _______________ in Scotland, _________ in the Netherlands, _______ in France, and _____ in England.

• Presbyterians, Dutch Reformed, Huguenots, Puritans
• Anabaptists, Puritans, Dutch Reformed, Catholics

• Lutherans, Baptists, English, Chinese

• Anglicans, Puritans, Quakers, Lutherans