Quiz CH 17/19

Which leader started the Protestant Reformation by speaking out against papal abuses and the sale of indulgences in the Ninety-five Theses?

• John Calvin

• Henry VIII

• John Wycliffe

• Martin Luther

Which technological development contributed most directly to the success of the Protestant Reformation?

• astrolabe

• compass

• wheel

• printing press

One major effect of the Protestant Reformation on western Europe was the

• decline in religious unity

• increased power of the Catholic pope

• reduction in religious wars

• increase in the sale of indulgences by the Catholic Church

Which term is defined as a Renaissance movement characterized by independent thought?

• multiculturalism

• humanism

• nationalism

• monasticism

A key feature of European Renaissance culture was

• an outlook emphasizing classicism, secularism, and individualism

• a reliance on the Pope and his knights to maintain political stability

• a shift in production from the domestic system to the factory system

• a way of thinking stressing humility and Christian faith

8 A reason the Renaissance began in the Italian city-states was that they

• rejected the power of the papacy

• were unified by Garibaldi

• had wealth gained from trade with Constantinople

• prevented guilds from functioning

In the late 1400s and early 1500s, what was a major reason for the European voyages of exploration?

• introduction of Enlightenment ideas

• desire to control Constantinople

• rapid industrialization

• need for alternate trade routes

The Crusades indirectly caused the discovery of the New World by

• stopping Muslim advances

• setting up European colonies in the Middle East

• increasing desire of products from the East

• increasing desire for Native American art

Which event came first?

• Crusades

• Development of feudalism

• Fall of the Roman Empire

• Renaissance

After leaving Spain in 1492, Christopher Columbus first sailed to

• the west coast of North America

• the Hudson River

• India

• the Caribbean islands