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3 Week Assessment: Renaissance-Scientific Revolution

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What provided the major economic support for the Renaissance?
a)
wealthy patrons
b)
church officials
c)
government grants
d)
kings competing for prestige
2.
Where did the Renaissance begin?
a)
Italy
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Germany
3.
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
a)
Rebirth
b)
Stagnation
c)
Traditional
d)
A Latin term for art
4.

What did Renaissance writers have in common?

a)

They were renowned for their religious writings.

b)

They wrote their texts in the Vernacular

c)

They wrote their most important works in Latin

d)

They based their main ideas on the works of Greek Philosopher Aristotle.

5.

Which statement correctly identifies a political impact of the Protestant Reformation?

a)

Protestant rulers dissolved monasteries and seized their lands

b)

European rulers attended an international conferences to settle their differences

c)

Pop rallied Christians to launch a new Crusade against Muslims

d)

European Jews were expelled by Protestant countries

6.

What device helped Europeans navigate at sea by using a magnetized needle that points to a coordinate direction?

a)

Steam Engine

b)

Compass

c)

Astrolabe

d)

Rudder

7.
Which was an immediate impact of the European ‘Age of Exploration’? (7-1.1)
a)
Britain controlled the western part of Africa.
b)
For a short time, the Aztec Empire ruled the world.
c)
Islamic culture spread throughout Asia and North America.
d)
European economic, political, and social influence spread throughout the Americas
8.
Which navigational device invented by the Portuguese had a rudder, square and triangular sails, several masts, and could be used to travel close to the shore? (7-1.2)
a)
Caravel
b)
Astrolabe 
c)
Frigate
d)
Compass
9.
Economic pattern that imported and exported goods among the West Indies, England, Africa and the 13 original colonies.
a)
Sea Commerce
b)
Economic Caravels
c)
Triangular Trade
d)
Three-port Dollar Route
10.
An economic policy where nations increased their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought
a)
Socialism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Militarism
11.

The primary goal of monarch during the age of absolutism was to

a)

Maintain peaceful relation with other nations

b)

Prevent contact with areas in the middle east

c)

Support political freedom of the middle class within their nations

d)

Control the economic, political and religious power of their nation

12.

Louis XIV built this massive, ornate palace -- largely funded by the taxpayers of his country.

a)

Windsor Castle

b)

Versailles

c)

St. Petersburg

d)

Fontainebleau

13.

What is an absolute monarch?

a)

A king or queen that has complete power

b)

A ruler that must consult with Parliament before taking action

c)

A Congress that can make laws approved by a President

d)

A king or queen that has limited power

14.
"Absolute Power" means that ...
a)
He makes good decisions
b)
He has total control over all aspects of society
c)
the people can vote him out of office
d)
he will always be a good leader
15.

What is the Divine Right of Kings?

a)

Refers to a monarchy that still has absolute power but generally rules in the best interest of the people

b)

Refers to complete control that European kings and queens had over their countries during the 15th through 18th centuries

c)

Refers to the right to rule by family

d)

The idea that the right for a king to rule his or her country comes from heaven

16.
The Scientific Revolution can best be described as:
a)
A period when scientists embraced the teachings of the Church
b)
The time when the Catholic Church empathized most with scientists 
c)
period when scientists began to question the old teachings of the Church
d)
 Scientific property invented by astrophysicists to explain the rotation of the Earth
17.
The procedure for testing theories that starts with a question
a)
Methods of Operation
b)
Scientific Method
c)
Procedural Operations
d)
Steps in a process 
18.
Which of the following best explains the effect of the Scientific Revolution on traditional religious beliefs?
a)
People now looked to religion to explain the world around them.
b)
People now looked to their kings to explain the world around them.
c)
People used reason and logic to explain the world
d)
Momney makes the world go round
19.
This diagram is representative of which theory that was challenged by the Catholic Church
a)
Geocentric 
b)
Concentric 
c)
Heliocentric
d)
 Geothermantic
20.
What animal changed life for American Indians?
a)
pigs
b)
chickens
c)
horses
d)
cows
21.
Disease wiped out over a million American Indians.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
What crop helped to increase the population of Europeans because it allowed them to become healthier and better fed. 
a)
squash
b)
potatoes
c)
corn
d)
peanuts
23.
Europeans turned to African slaves after American Indians died off from diseases like small pox, measles, and malaria.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Sugar cane was a huge product that had only positive effects in the new world. 
a)
True
b)
False
25.
Priests moved from Europe to North America to:
a)
Help build cities and gathering places
b)
Run hospitals for the sick
c)
Spread Christianity in the New World
d)
Form governments
26.
The Columbian Exchange was the exchange of ____________ between the eastern and western hemispheres.
a)
people
b)
people, animals, and foods
c)
people and animals
d)
people and disease
27.
What is the artistic technique that is used to show depth and distance on a flat surface?
a)
realism
b)
perspective
c)
idealism
d)
distancism
28.
Which of the following is associated with Humanism?
a)
the ideas of the middle ages
b)
the ideas of Greece & Rome
c)
the ideas of ancient China
d)
the ideas of ancient India
29.
During the Renaissance, why was Florence significant?
a)
Birthplace and symbol of the Renaissance
b)
Birthplace of Michelangelo
c)
The last place the Black Plague hit
d)
Home of all of the significant artists and sculptors 
30.
The Medici Family...
a)
Were the first mafia family to live in Italy
b)
Were the most famous painters in Florence
c)
Were the family of Mona Lisa
d)
Were patrons of the arts in Florence
31.

What did Martian Luther nail to the church

a)

Bible

b)

95 Theses

c)

Plate

d)

Board

32.

What is Reformation

a)

When the Roman Empire split into two empires, the east and the west

b)

When protestant churches and ideas formed, breaking away from the Catholic Church

c)

A time when more and more people began to read and write

d)

A time when people studied humanism and art

33.

Who started Reformation

a)

Martin Luther

b)

Christofer Columbus

c)

Ms. Sherrill

d)

Abraham Lincoln

34.

How did the invention of the printing press help the Reformation?

a)

Bibles printed allowed more people to read them.

b)

People could read translations of the Bible in their language.

c)

It allowed reformers to spread their ideas.

d)

All of the Above

35.
Martin Luther's main complaint was against what?
a)
Inquisitions
b)
Indulgences
c)
The Bible
d)
Ice Cream
36.

What is the name of the effort by the Catholic Church to defeat Protestantism?

a)

The Reformation

b)

The counter-reformation

c)

The Inqusition

d)

The Enlightenment

37.
What invention helped to spread the information of the Reformation?
a)
The Globe
b)
The Mona Lisa
c)
The Paint Brush
d)
The Printing Press
38.

What was the time in history when the Roman Catholic Church was questioned?

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Renaissance

c)

Reformation

d)

All of the Above

39.

Why did the Reformation begin?

a)

Luther wanted to start a new religion.

b)

The Church was poor and needed a new leader.

c)

Calvin wanted to head the Church.

d)

There were abuses in the Church that needed changing.

40.
The voyage of Magellan was the first to do what?
a)
travel around the horn of Africa
b)
circumnavigate the globe
c)
bring enslaved Africans to Europe
d)
reach the Americas
41.
What was the primary reason that European explorers had for wanting to explore new land?
a)
They were searching for an all-water route to Asia to acquire silks and spices.
b)
They wanted to practice their navigating skills.
c)
They wanted to spread their religion to Asia.
d)
They wanted to spread their ideas about government with the Native Americans.
42.
1.  European economic and political influence in Africa was based on ____________________.
a)
slave trade
b)
tribal warfare
c)
imperialism 
d)
gold
43.
What is this an image of?
a)
Triangular Trade
b)
Silk Road
c)
Middle Passage
d)
Rectangular Trade
44.
Located in South America, Caribbean, and southern English colonies of North America
Used Native Americans then African slaves as workers  
Grew valuable cash crops like sugar cane, tobacco, rice and indigo
Describe what type of colony?

a)
Settler Colony
b)
Plantation Colony
c)
Trading Post
45.
·  Merchants and ship owners created a new class called the middle class
·  Private businesses led to a market economy where people bought and sold goods and services in markets
·  Trade was operated through private businesses of ship owners and merchants
a)
Mercantilism
b)
Capitalism 
46.
·  Trade was operated through private ownership by merchants and ship owners
·  Export more goods than your country imports to create a favorable balance of trade
·  Colonies can only trade with their mother country
·  Build colonies to supply raw materials or resources, and to provide markets to sell goods
·  Place tariffs on goods imported from other countries
a)
Mercantilism
b)
Capitalism