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WorksheetsFinal Test Study Guide Part 1
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 8mins
Based on the map, what made the Italian city-states an ideal location for the Renaissance to begin?
They remained united after the fall of the Roman Empire.
They were centrally located in the Mediterranean Sea, and they were divided, which brought competition between the individual city-states.
Impact of the Printing Press
Before the Renaissance, most people could neither read nor write. Only the wealthy were educated. In Europe, nearly all documents were written in Latin, the language of the Roman Empire and of the Catholic Church. The languages that people commonly spoke, such as French, German, or English, were not used for religious texts.
However, during the Renaissance books began to be translated from Latin or Greek into the language that people spoke every day. As a result, more people learned to read and to write. This increase in literacy made the demand for books soar. During the 1500s, an estimated 150 million books were printed in Europe. This figure is all the more astounding because Europe had fewer than 80 million people at the time.
According to the passage, how did the invention of the printing press impact society?
Promoted Literacy (reading and writing)
Promoted Trade
Italian Politics during the time of the Renaissance was dominated by the rising merchant class. In Florence the richest banking family, the Medici family, controlled the government. It was Cosimo de' Medici who wanted to make Florence the most beautiful city in the world. He hired artists to decorate his palace and architects to redesign many buildings.
Based on the passage, how did people gain power during the Italian Renaissance?
People could gain power by being wealthy merchants and/or bankers.
People could gain power by ruling as lords over feudal lands
Both Paintings are of Mary and Jesus. The one on the left is from the Medieval Age and the one on the right is from the Renaissance.
Based on these 2 images how is the Renaissance Art different from earlier ages?
Renaissance art was more focused on religion.
Renaissance art had more realistic and life-like people.
“With a core population recently estimated at 5 to 6 million people, the Aztec Empire was a loosely structured and unstable conquest state that witnessed frequent rebellions by its subject peoples. Conquered peoples and cities were required to regularly deliver to their Aztec rulers impressive quantities of textiles and clothing, military supplies, jewelry, and other luxuries, various foodstuffs, animal products, building materials, rubber balls, paper, and more.
According to this passage, how did the Aztecs strengthen their economy?
Increasing their wealth by collecting goods (tax collection)
The invention of new weapons
How did the Inca adapt to their environment in order to farm?
Built terraces into mountains to create more usable farmland
Basins to hold rainwater for farming
How did the arrival of the Spanish effect the Inca?
The Spanish helped the Inca become an Empire.
The Spanish ended the Inca Empire.
Why did the Aztecs perform Human Sacrifice?
To have higher crop yields.
The Aztecs did not perform Human Sacrifice.
In Greek Mythology, the gods are seen as great and powerful beings. However, they are given human qualities and interact with human beings. They help humans win contests, fall in love with humans, and get jealous of humans.
Based on this reading, How were the gods viewed in Greek Mythology?
The gods were great and powerful and given human qualities.
The gods were great and powerful and evil.
Alexander's Empire was the largest the world had yet seen. He conquered the Greeks, the Egyptians, and the Persians. Alexander admired the Greek culture. He spread Greek culture throughout his empire. He modeled new cities on Greek cities, built temples and theaters in the Greek style. He even encouraged Greeks to move to his new cities throughout his empire.
How did Alexander transform the places he conquered?
He spread Egyptian culture throughout the lands that he conquered.
He spread Hellenistic culture throughout the lands that he conquered.
Which statement best compares citizenship for Athens and Rome?
In both Athens and Rome, everyone was able to vote if they had been born in the empire.
In both Athens and Rome, women were not allowed to vote and had limited rights.
One reason emperors expanded the Roman Empire was to control hostile neighbors. Another reason for expansion was economic. Conquered people had to pay taxes which was used to build roads, new Roman cities, and support the army.
How did conflict and conquest impact the economy of Rome?
Conquered peoples increased the wealth of the Roman Empire.
Conquered people hurt the economy of the Roman Empire.
When Rome conquered new territories, they found the local roads to be mud tracks. The Romans needed better roads. So they built new very straight roads made of stone. These roads let the army and orders move quickly throughout the empire. During times of peace, the roads increased the economy.
How did the Romans adapt to their environment?
The Romans built a network of paved roads
The Romans built terrace farms in order to farm the mountains
