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WorksheetsCh. 15 - New Beginnings
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 50mins
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Class
Date
1.
How did Europeans’ way of thinking change during the Renaissance?
a)
renewed interest in the art, science, and social and political thought of ancient Greece and Rome
b)
decline in interest in the arts, politics, and religion
c)
renewed interest in conquering the peoples of Greece and Rome
d)
new belief that all areas of life should be governed by religion
2.
How did the poet Petrarch influence people during the Renaissance in Europe?
a)
He helped others display their art.
b)
He mastered the art of perspective.
c)
He was the finest sculptor of the Renaissance.
d)
He encouraged people to study philosophy and literature.
3.
Which was the first country to experience a cultural and economic rebirth in Europe?
a)
France
b)
Italy
c)
Spain
d)
Germany
4.
Which of the following is NOT a change that took place during the Renaissance?
a)
Art became more realistic.
b)
Scientists made new discoveries about the solar system.
c)
Religion became more unified.
d)
Technology became more advanced.
5.
What was one effect of the Renaissance invention of the printing press?
a)
Books became more expensive.
b)
The demand for books declined.
c)
More people learned to read.
d)
Fewer books were produced.
6.
Which of the following effects of the Renaissance continues to affect people today?
a)
invention of the watch
b)
sale of indulgences in the Catholic Church
c)
use of the Gutenberg press to print religious books
d)
emphasis on studying only ancient cultures
7.
Which practice of the Roman Catholic Church led to the Reformation?
a)
allowing people to interpret the Bible
b)
selling indulgences
c)
excommunicating members
d)
fasting
8.
What did Europeans hope to find by exploring Africa?
a)
cinnamon and other spices
b)
new ocean routes
c)
silk and other cloths
d)
gold and other riches
9.
Why did many European countries search for ocean routes to Africa?
a)
Land routes were dangerous and costly.
b)
Traveling by land was convenient.
c)
Traveling by sea was the only way to reach Africa.
d)
Land routes were controlled by Asian traders.
10.
Where is the Cape of Good Hope?
a)
along the western edge of Europe
b)
between Spain and Portugal
c)
on the east coast of Asia
d)
on the southern tip of Africa
11.
Why did European explorers conquer regions of the Americas?
a)
They were searching for wealth.
b)
They were in a war with South American countries.
c)
They wanted to bring South Americans back to Spain.
d)
They wanted to stop the spread of Christianity.
12.
Which describes the Columbian Exchange?
a)
official letter allowing explorers to make slaves of native peoples
b)
exchange of goods between the Americas and Europe
c)
the spread of Native American diseases such as smallpox, measles, and influenza
d)
attempt to convert the native peoples to Christianity
13.
How could a colony increase the wealth of the ruling country?
a)
by preventing new trade routes
b)
by bringing more people into the country
c)
by providing new markets that could trade only with the ruling country
d)
by encouraging more exploration
14.
Under mercantilism, what did a colony supply to the ruling country?
a)
new European citizens
b)
finished products
c)
religious converts
d)
raw materials
15.
Why did European colonists force Native Americans to work for them?
a)
They hoped to learn from the Native Americans.
b)
They did not know how to farm.
c)
They needed people to provide labor.
d)
They wanted to anger the Native Americans.
16.
What system allowed Spanish colonists to demand labor from Native Americans?
a)
mercantilism
b)
encomienda
c)
colonization
d)
exploration
17.
How did the encomienda system work?
a)
Some colonists went to North America after Protestantism was outlawed in France.
b)
Native Americans worked the land in exchange for their freedom.
c)
Some Europeans were granted the right to force Native Americans to work for them.
d)
Some convicts worked in exchange for shorter prison sentences.
18.
Which of the following was NOT a reason for European colonization?
a)
expansion of power
b)
religious freedom
c)
increased wealth
d)
to establish friendships with natives
19.
A practice of churches in western Europe that was most objected to was a willingness to accept money for a pardon, or __________.
a)
excommunicate
b)
mercantillism
c)
indulgence
20.
The Treaty of Tordesillas divided the Americans between Spain and Portugal and allowed a __________ to claim a portion of the Americas for either Spain or Portugal.
a)
colony
b)
conquistador
c)
commerce
21.
A __________ helped make a ruling country wealthy and powerful by serving as a new market that could trade only with the ruling country.
a)
colony
b)
circumnavigate
c)
conquistador
22.
The city-states of Florence, Milan, and Venice grew through trade and __________ .
a)
commerce
b)
mercantilism
c)
indulgence
23.
Following Ferdinand Magellan's death, the last remaining ship in his voyage was the first to __________ in their colonies to gain wealth and power.
a)
conquistador
b)
excommunicate
c)
circumnavigate
24.
When Martin Luther wrote a challenge to the Roman Catholic Church, church officials decided to __________ him from the church.
a)
circumnavigate
b)
indulgence
c)
excommunicate
25.
The Europeans used an economic policy called __________ in their colonies to gain wealth and power.
a)
mercantilism
b)
indulgence
c)
colony
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