Unit 6 Test

1) Which of these events occurred FIRST?

• A) Crusades
• B) Golden Age of Greece
• C) Fall of the Roman Empire
• D) Renaissance

2) Which period in European history is most closely associated with these statements? - Classical Greco-Roman ideas were revived by men like Leonardo da Vinci - Wealthy patrons supported the arts and education. - Humanism spread throughout Western Europe.

• A) Protestant Reformation
• B) Renaissance
• C) Middle Ages
• D) Industrial Revolution

3) Which of the following completes the title of this outline? TITLE: ____________________________________ * The Black Death killed 25 million Europeans * The Hundred Years War introduced the longbow and cannon * Many noble lords sold off lands to pay for the Crusades

• A) Reasons for the decline of feudalism
• B) Causes of the fall of the Roman Empire
• C) The beginning of the Protestant Reformation
• D) The impact of the printing press in Europe

4) Trade increased after the Crusades because Europeans were

• A) Trying to get better clothes
• B) Needed to raise taxes from trade
• C) Interested in Asian luxury goods from the Silk Road trade routes
• D) Trading more European products to pay off war debts.

5) A major reason that the Renaissance began in Italy was that:

• A) Italian city-states had grown wealthy from trade and could fund artists
• B) Italian kings were giving more power the peasants
• C) Italy had more natural resources and technology
• D) Many Muslim scholars had migrated to this area

6) Which of the following most accurately describes the map?

• A) The growth of democratic governments in Africa
• B) Feudal lords were more powerful in Europe
• C) Learning and cultural diffusion declined in Asia
• D) The growth of towns and cities in Europe

7) The Medici of Florence were the most powerful family of the Renaissance. They gained power and wealth through

• A) successful marriages to nobility
• B) the banking industry
• C) revolution.
• D) birthright

8) What was a characteristic of the Renaissance in Europe?

• A) Increased power of the Catholic Church
• B) The study of classical literature from Asia
• C) Emphasizing the importance of human potential and achievements
• D) The importance of educating women to become leaders

9) Humanists during the Renaissance focused on "Classicism", so they studied

• A) the Bible and the message of the Catholic Church
• B) trade patterns between the Islamic and Byzantine Empires
• C) the cultural achievements of the Greeks and Romans
• D) the role of the middle class, especially bankers and merchants

10) Which factor best characterizes the art of both Greece and the Renaissance?

• A) influence of the West African tradition
• B) showing of Asian nature paintings
• C) emphasis on realism and the human form
• D) focus on Biblical themes