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Cumulative Review Part 2

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was one of the ways the Renaissance spread from Italy to other places in Europe?

a)

The Black Death caused refugees who carried the ideas with them

b)

The Catholic Church required everyone in Europe to copy the ideas of the Italian city-states

c)

Several armies invaded Italy. The soldiers spread stories of what they saw when they returned home

d)

The Crusades carried ideas from Italy to the Middle East

2.

What sculpture is this?

a)

David by Donatello

b)

Danny by Raphael

c)

David by Leonardo

d)

David by Michelangelo

3.

What was an explosion of discoveries and ideas that started in Europe during the 1500s?

a)

Enlightenment

b)

Protestant Reformation

c)

Black Death

d)

Scientific Revolution

4.

Where do historians feel the Renaissance began in Italy?

a)

Twin Valley Middle School

b)

Venice

c)

Florence

d)

The Globe Theater

5.

One of the most important ideas from the Renaissance that allowed ideas to spread more quickly.

a)

Perspective

b)

Greece and Rome

c)

Building designer

d)

Printing Press

6.

Philosophers and painters of the Renaissance and wanted to return to the times of ...

a)

Perspective

b)

Greece and Rome

c)

The Middle Ages

d)

about 3 weeks ago

7.

Florence, Milan, Rome were all Italian ____________ during the Renaissance

a)

Frescos

b)

Humanisms

c)

City States

d)

Architects

8.

Which was a key intellectual movement or philosophy of the Renaissance?

a)

Humanism

b)

City State

c)

Cultural relativism

d)

Behavioralism

9.

A painting technique done on fresh wet plaster...

a)

Humanism

b)

Fresco

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Perspective

10.

Who was the painter of the Sistine Chapel?

a)

da Vinci

b)

Raphael

c)

Machiavelli

d)

Michelangelo

11.

What is a city-centered culture like Renaissance Italy referred to as?

a)

Urban Society

b)

Dowry

c)

Secular

d)

Middle Ages

12.

What does the word Renaissance translate to?

a)

Rebirth

b)

New Born

c)

Secular

d)

Dowry

13.

Book of Machiavelli which stated it was "okay to do bad if you do good for your people"....

a)

Dante's Inferno

b)

Dowry

c)

Secular

d)

The Prince

14.
What provided the major economic support for the Renaissance?
a)
wealthy patrons
b)
church officials
c)
government grants
d)
kings competing for prestige
15.
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
16.
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Boticceli
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Donatello
17.
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
18.

Whose famous writings are the picture shown above?

a)

Da Vinci

b)

Donatello

c)

Fresco

d)

Michelangelo

19.

Architect....

a)

Perspective

b)

Greece and Rome

c)

Building designer

d)

Printing Press

20.

What was the theory that said that the Earth and all the planets revolve around the sun?

a)

Geocentric

b)

Heliocentric

c)

Geographic

d)

The Earth is flat

21.

What does Renaissance mean?

a)

retry

b)

remade

c)

rebirth

d)

remember

22.

What inspired a lot of Europeans to go to Asia?

a)

Marco Polo's book

b)

Seeing the printing press

c)

The adventure of traveling by camel

d)

Seeing the Great Wall of China

23.

What problems did Europeans have with traveling by ocean?

a)

boats weren't invented

b)

lack of good maps and poor technology

c)

there was no way to protect from sharks

d)

many thought the world was flat and the ocean ended

24.

What was a solution to the lack of equipment for sailing?

a)

The printing press created new maps.

b)

Factories began making updated equipment.

c)

Marco Polo wrote a book.

d)

Prince Henry opened a school of navigation.

25.

What were the advantages of the caravel ship?

a)

It was cheaper to build.

b)

I could sail in deeper waters.

c)

It was shark proof.

d)

It would carry more goods and moved faster.

26.

How did people create better maps?

a)

People studied journals of former explorers.

b)

People studied the north star and horizon.

c)

People traveled the coast and drew it.

d)

People just tried a little harder.

27.

Expedition is a trip with the goal of

a)

resting

b)

exploring

c)

map making

d)

relaxing

28.

How did the European maps look differently than they do today?

a)

North and South America were not on the map.

b)

Africa was not on the map.

c)

Europe was not on the map.

d)

All continents were drawn as circles.

29.

What did Leif Erickson do?

a)

He lead Vikings to North America.

b)

He went to Prince Henry's School of Navigation.

c)

He invented the printing press.

d)

He lead Vikings to Asia.

30.
Who was NOT a major influence in the Reformation?
a)
Martin Luther
b)
King Henry the VIII
c)
John Calvin
d)
Percales of Athens
31.
What was the main point made by the 95 theses?
a)
Catholic Church is great!
b)
Catholic church is corrupt with indulgences
c)
The Counter- Reformation shows progress
d)
Predestination is determined by God
32.
What was the Catholic Church promising with if you bought indulgences?
a)
automatic entrance into Heaven
b)
predestination 
c)
charity 
d)
A chance to fight in the 30 years war
33.
Who is the head of the Anglican Church?
a)
The King of England
b)
Martin Luther
c)
John Calvin
d)
The Pope
34.
Which of the following movements happened in Europe that led to the Reformation?
a)
Fall of Rome
b)
Renaissance
c)
River Valley Civilizations
d)
Mongol Empire
35.
A heretic is 
a)
Someone who challenges church doctrine
b)
Someone who works for the Inquisition.
c)
Someone who sells fish
d)
A protestor
36.
The printing press was important because 
a)
religious ideas reached people faster. 
b)
the Church had more control over what people read.
c)
people could make flyers more quickly
d)
It slowed down the Reformation
37.
What was the Protestant Reformation?
a)
an attempt to overthrow the Pope and replace him with a Frenchman.
b)
an attempt to reform the Catholic practices that were considered corrupt.
c)
a call for Christian Europe to reclaim the Holy Land from the Arabs.
d)
a call for a new pope
38.
Luther was able to criticize the Roman Catholic Church and translate the Bible into German primarily because
a)
German princes protected him.
b)
he bought indulgences.
c)
he was Pope Leo's cousin.
d)
the Pope tolerated it.
39.
This was the Church practice of selling forgiveness for sin 
a)
Usury
b)
Tithe
c)
Sin Tax
d)
Indulgences
40.
The idea that God has already determined who will be saved is called
a)
indulgence
b)
diet
c)
predestination
d)
theocracy
41.
What event was the start of the Protestant Reformation?
a)
Martin Luther creating a competing church to the Catholic Church
b)
Martin Luther taking over the church at Worms from the Catholic Priest
c)
Martin Luther writing a book condemning the Catholic Church
d)
Martin Luther posting his suggestions for reforms to the church to the door of the church
42.
Which of the following were beliefs that Martin Luther?
a)
Money was the root of all evil in the world
b)
Man is saved by grace through Faith
c)
Good works is required to earn a person salvation
d)
Heaven is reserved for the selected few who earn God's favor on earth
43.
Why did Henry VIII break away from the Catholic Church?
a)
Henry VIII had deep theological disagreements with the Church
b)
The Pope Excommunicated Henry VIII
c)
Henry VIII started a war with the king of Spain, the Pope's distant cousin
d)
He wanted to annul his marriage to marry his girlfriend to get an heir to the throne
44.
What religion were ALL Christians before the Reformation?
a)
Jewish
b)
Christian
c)
Catholic
d)
Baptist
45.
Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses were a call for
a)
revolt against German princes.
b)
reforming the Catholic Church.
c)
greater papal authority.
d)
spreading Christianity.
46.
Henry VIII was different from the Other Reformers because he was motivated by political reasons and not religious reasons
a)
True
b)
False
47.
Which of the following best helped Martin Luther's ideas reach other parts of Europe? 
a)
The Bible
b)
The printing press
c)
Church Hierarchy
d)
The Diet of Worms
48.
How many wives did Henry eventually have?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
7
49.

English King who formed the Church of England (Anglican Church)?

a)

King Henry IV

b)

King Henry VI

c)

King Henry VIII

d)

King Henry IX

50.

A form of government controlled by religious leaders

a)

secular

b)

traditional

c)

democracy

d)

theocracy

51.

There was a Protestant group called the Anabaptists. What was their core belief?

a)

Heaven was achieved by Faith & Good Works (Like Catholicism)

b)

Adults were to be re-baptized

c)

Church rules and government rules should be meshed together

52.

Geo means _____________.

a)

Sun

b)

Earth

c)

Moon

d)

Stars

53.

Helio means _________.

a)

Earth

b)

Moon

c)

Sun

d)

Stars

54.

This person was the first to use a telescope to observe objects in space.

a)

Galileo

b)

Aristotle

c)

Da Vinc

d)

Gutenberg

55.

This astronomer proposed a heliocentric model of the universe.

a)

Da Vinci

b)

King Henry VIII

c)

Copernicus

d)

Galileo

56.

Which theory does this picture depict.

a)

Heliocentric

b)

Geocentric

c)

Solar

d)

Moon

57.

Which theory does this picture depict.

a)

Heliocentric

b)

Geocentric

c)

Solar

d)

Moon

58.

The Catholic Church actively supported the ________ Model of the Universe.

a)

Heliocentric

b)

Geocentric

c)

none

59.

This figure was the Father of the Scientific Revolution.

a)

Copernicus

b)

Aristotle

c)

Newton

d)

Da Vinci

60.

This invention helped Galileo to better study the sky and learn about how the planets function?

a)

microscope

b)

barometer

c)

thermometer

d)

telescope

61.

This scientist, _________ discovered the Scientific Method?

a)

Copernicus

b)

Newton

c)

Galileo

d)

Bacon

62.

The _______ helped scientist to magnify an object and to take a closer look at it.

a)

barometer

b)

mircrowave

c)

microscope

d)

telescope

63.

Which law states that every object in the universe has a force that pulls on it?

a)

Law of Motion

b)

Law of Gravity

c)

Law of Time

d)

Law of Space

64.

_____________________ was a mathematician who improved scientific research

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Rene Descartes

c)

Aristotle

65.

4. Galileo Galilei discovered that Jupiter had four moons, the sun had dark spots, and that the moon has a ______________ surface.

a)

smooth and perfect

b)

rough and uneven

c)

pure

66.

Why were only pigs dissected for human medical research until the Scientific Revolution?

a)

They had a similar anatomy as humans

b)

Francis bacon wanted to name them after him

c)

Pigs were too intelligent and people feared that they would take over

67.

The Scientific Method is a way of relying on ancient authors and church teachings for scientific research

a)

True

b)

False

68.

Francis Bacon believed that if we explore and improve science then will better understand the world

a)

True

b)

False

69.

Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the thermometer in 1714 and then used on a different scale by Anders Celsius

a)

True

b)

False

70.
Where did Hernan Cortes land?
a)
Texas
b)
Florida
c)
Mexico
d)
California
71.

This explorer was the first to reach the Pacific Ocean. He was the first to see it.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Vasco Nunez de Balboa

c)

Amerigo Vespuci

d)

John Cabot

72.

A navigational tool that early explorers used.

a)

Compass

b)

Pencil and Paper

c)

Ipad

d)

Computer

73.

He was trying to find the Northwest Passage but got stuck in the frozen ice and snow. His crew mutinied against him by sending him out on a boat with 8 other crew members and he was never seen again.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Henry Hudson

c)

Juan Ponce de Leon

d)

Hernando Cortez

74.
What group of Europeans reached North America 500 years before Columbus?
a)
Dutch
b)
Spanish
c)
Vikings
d)
Portuguese 
75.
What new technology helped the explorers improve navigation in the 1400ś?
a)
compass
b)
astrolabe
c)
improved maps
d)
all of the choices
76.
What conquistador defeated the Aztecs in Mexico?
a)
Henry Hudson
b)
Columbus
c)
Cortes
d)
Ponce de Leon
77.

He explored Florida for Spain in the early 1500s

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Ponce de Leon

c)

Francisco Pizarro

d)

Hernan Cortes

78.

He conquered the Aztec Empire for Spain in 1521

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Hernan Cortes

c)

Hernando de Soto

d)

Francisco Pizarro

79.

He conquered Peru and the Inca Empire for Spain

a)

Hernan Cortes

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Ponce de Leon

d)

Francisco Pizarro

80.

Where was Christopher Columbus born?

a)

Spain

b)

Italy

c)

France

d)

Africa

81.

What is the name of a Spanish soldier/explorer?

a)

warrior

b)

Viking

c)

super hero

d)

conquistador

82.

Most explorers were exploring from which country?

a)

Africa

b)

Spain

c)

Europe

d)

France

83.
Archeologists have found evidence of a Viking settlement in ___.
a)
Hispaniola
b)
Asia
c)
Newfoundland
84.
Queen Isabella of ___ agreed to fund Columbus' expedition.
a)
Italy
b)
Portuguese
c)
Spain
85.

Which of the following is the most complete definition of 'America'?

a)

'America' is the U.S.A.

b)

'America' is the U.S.A. and Mexico

c)

'America' is the ideas and dreams of our people.

d)

'America' is the land and people of the North, Central, and South American continents.

86.

Who were the first Americans?

a)

Christopher Columbus and those guys

b)

People from Asia who migrated to the Americas and became the 'Native Americans.'

c)

The Vikings.

d)

The Pilgrims.

87.

History teaches us a lot about several advanced Native American civilizations that thrived during the past 3,000 years. Among those civilizations are:

a)

the Olmec and the Maya

b)

the Aztec

c)

the Inca

d)

all of these

88.

The Aztecs were wanderers for a long time, but finally settled:

a)

where Mexico City is today

b)

where Los Angeles is today

c)

the kept wandering

d)

where Guatemala City is today

89.

the Aztecs settled ...

a)

in the desert

b)

in the mountains

c)

on a small, swampy island in a lake

d)

in caves, deep underground

90.

the Aztecs are famous for many things, including engineering. In order to build heavy structures on swampy ground, they:

a)

hung everything from helium balloons

b)

dried the swamp out

c)

blew up rubber rafts under the buildings

d)

drove wooden columns into the ground, and built on top of those

91.

The Aztecs were destroyed by a less-advanced civilization: the Spanish. In what way were the Aztecs more advanced?

a)

Public health and sanitation.

b)

Agriculture.

c)

Education

d)

All of these

92.

What did the Spanish have that helped them overcome the Aztecs?

a)

They carried diseases the Aztecs were not immune to.

b)

They had steel weapons, horses, and gunpowder.

c)

They turned other tribes against the Aztecs, and Aztec people against each other.

d)

All of these.

93.

The Aztecs tried to please their gods in a way that we have trouble understanding. What way was this?

a)

They sacrificed people

b)

They sang songs to their gods

c)

They burned money in baskets

d)

They went on long trips to religious palces

94.

The Aztec civilization thrived

a)

a hundred years ago

b)

a thousand years ago

c)

4,500 years ago, at the same time the Egyptians were building the great pyramid.

d)

700 years ago

95.

One of the most important Olmec crops....

a)

maize

b)

grain

c)

peas

d)

sweet radishes

96.

Thin body of water that connects two larger bodies of water

a)

artifact

b)

island

c)

strait

d)

continent

97.

Migration means....

a)

to be a nomadic people

b)

to inherit

c)

to farm

d)

to move

98.

To believe in many gods

a)

Olmec

b)

artifact

c)

nomadic

d)

polytheistic

99.
The land bridge that connected Asia and North American is called 
a)
the Arctic Circle
b)
Nunavut
c)
Four Corners
d)
Beringia
100.

What are glaciers?

a)

melted water

b)

evaporated water

c)

frozen water

d)

liquid water