Chapter 7 Test 6th Grade

Who invented the printing press using moveable type in 1436?

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Marco Polo

• Christopher Columbus

• Martin Luther

Who was excommunicated by the Catholic Church in 1521?

• Martin Luther

• Marco Polo

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Henry Hudson

By the 1400s, what were some Europeans seeking to increase?

• Territory

• Knowledge

• Profits

• Alliances

What percentage of people were in the lower classes of European society during this time?

• 10%

• 50%

• 90%

• 70%

Who was at the top of the social pyramid in European society?

• Knights

• Merchants

• Monarch

• Peasants

Who made the laws and decisions about how the country would be operated in 15th- and 16th-century Europe?

• The nobles

• The merchants

• The monarch

• The knights

What were the nobles responsible for in 15th- and 16th-century Europe?

• Making laws

• Managing land and supplying the king's army

• Trading goods

• Educating peasants

What did the knights receive in exchange for managing land for the nobles?

• Land ownership

• Payment in currency

• Titles and land

• The right to fight for the king

What was a common way for people with skills like stonemasonry or blacksmithing to exchange their services?

• Through currency

• Through bartering for food and clothing

• By working for the monarch

• By selling their services to merchants

What was the average life expectancy in Europe during the 1400s and 1500s?

• 30 years

• 50 years

• 70 years

• 80 years