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Unit 1: The World at 1500 Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

These Studies focusing on classic Greek and Roman texts were of major importance during the ---

a)

Catholic Reformation

b)

Italian Renaissance

c)

Glorious Revolution

d)

Industrial Revolution

2.

Which of the following best completes this diagram?

a)

Humanism

b)

Socialism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Protestantism

3.

These routes are historically significant primarily because they ----

a)

were used by invading armies

b)

provided access to food and water sources

c)

allowed people to explore new regions

d)

made possible an exchange of goods and ideas

4.

The Society of Jesus was created to spread Catholic teachings, primarily in response to the---

a)

Inquisition

b)

Renaissance

c)

Scientific Revolution

d)

Protestant Reformation

5.

Which of the following best completes this diagram?

a)

Freedom of religion

b)

Freedom of press

c)

Freedom of speech

d)

Freedom of petition

6.

All are factors contributing to the European discovery of lands in the Western Hemisphere EXCEPT —

a)

Economic competition between European empires

b)

Demand for gold, spices, and natural resources in Europe

c)

Support for the diffusion of Judaism

d)

Pioneering role of Prince Henry the Navigator

7.

The spread of Martin Luther's views led to the establishment of---

a)

Protestantism

b)

Judaism

c)

Catholicism

d)

Mormonism

8.
Henry VIII left the Catholic Church because ...
a)
He wanted to be baptized 
b)
He did not like the Pope
c)
His father was Catholic 
d)
He wanted to divorce his wife
9.

Elizabeth I supported protestantism in England by

a)

Returning land belonging to the Catholic Church

b)

Making the Anglican church the official national church

c)

Persecuting people who used Latin in the Catholic Church

d)

Removing the leader of the Anglican Church

10.

Who advocated predestination?

a)

Martin Luther

b)

Jan Huss

c)

John Wycliffe

d)

John Calvin

11.

Which two religions were concentrated in both Europe and the Middle East during the 1500s AD?

a)

Buddhism and Judaism

b)

Islam and Hinduism

c)

Christianity and Buddhism

d)

Judaism and Christianity

12.

Which empire best completes the chart?

a)

Songhai Empire

b)

Aztec Empire

c)

Persian Empire

d)

Russian Empire

13.

Humanism is an accomplishment of intellectual ideas that evolved from the —

a)

Age of Exploration

b)

Reformation Era

c)

Renaissance Era

d)

Scientific Revolution

14.

Originating in the Italian city-states, the Renaissance movement then spread to —

a)

northern Europe

b)

North America

c)

South Africa

d)

eastern Europe

15.

Which person is NOT associated with the visual arts of the Renaissance?

a)

Albrecht Durer

b)

Leonardo Da Vinci

c)

Miachievelli

d)

Michelangelo

16.

Renaissance art focused on —

a)

the life of Monarchs

b)

the life of the wealthy merchants

c)

the Church

d)

the human experience

17.

The Renaissance was a rebirth of —

a)

the Roman Empire

b)

world wide trade

c)

classical knowledge

d)

the Catholic Church

18.

Which person can best replace III?

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Erasmus

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

19.

What religion was concentrated in the darkened areas?

a)

Catholicism

b)

Islam

c)

Hinduism

d)

Buddhism

20.

Which religion was widely practiced in China in the 1500s AD?

a)

Shinto

b)

Hinduism

c)

Islam

d)

Buddhism

21.

Which two religions were concentrated in both Europe and the Middle East during the 1500s AD?

a)

Buddhism and Judaism

b)

Islam and Hinduism

c)

Christianity and Buddhism

d)

Judaism and Christianity

22.

Gold and salt were important exports for three major African empires. The trade route that was most important to the export of these goods was the —

a)

Trans-Saharan routes

b)

Silk routes

c)

Indian Ocean routes

d)

Black Sea routes

23.

This map shows maritime trade routes across the —

a)

Persian Gulf

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Black Sea

d)

Caspian Sea

24.

Why was the development of regional trading patterns around 1500 C.E. important?

a)

It allowed for the exchange of products and ideas between regions.

b)

It discouraged specialization and created balanced wealth among the regions.

c)

It allowed for the development of imperialism.

d)

It established a hierarchy of eligible trading partners

25.

What major Renaissance trade route is outlined?

a)

Maritime Route

b)

Silk Road

c)

Trans-Saharan Road

d)

European Route

26.

Which title best describes this list?

a)

Inventions from China

b)

Inventions from India

c)

Inventions from India and the Middle East

d)

Inventions from China and India

27.

Which title best replaces the question mark in the graphic?

a)

Inventions from the Southeast Asia

b)

Inventions from India and the Middle East

c)

Inventions from China and the Middle East

d)

Inventions from China and India

28.

What was the main purpose of the Catholic Reformation?

a)

Gain fewer supporters for the Catholic Church

b)

Recruit new people to the church

c)

Counter the Protestant Reformation

d)

Gain more power in the New World

29.

What caused Martin Luther to separate from the Catholic Church?

a)

He did not like the Pope forgiving the European people for their wrongdoings.

b)

He disagreed with church practices, such as taking money to forgive sins.

c)

He wanted to start a new denomination of Christianity.

d)

He no longer believed in the Christian God.

30.

What did John Calvin’s ideas lead to?

a)

Beginning of the Catholic Reformation

b)

Expansion of the Protestant Movement

c)

Birth of the Italian Renaissance

d)

Formation of the Anglican Church

31.

Which person held the views listed above?

a)

John Calvin

b)

Martin Luther

c)

Henry VIII

d)

Elizabeth I

32.

Henry VIII sought a separation from the Catholic Church because —

a)

he wanted to execute his second wife

b)

he wanted to annul his marriage to his first wife

c)

he wished to be the head of the Protestant Reformation

d)

he personally disliked the Pope

33.

Which person held the views listed above?

a)

Henry VIII

b)

Elizabeth I

c)

Martin Luther

d)

John Calvin

34.

Which person would best complete the table?

a)

Elizabeth I

b)

Cardinal Richelieu

c)

Henry VIII

d)

Louis XIV

35.

In which area did Princes convert to Protestantism during the Reformation, ending authority of the Pope in their states?

a)

Russia

b)

Spain

c)

Northern Germany

d)

Southern France

36.

The Thirty Years' War was between which religious sects?

a)

Protestants and Catholics

b)

Martin Luther and John Calvin

c)

Muslims and Catholics

d)

Muslims and Protestants

37.

Why did the Catholic Church start the Inquisition?

a)

To punish priests for selling indulgences

b)

To reinforce Catholic doctrine

c)

To convert the Native Americans to Catholicism

d)

To praise Protestant reformers

38.

The list describes characteristics that were part of the —

a)

Edict of Nantes

b)

Protestant Reformation

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Counter-Reformation

39.

Who changed the focus of the Thirty Years' War to a political conflict?

a)

Martin Luther

b)

Jan Huss

c)

Cardinal Richelieu

d)

John Calvin

40.

Identify the invention that helped fuel the Renaissance.

a)

Steam engine

b)

Astrolabe

c)

Compass

d)

Printing press

41.

Which of the following religions are typically classified as monotheistic?

a)

Christianity

b)

Hinduism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Judaism

e)

Islam

42.

In Judaism, the Ten Commandments are used as a guide for —

a)

ritual sacrifice

b)

how to be reincarnated

c)

the proper dietary laws

d)

moral and religious conduct

43.

Muhammad is the founder of —

a)

Shintoism

b)

Islam

c)

Hinduism

d)

Judaism

44.

Sarah is taking notes on various world religions. Which title would be the most appropriate for paper number 3?

a)

Christianity

b)

Hinudism

c)

Judaism

d)

Buddhism

e)

Islam

45.

Which religion is concentrated around area 3 on the map?

a)

Christianity

b)

Buddhism

c)

Judaism

d)

Hinduism

46.

All of the following are reasons some Europeans challenged the authority of the Catholic Church EXCEPT —

a)

European merchants dislike of the church's view on usury

b)

the church's constant demand for crusades to recapture the Holy Land

c)

northern Europeans dislike of Italian dominance within the church

d)

church corruption was widespread

47.

During the Reformation period, German and English nobility disliked the domination of the Church by the

a)

Spanish

b)

French

c)

Greeks

d)

Italians

48.

The Edict of Nantes granted freedom of worship to the —

a)

Lutherans

b)

Jesuits

c)

Huguenots

d)

Calvinists

49.

Which would best replace the question mark in the last box?

a)

Religious Tolerance

b)

Scientific Thought

c)

Papal Authority

d)

Literary Ideas

50.

Which of the following best completes the graphic?

a)

Religious tolerance decreased

b)

Focus on the Church over the individual

c)

Growth of the Catholic Church

d)

Reformation spread throughout Europe