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8th Grade S1 Extra Credit Quizizz

Total questions: 92

Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
a)
Rebirth
b)
Stagnation
c)
Traditional
d)
A Latin term for art
2.
What provided the major economic support for the Renaissance?
a)
wealthy patrons
b)
church officials
c)
government grants
d)
kings competing for prestige
3.
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
4.
Which of the following is associated with Humanism?
a)
the ideas of the middle ages
b)
the ideas of Greece & Rome
c)
the ideas of ancient China
d)
the ideas of ancient India
5.
Where did the Renaissance begin?
a)
Italy
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Germany
6.
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Boticceli
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Donatello
7.
What was the Renaissance a "rebirth" of?
a)
Religion
b)
Classical culture
c)
Life (after the black death)
d)
Middle Ages
8.
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
9.
What historical era preceded (came before) the Renaissance?
a)
The Dark Ages
b)
The Enlightenment
c)
The Bronze Age
d)
The Global Age
10.
Which is true of the Renaissance?
a)
The Roman Empire returned to power.
b)
Education, Art, and Culture  became important again.
c)
Religious freedom became common in Europe.
d)
Centaurs roamed the earth.
11.
Which present-day European nation became the center of the Renaissance?
a)
Italy
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Germany
12.
Who created the printing press?
a)
Albrecht Duerer
b)
Leonardo da Vinci
c)
Johannes Gutenberg
d)
Martin Luther
13.
What Northern European city became crucial to the Renaissance spreading to the region?
a)
Flanders
b)
Brussels
c)
Worms
d)
Berlin
14.
If we were English during the Renaissance, what language would be our vernacular?
a)
Latin
b)
English
c)
Greek
d)
Gaelic
15.

He encouraged religious tolerance in the Mughal Empire and presided over a great cultural and artistic age.

a)

Akbar

b)

Shah Abbas

c)

Shah Jahan

d)

Isma'il

16.

He built the Taj Mahal in memory of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal.

a)

Shah Abbas

b)

Isma'il

c)

Esfahan

d)

Shah Jahan

17.

This interaction of two or more cultures produces new languages and new ideas in art, religion, and society.

a)

cultural blending

b)

devshirme

c)

ghazi

d)

Esfahan

18.

This was the term for a warrior for Islam who belonged to a military society with a strict code of conduct.

a)

devshirme

b)

ghazi

c)

Akbar

d)

Isma'il

19.

Artists from many cultures worked together in this capital city of the Safavid Empire.

a)

Esfahan

b)

Constantinople

c)

ghazi

d)

Mecca

20.

This Central Asian conqueror interrupted the growth of the Ottoman Empire.

a)

Shah Abbas

b)

Akbar

c)

Timur the Lame

d)

Esfahan

21.

What did Mehmed II do after he conquered Constantinople?

a)

he forced conversion upon Constantinople's Christian inhabitants

b)

he opened the city to new citizens of many religions and backgrounds

c)

he chipped marble from the Hagia Sophia and sank it in the Black Sea

d)

he captured Cairo, Mecca, and Medina

22.

What did Suleyman the Lawgiver support?

a)

government reform and cultural achievements

b)

the military conquest of India

c)

equality for people of all faiths in his empire

d)

the conquest of Constantinople

23.

How were ghazis and janissaries similar?

a)

they were slaves

b)

they were warriors

c)

they were born into Islam

d)

they converted to Islam

24.

Which of the following did NOT adopt a policy of religious tolerance?

a)

Shah Abbas

b)

Suleyman I

c)

Mehmed II

d)

Isma'il

25.

Which of the following led to the cultural blending in the Ottoman Empire?

a)

migration, trade, and conquest

b)

pursuit of religious converts, trade, and conquest

c)

pursuit of religious freedom, migration, and trade

d)

pursuit of religious converts, conquest, and migration

26.

Which Mughal ruler was most like Shah Abbas in his views on cultural blending?

a)

Akbar

b)

Nur Jahan

c)

Aurangzeb

d)

Jahangir

27.

Why did Shah Jahan ignore his people's needs?

a)

he cared only about conquering new territory

b)

he was more interested in architecture and his wife

c)

he cared only about painting and writing poetry

d)

he received poor advice from his mother, Nur Jahan

28.

What did Suleyman the Lawgiver and Akbar have in common?

a)

architecture, the arts, and literature flourished under their rule

b)

specially trained foreign slaves formed the core of their armies

c)

both appointed Hindus to high government positions

d)

both killed their sons to eliminate competition

29.

What language, meaning "from the soldier's camp," was an example of cultural blending during the Mughal Empire?

a)

Marathi

b)

Sanskrit

c)

Urdu

d)

Hindi

30.

In the West, he was called Othman, and his followers were known as Ottomans.

a)

Timur

b)

Osman

c)

Mehmed II

d)

Selim the Grim

31.

The Ottoman Empire reached its peak size and grandeur during his reign.

a)

Timur

b)

Osman

c)

Mehmed II

d)

Suleyman I

32.

He earned the title "the Conqueror" by leading the Ottomans in conquering Constantinople.

a)

Osman

b)

Mehmed II

c)

Suleyman I

d)

Selim the Grim

33.

He was a warrior who became an able ruler. He turned Hagia Sophia into a mosque and changed the name of Constantinople to Istanbul.

a)

Osman

b)

Timur

c)

Suleyman I

d)

Mehmed II

34.

Isma'il conquered most of what is now

a)

Iran

b)

Iraq

c)

Egypt

d)

Turkey

35.

The group that provided the model on which the Safavids based their government was

a)

the Uzbek

b)

the Chinese

c)

the Ottomans

d)

the "redheads"

36.

This is the religious group to which the Mughal emperors belonged.

a)

Sikhs

b)

Muslims

c)

Hindus

d)

Mughals

37.

Their religious beliefs are a mixture of the doctrines of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Sufisim.

a)

Sikhs

b)

Muslims

c)

Hindus

d)

Mughals

38.

She was a Persian princess who married a son of Akbar's and became a brilliant politician. When her husband proved weak, she took the opportunity to rule India in his name.

a)

Jahangir

b)

Shah Jahan

c)

Nur Jahan

d)

Aurangzeb

39.

This is the group to whom Khusrau turned for aid when he rebelled against his father. As a result, this group became the target of the Mughal's particular hatred.

a)

Hindus

b)

Mughals

c)

Muslims

d)

Sikhs

40.

early Portuguese explorer

a)

Bartolomeu Dias

b)

Prince Henry

c)

Vasco da Gama

d)

Treaty of Tordesillas

e)

Dutch East India Company

41.

Portuguese prince who strongly supported exploration

a)

Bartolomeu Dias

b)

Prince Henry

c)

Vasco da Gama

d)

Treaty of Tordesillas

e)

Dutch East India Company

42.

reduced government expenses and lowered taxes

a)

Qing dynasty

b)

Kangxi

c)

midwife

d)

kabuki

e)

shogunate

43.

The first European power to establish a trade presence in Asia was

a)

Italy

b)

Portugal

c)

the Netherlands

d)

England

44.

The Ming Dynasty allowed only the government to conduct foreign trade in order to

a)

expand the tribute system

b)

control prices

c)

prevent smuggling

d)

limit outside influences in China

45.

Which Chinese dynasty expanded China's borders to include Taiwan, Chinese Central Asia, Mongolia, and Tibet?

a)

Qing Dynasty

b)

Ming Dynasty

c)

Shang Dynasty

d)

Jin Dynasty

46.

Why were male children valued over female children in China?

a)

they could perform vital religious rituals

b)

they supervised the children's education

c)

they managed the family's finances

d)

they could work as textile workers

47.

By 1800, which valuable commodity made up 80 percent of shipments from China to Europe?

a)

tea

b)

silk

c)

ceramics

d)

poppies

48.
The Dutch East India Company was founded to establish and direct trade through what continent?
a)
Asia
b)
Australia
c)
Africa
d)
South America
49.
The Ming Dynasty ruled from 1368 to 1644 in what country?
a)
Japan
b)
India
c)
Indonesia
d)
China
50.

Lands that are controlled by another nation

a)

Conquistadors

b)

Encomienda

c)

Colonies

d)

Mercantilism

51.

What group sought religious freedom and founded a colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620?

a)

Mestizos

b)

Puritans

c)

Catholics

d)

Pilgrims

52.

Where in the Americas did Christopher Columbus land first?

a)

An island in the Caribbean Sea

b)

The southern tip of South America

c)

The coast of what is today Panama

d)

The eastern coast of North America

53.

Which of the following was NOT a reason African slaves were used by the Spanish?

a)

Africans knew how to plant and raise crops

b)

Africans were better able to resist diseases than most Native Americans

c)

There was an existing slave trade

d)

The natives refused to do any work.

54.

How did Bartolome de Las Casas affect race relations in the Americas?

a)

He urged better treatment of Native Americans but proposed using Africans laborers.

b)

He led a well-organized uprising against Spain.

c)

He started a colony in present-day Arizona based on equality of all men.

d)

He visited the king of Spain to protest the growing population of mestizos.

55.

What was the purpose of most of the joint-stock companies of the 1500s and 1600s?

a)

financing wars in Africa

b)

funding colonies in the Americas

c)

paying for the building of slave ships

d)

funding the digging of mines

56.

Which of the following did NOT aid the Spanish in conquering the Aztecs?

a)

disease

b)

larger forces

c)

native enemies

d)

superior weapons

57.

An economic system based on private ownership and the investment of resources for profit is called

a)

mercantilism

b)

capitalism

c)

favorable balance of trade

58.

The voyage that brought captured Africans to the West Indies and later to North and South America was known as the

a)

Atlantic slave trade

b)

triangular trade

c)

middle passage

59.
Which best describes the Seven Years' War?
a)
A European conflict over religion and territory and for power among ruling families, lasting from 1618 to 1648.
b)
A conflict in Europe, North America and India in which Britain and Prussia battled Austria, France and Russia.
c)
One of Russia’s greatest reformers who sought modernize Russia and increase the czar’s power. 
d)
A conflict in which Puritan supporters of Parliament battled supporters of England’s monarchy, lasting from 1642 to 1649.
60.

The "Sun King" - "I am the state."

a)

Louis XIV

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

Peter the Great

d)

Henry VIII

61.

What is Divine Right?

a)

a set of rules used by the greeks

b)

the God given right to rule

c)

Hitler's reason to exterminate Jewish people

d)

Machiavelli's theory on power

62.

Phillip II of Spain believed it was his duty to defend this branch of Christianity.

a)

Calvinism

b)

Catholicism

c)

Protestantism

d)

Baptism

63.

By the end of the 1600s, what had England's system of government become?

a)

an absolute monarchy

b)

a military dictatorship

c)

a constitutional monarchy

d)

a constitutional democracy

64.

was the finance minister under Louis XIV whose policies of mercantilism caused France's economy to grow and prosper

a)

Henry Colbert

b)

Ponce Colbert

c)

Stephen Colbert

d)

Jean Baptiste Colbert

65.

Why did Peter the Great build the city of St. Petersburg?

a)

he wanted a city named after himself

b)

he wanted a seaport that would make it easier to travel to the west

c)

he didn't like Moscow, so he decided to build a new city

d)

he wanted to build a city that was just like the European cities he visited

66.

European monarchs became absolute rulers in response to which of the following?

a)

heavy tax burdens that were levied to support trade and colonial growth

b)

the growth and increased power of nobilities and representative bodies

c)

the increased size of courts and new government bureaucracies

d)

religious and territorial conflicts that caused warfare and revolts

67.

After the northern Dutch gained their freedom from Spain, what type of government did the United Provinces of Netherlands establish?

a)

a republic

b)

a military dictatorship

c)

a constitutional monarchy

d)

an absolute monarchy

68.

What political purpose did the splendid palace at Versailles serve?

a)

to aid the artists of the time displaying their works for others to see

b)

to show the power of Louis XIV and arouse the envy of the other monarchs

c)

to reflect the religious faith of Louis XIV and give the appearance of strength and virtue

d)

to reflect Louis XIV's ideas of westernization and his desire to modernize his country

69.

This document made clear the limits on royal power after the Glorious Revolution.

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

habeas corpus

c)

Parliament

d)

Petition of Right

70.

This Puritan leader abolished the monarchy and ruled as a military dictator.

a)

Oliver Cromwell

b)

Rembrandt van Rijn

c)

Henry IV

d)

James of Scotland

71.

What did Frederick the Great believe a ruler should be?

a)

a father to his people

b)

all-powerful and unrelenting

c)

suspicious of his advisers

d)

a military commander

72.

He stated that the role of gov't was to protect the natural rights of citizens?

a)

John Locke

b)

Baron de Montesquieu

c)

Jean-Jaques Rousseau

d)

Voltaire

73.
Which idea is represented by this list?
a)
The heliocentric theory
b)
The geocentric theory
c)
The social contract
d)
The scientific method
74.

Which philosopher promoted the idea that people deserve freedom of speech and religion?

a)

Montesquieu

b)

Rousseau

c)

Locke

d)

Voltaire

75.

“. . . Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions may be founded only upon the general good. . . .”

—Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, 1789


Which principle of the Enlightenment philosophers is expressed in this quotation from the French Revolution?

a)

natural law

b)

nationalism

c)

free trade

d)

socialism

76.

King Louis XVI locked the doors to the meeting hall for the 3rd Estate's Government, the group then met where? What did they do there?

a)

Tennis Courts and they took an oath called the "Tennis Court Oaths"

b)

Tennis Courts and they took an oath called the "Tennis Net Oaths"

c)

National Assembly Hall and they took an oath called the "Declaration of the Rights of Man"

d)

National Assembly Hall and they wrote a document called the "Declaration of the Rights of Man"

77.

Leader of the National Convention

a)

Maximilien Robespierre

b)

Jean Paul Marat

c)

King Louis XVI

d)

Marie Antoinette

78.

How does nationalism help defeat Napoleon?

a)

Because his people have pride in their empire, so they help him fight for it.

b)

Because the people of Russia rose up due to nationalism and defeated NB.

c)

Because the French people had pride in their leader and country, so they spread the idea to other countries.

d)

Because the oppressed people he took over had pride in their countries, so they began to fight back.

79.
The First Estate was made up of this group.
a)
clergy
b)
common people
c)
nobles
d)
kings and queens
80.
How did Napoleon Bonaparte take power in France in 1799?
a)
Democratically elected 
b)
A coup de'tat 
c)
appointed First Consul in Notre Dame Cathedral
d)
Battle Elephants
81.

Who was the leader of the Committee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror?

a)

King Louis XVI

b)

Maximilien Robespierre

c)

Napoleon Bonepart

d)

Marie Antoinette

82.
What is the name of the individual who oversaw the Reign of Terror. He was eventually named a traitor himself and guillotined.
a)
Maximilien Robespierre
b)
Olympe de Gouge
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
83.

The group at the top of the social class structure in Latin America

a)

Peninsulares

b)

mestizos

c)

mulattoes

d)

creoles

84.

The group at the that often led the revolutions in Latin America and that were people of Spanish descent who were born in the Americas

a)

Peninsulares

b)

mestizos

c)

mulattoes

d)

creoles

85.

The independence movement in Mexico was led, in part, by a priest named?

a)

Simón Bolívar.

b)

Miguel Hidalgo.

c)

Toussaint L'Ouverture.

d)

Dom Pedro.

86.

This movement reflected deep interest both in nature and in the thoughts and feelings of an individual.

a)

Romanticism

b)

Impressionism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Russification

87.

In Latin America during the early 1800's, which of the following probably belonged to the Creole class?

a)

a colonel in the Spanish colonial army.

b)

a governor of a Spanish colony.

c)

an enslaved person working on a plantation.

d)

a person who never had a formal education.

88.

What was the Industrial Revolution?

a)

increased purchases of land by wealthy landowners to cultivate larger fields

b)

increased output of machine-made goods that began in England during the 18th-century

c)

a widespread use of teenagers as factory laborers who worked 14 hour days, 6 days a week

d)

increased populations of urban areas during the 1800's

89.

Which of the following was a result of the agriculture revolution?

a)

Many small farmers became tenant farmers or moved to cities

b)

Enclosures became landmarks of wealthy landowners

c)

Landowners experimented with new agricultural methods

d)

all of the above are true

90.

What was the main cause of the process of urbanization that occurred in 19th-century Britain and elsewhere in western Europe?

a)

poor crop yields

b)

industrialization

c)

improved living conditions in cities

d)

more efficient transportation systems

91.

What was the benefit of being a stockholder in a corporation?

a)

complete ownership of branch corporations

b)

free goods produced by the corporation

c)

not personally responsible for its debts

d)

all of the above

92.

Which region of the country had the MOST miles of railroad track in 1890?

a)

East Coast

b)

Midwest

c)

West

d)

Pacific Coast