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Unit 6- Renaissance, Reformation, Age of Exploration and the

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

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Class
Date
1.

The Renaissance philosophy of humanism emphasizes the importance of:

a)

trade as the primary method of building a country’s wealth

b)

the accomplishments and capabilities of individual human beings

c)

religious rather than secular teachings

d)

technological innovations

2.

The global transfer of foods, plants, and animals during the colonization of the Americas is known as the

a)

Scientific Revolution

b)

New Imperialism

c)

Columbian Exchange

d)

Middle Passage

3.

What was the main reason for Henry VIII's split with the Roman Catholic Church?

a)

his religious beliefs

b)

his unwillingness to pay Church taxes

c)

his desire for a male heir

d)

his treatment of Catherine of Aragon

4.

The map of Africa above best explains which of the following developments in African history?

a)

The migration of Bantu-speaking peoples

b)

The diffusion of culture throughout the Islamic world

c)

The emergence and growth of West African kingdoms

d)

The growth of forced labor through chattel slavery

5.

Which of the following BEST defines the Renaissance?

a)

a European period in the 1600s and 1700s that focused on the value of reason

b)

a period from the 1300s to 1600s that brought new beliefs, culture, and art to Europe

c)

a movement in the 1500s and 1600s during which religious leaders broke away from the Catholic Church in Europe

d)

a European movement from 1800 to 1850 that emphasized the imagination and feelings

6.

The religious order developed by Ignatius Loyola during the Catholic counter-reformation

a)

Franciscans

b)

Jesuits

c)

Dominicans

d)

Anti−Lutherans

7.

Martin Luther was primarily dissatisfied with the Roman Catholic Church because he

a)

thought the church lacked structure

b)

disagreed with the sale of indulgences.

c)

blamed the church for not curing people who had the plague.

d)

. believed that kings should have more power to appoint clergy

8.

How did the expansion of sugar plantations in the Americas change the trans-Atlantic economy?

a)

by improving the efficiency of manufacturing

processes

b)

by increasing the demand for slave labor

c)

by increasing the need for market competition

d)

by improving the design of farming equipment

9.

The Renaissance played an important role in launching the Age of Exploration by:

a)

Creating great works of art that could be sold to people in the Americas

b)

Encouraging a new spirit of adventure and curiosity

c)

Bringing artist from around the world to study Renaissance techniques.

d)

Causing a split of the Catholic Church

10.

Which Protestant reformer preached the idea of predestination?

a)

Martin Luther

b)

John Wesley

c)

Henry VIII

d)

John Calvin

11.

What accounted for the majority of the population loss suffered by Native American after the European arrival?

a)

epidemic diseases

b)

enslavement

c)

losses in warfare

d)

internal civil conflicts

12.

One major effect of the Protestant Reformation on western Europe was the:

a)

decline in religious unity

b)

increased power of the Catholic pope

c)

reduction in religious wars

d)

increase in the sale of indulgences by the Catholic Church

13.

What effect did the arrival of Europeans have on both the Aztec and Inca civilizations?

a)

It led to democratic reforms in both civilizations

b)

It led to the destruction of the Aztec and Inca civilizations.

c)

It led to the migration of Aztec and Inca civilizations to Europe.

d)

It led to improved healthcare and education systems in both civilizations.

14.

Which of the following terms describes the series of meetings held by the Catholic Church following the Protestant Reformation?

a)

the Council of Trent

b)

the Diet of Worms

c)

the Reconquista

d)

the Spanish Inquisition

15.

Which statement best explains the population trend shown in this graph?

a)

Native Americans believed in polygamy

b)

Native beliefs included sacrifice

c)

Europeans brought disease to Central America

d)

Tribal warfare raged during this time period

16.

Johannes Gutenberg was responsible for

a)

the invention of moveable type in the West

b)

the unification of the Holy Roman Empire

c)

the construction of the Wittenberg cathedral during the 15th century

d)

the defeat of the Catholic forces during the Thirty Years War

17.

Which of these describes a major difference between Martin Luther’s beliefs and the beliefs of the Catholic Church?

a)

Baptism alone allows sinners to achieve grace.

b)

Only priests should be allowed to interpret scripture.

c)

Sinners may achieve salvation through faith alone

d)

Only by receiving communion may sinners be saved.

18.

A historian might use the above image, De humani corporis fabrica (1555) as evidence of:

a)

the Roman Catholic Church’s disapproval of accurate depictions of the human form

b)

the connection between Renaissance art and increased biological knowledge through the use of dissections

c)

the importance of one-point perspective in architectural drawings

d)

the tendency in the sixteenth century to focus on idealized female forms

19.

What were Europeans’ main motives for making voyages of exploration?

a)

to test their new technologies

b)

to grow wealthy and spread Christianity

c)

to break the Portuguese monopoly on trade

d)

to gain extra land for a growing population

20.

The powerful family from Florence that acted as patrons to many early Renaissance artists and writers was the:

a)

Medicis

b)

Donatellos

c)

Machiavellians

d)

Habsburgs

21.

The grants of land and native workers to individual Spaniards as a labor system were called

a)

obrajes

b)

audencias

c)

encomiendas

d)

consulados

22.

Renaissance art made use of all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

abstract geometric shapes

b)

perspective

c)

accurate and detailed depictions of human anatomy

d)

both secular and religious subjects

23.

The Renaissance began in which of the following countries?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Italy

24.

The author of this passage, Niccolò Machiavelli, was

a)

the leader of Florence during the Renaissance

b)

one of the Terrible Popes

c)

a major figure in the Protestant Reformation

d)

a political philosopher who wanted to

influence the powerful Medici family

25.

Which of the following was an important demographic (population) change that occurred between 1450 and 1750?

a)

new navigational inventions made sea travel on the Atlantic Ocean more practical

b)

social mobility increased as new opportunities opened in the Western Hemisphere

c)

native groups in the Americas were devastated by disease contracted from Europeans

d)

absolute governments proved to be much less effective than constitutional monarchies

26.

The literary movement that started the Renaissance and was based on a renewed interest in classical learning and focus on the individual was:

a)

utopianism

b)

humanism

c)

Machiavellianism

d)

idealism

27.

What was one major effect of the invention of the printing press?

a)

It helped introduce new leadership roles in the church.

b)

It helped popularize reforms in the Catholic Church.

c)

It helped increase the spread of new religious ideas.

d)

It helped Catholic leaders increase power.

28.

What was the main difference between Calvinism and Lutheranism?

a)

Calvinism taught that the pope had ultimate authority

b)

Calvinism taught that salvation could not be earned.

c)

Calvinism taught the doctrine of predestination...

d)

Calvinism taught that everyone will be saved.

29.

Which of the following English monarchs was responsible for adopting a more moderate position of religious pragmatism (tolerance) known as the Media Via following the Protestant Reformation?

a)

Henry VIII

b)

Edward VI

c)

Elizabeth I

d)

Mary I

30.

Which Western European kingdom was the first to pursue widespread maritime exploration along the west coast of Africa and into the Indian Ocean?

a)

England

b)

Spain

c)

Portugal

d)

France

          

31.

How did the style of portraits and sculptures illustrate the ideas of the Renaissance?

a)

They incorporated religious themes into vague natural scenes

b)

They created a magical mood by depicting religious figures hovering.s

c)

They used realism to reveal the individual personality of their subjects.

d)

They emphasized technical aspects to highlight scientific achievement

32.

Which Protestant reformer preached the idea of predestination?

a)

John Wesley

b)

Henry VIII

c)

Martin Luther

d)

John Calvin

33.

What accounted for the majority of the population loss suffered by Native American after the European arrival?

a)

losses in warfare

b)

epidemic disease

c)

internal civil conflicts

d)

enslavement

34.

One major effect of the Protestant Reformation on western Europe was the:

a)

increased power of the Catholic pope

b)

increase in the sale of indulgences by the Catholic Church

 

c)

reduction in religious wars

d)

decline in religious unity

35.

What effect did the arrival of Europeans have on both the Aztec and Inca civilizations?

a)

It led to the destruction of the Aztec and Inca civilizations.

b)

It led to the migration of Aztec and Inca civilizations to Europe

c)

It led to democratic reforms in both civilizations.

d)

It led to improved healthcare and education systems in both civilizations.

36.

Which of the following terms describes the series of meetings held by the Catholic Church following the Protestant Reformation

a)

the Spanish Inquisition

b)

the Diet of Worms

c)

the Council of Trent

d)

the Reconquista.

37.

Which statement best explains the population trend shown in this graph?

a)

Native Americans believed in polygamy

b)

Europeans brought disease to Central America

c)

Tribal warfare raged during this time period

d)

Native beliefs included sacrifice

38.

Johannes Gutenberg was responsible for

a)

the construction of the Wittenberg cathedral during the 15th century

b)

the defeat of the Catholic forces during the     Thirty Years War

c)

the invention of moveable type in the West

d)

the unification of the Holy Roman Empire

39.

Which of these describes a major difference between Martin Luther’s beliefs and the beliefs of the Catholic Church?

a)

Sinners may achieve salvation through faith alone.

b)

Baptism alone allows sinners to achieve grace.

c)

Only by receiving communion may sinners be saved.

d)

Only priests should be allowed to interpret scripture.

40.

A historian might use the above image, De humani corporis fabrica (1555) as evidence of:

a)

the Roman Catholic Church’s disapproval of accurate depictions of the human form

b)

the tendency in the sixteenth century to focus      on idealized female forms

c)

the importance of one-point perspective in architectural drawings.

d)

the connection between Renaissance art and increased biological knowledge

41.

What were Europeans’ main motives for making voyages of exploration?

a)

to break the Portuguese monopoly on trade

b)

to grow wealthy and spread Christianity

c)

to gain extra land for a growing population

d)

to test their new technologies

42.

The powerful family from Florence that acted as patrons to many early Renaissance artists and writers was the:

a)

Machiavellians

b)

Tortugas

c)

Donatellos

d)

Medicis

43.

The grants of land and native workers to individual Spaniards as a labor system were called

a)

obrajes

b)

audencias

c)

consulados

d)

encomiendas

44.

Renaissance art made use of all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

accurate and detailed depictions of human anatomy

        

b)

both secular and religious subjects

c)

abstract geometric shapes

d)

perspective

45.

Innovations

·       Caravel

·       Astrolabe

·       Magnetic Compass

 

Which Age did these innovations contribute MOST to?

a)

Agricultural Revolution

b)

Exploration

c)

Reformation

d)

Industrial Revolution

46.

The Renaissance began in which of the following countries?

a)

Luxembourg

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Italy

47.

The literary movement that started the Renaissance and was based on a renewed interest in classical learning and focus on the individual was:

a)

utopianism

b)

humanism

c)

idealism

d)

Machiavellianism

48.

What was one major effect of the invention of the printing press?

a)

It helped Catholic leaders increase power.

b)

It helped popularize reforms in the Catholic Church.

c)

It helped increase the spread of new religious ideas.

d)

It helped introduce new leadership roles in the church.

49.

Which individual’s work had the greatest impact on the spread of Martin Luther’s ideas?

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Johannes Gutenberg

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Niccolò Machiavelli

50.

In The Prince, Machiavelli advises rulers to

a)

seek the approval of the people

b)

promote openness in government

c)

learn and follow the commandments of the Church

d)

establish and maintain power