World History Unit 4

Which of the following civilizations inhabited modern day Mexico and Central America?

• Inca

• Maya

• Nok

• Swahili

The native language of a person is called

• Dialect

• Vernacular

• Renaissance

• Jargon

Renaissance interest in the Greek and Roman texts was due in large part to

• The continued focus on these texts since the fall of Rome

• The reintroduction of these texts from the Muslim world

• The discovery of these texts during the voyages to the New World

• Encouragement by the Roman Catholic authorities to reexamine the past

A significant effect of the Columbian Exchange was that

• European power slowly declined

• American diseases spread to Europe

• The Atlantic slave trade declined

• American foods were introduced to European diets

After Columbus’s encounter with the Americas

• The Ming Dynasty stopped its voyages

• Slavery was introduced to Africa

• Native American Population drastically declined

• The Crusaders began to conquer the Holy Land

What technological advance did explorers NOT utilize?

• Caravel

• Astrolabe

• Compass

• Rudders

Who was the first European explorer during the Age of Discovery?

• Zheng He

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Leif Erikson

• Christopher Columbus

The focus on human potential and achievement is known as what?

• Manorialism

• Humanism

• Vernacular

• Feudalism

Which technological advancement helped unify both the Roman and the Inca Empires?

• Astrolabe

• Domed Buildings

• Road System

• Gunpowder

The major religion in Western Europe during the Middle Ages and Renaissance was?

• Islam

• Judaism

• Eastern Orthodox Christianity

• Roman Catholicism