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Worksheets3 Week Assessment: Renaissance-Scientific Revolution
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 43mins
What did Renaissance writers have in common?
They were renowned for their religious writings.
They wrote their texts in the Vernacular
They wrote their most important works in Latin
They based their main ideas on the works of Greek Philosopher Aristotle.
Which statement correctly identifies a political impact of the Protestant Reformation?
Protestant rulers dissolved monasteries and seized their lands
European rulers attended an international conferences to settle their differences
Pop rallied Christians to launch a new Crusade against Muslims
European Jews were expelled by Protestant countries
What device helped Europeans navigate at sea by using a magnetized needle that points to a coordinate direction?
Steam Engine
Compass
Astrolabe
Rudder
The primary goal of monarch during the age of absolutism was to
Maintain peaceful relation with other nations
Prevent contact with areas in the middle east
Support political freedom of the middle class within their nations
Control the economic, political and religious power of their nation
Louis XIV built this massive, ornate palace -- largely funded by the taxpayers of his country.
Windsor Castle
Versailles
St. Petersburg
Fontainebleau
What is an absolute monarch?
A king or queen that has complete power
A ruler that must consult with Parliament before taking action
A Congress that can make laws approved by a President
A king or queen that has limited power
What is the Divine Right of Kings?
Refers to a monarchy that still has absolute power but generally rules in the best interest of the people
Refers to complete control that European kings and queens had over their countries during the 15th through 18th centuries
Refers to the right to rule by family
The idea that the right for a king to rule his or her country comes from heaven
What did Martian Luther nail to the church
Bible
95 Theses
Plate
Board
What is Reformation
When the Roman Empire split into two empires, the east and the west
When protestant churches and ideas formed, breaking away from the Catholic Church
A time when more and more people began to read and write
A time when people studied humanism and art
Who started Reformation
Martin Luther
Christofer Columbus
Ms. Sherrill
Abraham Lincoln
How did the invention of the printing press help the Reformation?
Bibles printed allowed more people to read them.
People could read translations of the Bible in their language.
It allowed reformers to spread their ideas.
All of the Above
What is the name of the effort by the Catholic Church to defeat Protestantism?
The Reformation
The counter-reformation
The Inqusition
The Enlightenment
What was the time in history when the Roman Catholic Church was questioned?
Middle Ages
Renaissance
Reformation
All of the Above
Why did the Reformation begin?
Luther wanted to start a new religion.
The Church was poor and needed a new leader.
Calvin wanted to head the Church.
There were abuses in the Church that needed changing.
Used Native Americans then African slaves as workers
Grew valuable cash crops like sugar cane, tobacco, rice and indigo
Describe what type of colony?
· 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
· 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
