The Renaissance

The Renaissance began in which region?

• Sweden

• Spain

• Italy

• Jerusalem

Renaissance paintings included which new technique that art previously never used?

• Vanishing point

• Surrealism

• Focus on the religious aspect rather than the human

• None, art was ignored

Europeans looked to sail west in the 15th century because

• They knew there was land out there and wanted to claim it

• The Ottoman Empire took Constantinople, implemented steep trade fees, and the Europeans thought they could get to China westward

• There was a race between western kingdoms to see who could reach China quickest; while others went across land, Spain thought to sail west

• They just felt like sailing

Which Kingdom was the first to reach the Americas? (Not including Leif Erikson)

• England

• France

• Portugal

• Spain

Which Kingdom's African colonies led to the introduction of Slavery to the Americas?

• Portugal

• Spain

• Sicily

• Saxony

TRUE OR FALSE: North America prior to Europe's arrival was an empty continent.

• True

• False

The Aztecs were an advanced civilization that inhabited the ________ region.

• Andes Mountains

• Brazil

• Mexico

• Upper Midwest

The Aztec Empire intimidated rival groups by performing the act of

• Biological warfare

• Ritualistic human sacrifice

• Public torture

• Political assassination

TRUE OR FALSE: The Maya did NOT disappear, instead they became depopulated due to war, famine, and disease.

• True

• False

High in the Andes Mountains of South America resided the

• Aztec Empire

• Arawak people

• Maya

• Inca Empire