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global studies exam

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which movement launched the Italian Renaissance?

a)

secularism

b)

protestantism

c)

humanism

d)

realism

2.

What artistic element did Raphael use to create a sense of depth in the School of Athens?

a)

cartography

b)

woodcut

c)

perspective

d)

vernacular

3.

For what was Lorenzo de Medici best known?

a)

application of scientific principles

b)

patronage of the arts

c)

promotion of Church teachings

d)

use of vernacular language

4.

Who is often considered the greatest writer in the English language because he created several new words/phrases and wrote pieces that related to life across all historical periods?

a)

Thomas More

b)

Desiderius Erasmus

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Johann Gutenberg

5.

What was Johann Gutenberg's contribution during the time of the Renaissance?

a)

applied scientific principles to develop more accurate maps

b)

dissected bodies to advance the study of human anatomy

c)

published works that criticized the Church

d)

developed moveable type for a new printing press

6.

Which Church practice did Martin Luther criticize in his 95 Theses?

a)

prosecution of heresy

b)

refusal to grant divorces

c)

sale of indulgences

d)

use of idols in mass

7.

Who were Protestants?

a)

People who supported Luther's ideas

b)

People who supported the pope in Rome

c)

People who supported the pope in France

d)

People who supported the Counter Reformation

8.

How did the Council of Trent serve as a piece of the Counter-Reformation?

a)

It was a response by the Catholic Church to reflect on their beliefs and practices.

b)

It was a meeting held by Renaissance artists to discuss ways to make art more secular.

c)

It was a meeting where the Catholic Church peacefully encouraged their followers to join protestant religions.

d)

It was a meeting of patrons to decide which playwrights to support. 

9.

What did Desiderius Erasmus and Thomas More promote in their writing?

a)

educational and social reforms

b)

political rebellion

c)

economic exchange

d)

feudalism

10.

What did Northern Renaissance artists mostly portray in their paintings?

a)

classical mythology

b)

everyday life

c)

idealistic forms

d)

religious themes

11.

In what city did Anglicanism begin?

a)

London

b)

Rome

c)

Wittenberg

d)

Geneva

12.

Which Protestant denomination spread to Scotland?

a)

Lutheranism 

b)

Anglicanism

c)

Calvinism

d)

Catholicism

13.

Which faith believes that good works can lead to salvation?

a)

Anglicanism

b)

Calvinism

c)

Lutheranism

d)

Catholicism

14.

Which faith is headed by a council of elders?

a)

Anglicanism

b)

Calvinism

c)

Lutheranism

d)

Catholicism

15.

Which of the following did Greek philosophers consider most important?

a)

evidence

b)

observation and experimentation

c)

reasoning

d)

logic and mathematics

16.

Who FIRST proposed the heliocentric theory?

a)

Nicolaus Copernicus

b)

Johannes Kepler

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Robert Hooke

17.

How did Boyle's theory challenge the ideas of Aristotle?

a)

Boyle said that matter is composed of small particles, not four elements

b)

Boyle proposed that orbits were elliptical rather than circular.

c)

Boyle used mathematics to describe the universe.

d)

Boyle proposed that a person's health does not depend on four humors.

18.

What great advancement did Sir Francis Bacon bring to science?

a)

law of universal gravitation

b)

invention of the microscope

c)

invention of the color wheel

d)

the scientific method and rationalism

19.

During the first half of the 1400s (prior to exploration), who had the strongest control of land routes between Europe and Asia?

a)

Portuguese and Spanish

b)

French and Irish

c)

Indians and Spanish

d)

Muslims and Italians

20.

Why was the Silk Road no longer the desired route to take from Europe to Asia?

a)

It became expensive, dangerous, and slow

b)

There was no longer a demand for Asian goods

c)

Goods from Asia were cheap quality

d)

Sea routes were already the more established way to travel

21.

What was the main goal of exploration in the 1400s?

a)

find new lands to exploit

b)

make more accurate maps

c)

find an alternative sea route to Asia

d)

compete with other European nations for land

22.

What is true of cartography during the Age of Exploration?

a)

It began as a highly developed craft that gradually declined in importance as explorers made more discoveries

b)

Greek knowledge of the known world was preserved by the French and kept secret for most of the Age of Explora

c)

Maps were at first distorted (not true to life) but began to be continually perfected as more discoveries were made

d)

The first world map developed by the Portuguese was pretty much identical to the maps we use today.

23.

Which of the following motivations for early exploration best describes Europeans' desire for fame and adventure?

a)

Gold

b)

God

c)

Glory

d)

All of the Above

24.

Which of the following motivations for early exploration best describes Europeans' desire to convert Native Americans to Christianity?

a)

God

b)

Gold

c)

Glory

d)

Growth

25.

What did Prince Henry the Navigator establish?

a)

a navigation school in Portugal

b)

a shipbuilding yard in Spain

c)

a mapmaking school in England

d)

a company to develop new navigational tools in France

26.

What advantage did the caravel have over earlier ships?

a)

It could sail out of sight of land

b)

It had space to carry a large crew

c)

It provided sleeping quarters for the crewI

d)

It could sail effectively against the wind

27.

How did Portuguese traders reach India?

a)

They reached an agreement with the Ottoman Empire for a land route

b)

They worked with Spain to sail around the world

c)

Vasco da Gama sailed around the southern tip of Africa to reach India

d)

The Portuguese did not reach India but found Brazil instead.

28.

What was the purpose of the Treaty of Tordesillas?

a)

to evenly divide the New World between England and Spain

b)

to settle the rivalry between Portugal and Spain

c)

to provide land for the Netherlands in the New World

d)

to settle the rivalry between England and France

29.

What area of the New World was colonized by Portugal?

a)

Peru

b)

Mexico

c)

Caribbean

d)

Brazil

30.

What part of the Columbian Exchange most impacted the Native Americans?

a)

coffee beans

b)

diseases

c)

vanilla and cacao beans

d)

honeybees

31.

Who helped Cortes and his men conquer the Aztec capital?

a)

escaped enslaved people from Portuguese merchant ships

b)

native tribes who wanted to meet the Spaniards

c)

native tribes who resented Aztec rule

d)

Aztec tribes from West Africa

32.

Which statement best explains how the defeat of the Aztec and the Inca are related?

a)

The spread of smallpox helped the Spanish in both conflicts

b)

Additional troops from Spain were used for both conflicts 

c)

Native American tribes were mostly at peace with each other before the conflict

d)

Hernan Cortes's leadership helped the Spanish in each conflict. 

33.

What was the triangular trade?

a)

a trade network between Europe, West Africa, and the New World

b)

a trade route between Portugal, Brazil, and India

c)

a trade network between Spain, Portugal, and Great Britain

d)

a trade route between Spain, Mexico, and Peru

34.

What part of the triangular trade was the Middle Passage?

a)

from West Africa to the Americas

b)

from the Americas to Europe

c)

from Europe to India

d)

from Europe to West Africa

35.

17. What conditions did enslaved people face on the Middle Passage?

a)

Enslaved people were squeezed together in dark, overcrowded holds.

b)

enslaved people were held in rooms below deck with about five other people.

c)

Enslaved people had good food and plenty of exercise so they would sell for the highest price.

d)

Enslaved people were squeezed together but given plenty of food and water. 

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36.

An economic sytem based on investing money for profit

a)

Market Economy

b)

Cottage Industry

c)

Capitalism

d)

Mercantilism

37.

Mother County says: If possible, buy all your goods from...

a)

domestic companies

b)

companies going out of business

c)

foreign companies

d)

successful companies

38.

A small-scale business in which people work mostly at home.

a)

Market Economy

b)

Cottage Industry

c)

Capitalism

d)

Mercantilism

39.

prices are determined bu the buying and selling decisions of individuals in the market-place

a)

Market Economy

b)

Cottage Industry

c)

Capitalism

d)

Mercantilism

40.

nations try to gather as much gold and sliver as possible by controlling trade and establishing...

a)

Market Economy

b)

Cottage Industry

c)

Capitalism

d)

Mercantilism

41.

Mother Country says: Spare no expensive for...

a)

lumber and fur

b)

cotton candy

c)

gold and silver

d)

a decent port

42.

Mercantilism is used in order for the mother country to become

a)

dependent on alliances

b)

bankrupt and corrupt

c)

wealthy and powerful

d)

civilized and democratic

43.

In order for mercantilism to work, the mother country must get what from their colonies

a)

Manufactured goods

b)

Raw materials

c)

Loans

d)

Advice

44.

Mother Country syas: Do not buy goods from...

a)

strangers

b)

foreign countries

c)

your neighbor

d)

your country

45.

The whole purpose of mercantilism is to benefit...

a)

the colony

b)

the mother country

c)

the environment

d)

other countries around the world

46.

In order for mercantilism to work, the mother country has to...

a)

decrease trade

b)

pick fights with other countries

c)

import more than they export

d)

export more than they import

47.

Mother countries would sell__ for high prices to make a larger profit

a)

manufactured goods

b)

raw materials

c)

a portion of their land

d)

lumber

48.

Eventually, mercantilism will probably make a colony feel...

a)

appreciated

b)

angry

c)

valued

d)

happy

49.

Mother Country says: As much as possible, keep gold and silver...

a)

to trade with foreign countries

b)

saved in your home, don't spend it

c)

in nature, do not mine it

d)

circulating within the country

50.

Feudalism is...

(a)  

51.

Knight...

(a)  

52.

Manor...

a)

An agricultural estate that provided land, food, and protection to its inhabitants

b)

Sign of the Middle Ages - it is dangerous in Europe - people stay INSIDE!

c)

Time period from roughly 400 A.D. to 1500 A.D.

Serf

d)

Person given a fied under the system of feudalism

53.

Sir Francis Bacon

a)

Scientific method

Scientific rationalism

b)

Scintific impulse

c)

universe

d)

containment

54.

Rene Descartes 

a)

Scientific rationalism

b)

Scientific mobility

c)

Scientific Gifts

d)

Scientific feudalism

55.

Locke

a)

Natural rights

b)

Artificial rights

c)

Trial rights

d)

Unidentified Rights

56.

Queen Elizabeth I and King James I

a)

Patrons of Shakespeare

b)

Focused on the golden age of art and culture in England

c)

Focused on human emotions

d)

Made many words and phrases

57.

Medieval...

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Time period from roughly 400 A.D. to 1500 A.D.

c)

A peasant tied to the lord’s land under the system of feudalism

d)

Vassal gets land from lord in exchange for protection and military service

Middle Ages