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WorksheetsGlobal 9 Final Review
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 49mins
Approximately what percentage of the population of Europe was lost because of the Black Death?
1/2
1/3
1/4
1/8
What does "Renaissance" mean?
to die
rebirth
regain
Master of all
Celebrate the individual
Humanism
Dogism
sonnets
Protestant
Which of the following italian city-states is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance?
Genoa
Venice
Florence
Milan
What governing family was known as the largest patrons of the arts produced in Florence, Italy?
The Medicine family
The Michelangelo family
The Medici family
Which statement describes a characteristic of the Renaissance in Europe?
The social structure became very rigid
rebirth of Greek and Roman culture and ideas
The political structure was disorganized
Humanism decreased in importance
What major contribution did Machiavelli make to the Renaissance?
He painted the Mona Lisa
He wrote the book called "The Prince"
He invented the movable type printing press
He painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome
Who is considered to be the most important multi-talented "Renaissance Man?"
Niccolo Machiavelli
Michelangelo
Leonardo da Vinci
Johannes Gutenberg
What country is considered to be the birthplace of the Renaissance?
Italy
France
Germany
Britain
What was the Catholic Church's response to Martin Luther's 95 Theses?
Excommunication
The Peace of Westphalia
The Counsel of Trent
They ignored it
How were the Protestant Reformation and the European Renaissance similar?
discouraged the growth of strong monarchs
were led by the military
encouraged people to question tradition
supported the return of the Roman Empire
Copernicus showed that the sun
revolved around the earth
was the center of the universe
was the biggest star
had many moons
How did scientists begin challenging authority during the Scientific Revolution?
By careful observation of nature and willingness to question old beliefs
By reading classic literature
By collecting samples of plant life
By forming new government ideas
Who discovered the laws of gravity?
Harvey
Galileo
Copernicus
Newton
Which statement about the Scientific Revolution in Europe is accurate?
The existence of natural laws was rejected
Scientists questioned traditional beliefs about the universe
New ideas supported the geocentric theory of Ptolemy
The Bible was used to justify new scientific findings
This scientist wrote Principia Mathematica y Natura Philosphe, a book that gave us the laws of gravity and calculus.
James Neutron
Tom Ford
Isaac Newton
Rene Descartes
What does the printing press do?
it can type and write all the things which we scan
it is used to re cycle a paper
it is an object which we use to read our text or note
The printing press is a device that allows for the mass production of uniform printed matter, mainly text in the form of books, and news papers.
What happened after the printing press was developed?
Protests happened against the printing press
The printing press was only used in Germany
Printing press technology spread across Europe
No one knows
What happened after the printing press was developed?
Books became cheaper to make
More Europeans learned to read and write
People gained knowledge on math, science and medicine
all answers are correct
What was the importance of the Printing Press?
It saved animals.
It made work harder.
Before, books were written by hand. This took a long time. The new press could produce 300 pages in a single day.
It caused people to hate reading.
What was the impact of the invention of the printing press?
It did not have an impact
It helped spread Renaissance ideas
It made books more expensive
The term used to describe someone who is good at a wide range of things
Renaissance Man
Renaissance Guru
Renaissance Creator
What invention helped to spread the information of the Reformation?
The Globe
The Mona Lisa
The Paint Brush
The Printing Press
DEFINE indulgences.
The money spent by the Pope for luxuries.
The money spent by the Catholic Church on decorations for cathedrals.
A term representing the Seven Deadly Sins.
A person's ability to pay the Catholic Church in order to have their sins forgiven.
Which was NOT a West African Kingdom?
The Ming Dynasty
Ghana
Mali
Songhai
Which was the main religion of West African Kingdoms?
Islam
Christianity
Buddhism
Judaism
West African Civilizations recorded information through...
Drawing pictures
Written records
Oral storytelling
All of the above
African kingdom located near the Niger River and the Sahara Desert?
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
Axum
Zimbabwe
What did people trade on the Trans-Saharan trade route?
gold and salt
silver and gold
gold and porcelain
salt and paper
Mansa Musa was the king of which ancient African Empire?
Songhai Empire
Mali Empire
Fulani Empire
Ashanti Empire
How did Mansa Musa demonstrate his religious values?
meditating along the banks of the Ganges
River converting Africans to Christianity
making a pilgrimage to Mecca
visiting the wailing wall in Jerusalem
In 1324, Mansa Musa embarked on a journey in which approximately 60,000 people, including 12,000 slaves carrying gold, accompanied him. What was the purpose of the journey?
A hajj or pilgrimage to the city of Mecca that is expected of devout Muslims
A good-will tour of Central Africa
To display his wealth and power to the impoverished peoples of Egypt
Taking a fleet of ships to discover the edge of the world
Why were camels important to trade?
They were considered holy.
They could be sold for a lot of money.
They could travel on a long trip through the desert carrying goods.
They were used to protect the caravans.
After the kingdom of Ghana collapsed, it was absorbed into (became part of) the kingdom of ....
England
Mali
Surinam
Bantu
Much of the wealth and power in the kingdom of Mali came from trade in two items. What were they?
sugar and slaves
gold and salt
salt and sugar
silver and gold
What was the main job of the griot?
Cooking
Fishing
Storytelling
Iron smiths
How did the griots help to teach the children of the village?
Showing them how to farm
Instructing them on ways to fight off the enemy
Teaching them ways to fish and hunt for food
Through messages on how to behave in their stories
Besides musician and storyteller, what other job did the griot have for the village?
Chief
Historian
Blacksmith
Leaders of the warrior
How was the history of the village kept by the griot?
Through stories that were passed down
Through cave paintings
Using hieroglyphics on stone tablets
(1450-1572 CE), Largest Empire ever built in South America; territory extended 2,500 miles from north to south and embraced almost all of modern Peru connected by roads
Aztecs
Inca
Olmec
Maya
Aztec capital city (now the site of Mexico City)
Teotihuacan
Tenochitlan
Machu Pichu
Cuzco
cutting of "steps" into the mountains that allowed for more agriculture for the mountainous Incan Empire
chinampas
terrace farming
domestication
greenhouses
The capital city of the Inca Empire, Located in present-day Peru
Teotihuacan
Tenochitlan
Machu Pichu
Cuzco
Abandoned city high in the Andes mountains that showcases the architectural genius of the Inca
Machu Picchu
Tenochitlan
Cuzco
Teotihuacan
What technique of agriculture did both the Maya and Inca use?
Horse and plow
Irrigation systems
Artificial fertilizer
Terrace farming
Which civilization grew Maize as an important crop?
Inca
Mayan
Aztec
All of the above
Cuzco, and Machu Picchu were major cities
Inca
Mayan
Aztec
Invented an accurate 365 day solar calendar
Inca
Mayan
Aztec
They built a massive trail network connecting the empire
Inca
Mayan
Aztec
Engaged in massive human sacrifice as a regular part of the culture
Inca
Mayan
Aztec
Located on the Yucatan Peninsula
Inca
Mayan
Aztec
Which civilization developed a number system that included zero?
Inca
Mayan
Aztec
Why did the Maya sacrifice humans?
As punishments for crimes.
If there was a severe lack of rain water.
To worship the devil.
In order to ferilize their crops.
