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Global I Final

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does "Renaissance" mean?

a)

Reconvert

b)

Rebirth

c)

Re-examine

d)

Review

2.

What region would contribute the most to new knowledge in Europe?

a)

China

b)

Africa

c)

Russia

d)

The Middle East

3.

What was the impact of the invention of the printing press?

a)

It did not have an impact

b)

It helped spread Renaissance ideas

c)

It made books more expensive

4.

Where did the Renaissance begin?

a)

Rome, Italy

b)

Florence, Italy

c)

Mainz, Germany

5.

What family was known to be patrons of the arts in Florence?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Montague

c)

Medici

6.

The term used to describe someone who is good at a wide range of things

a)

Renaissance Man

b)

Renaissance Guru

c)

Renaissance Creator

7.
Which German priest started the Reformation?
a)
John Calvin
b)
Henry VIII
c)
Pope Paul III
d)
Martin Luther
8.
Luther's criticism of the Catholic Church was called what?
a)
Criticism of the Catholic Church
b)
95 Theses
c)
101 Problems with Catholics
d)
Chicken Soup for the Catholic Soul
9.
In his attempt to reform the Catholic Church, what did Martin Luther do?
a)
Bought a certificate of indulgence to be pardoned.
b)
Helped Pope Leo X rebuild St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
c)
Prepared a list of 95 arguments against indulgences.
d)
Decided to become a lawyer. 
10.
Fill in the blank. Luther believed that ________________ was how people would end up in heaven.
a)
faith
b)
indulgences
c)
good deeds
d)
going to church
11.
What historical invention allowed Reformers like Martin Luther to reach a large audience and challenge the Church?
a)
train
b)
plane
c)
internet
d)
printing press
12.
What is excommunication?
a)
You are kicked out of the church for life and won't go to heaven.
b)
You are put on trial, tortured, and given a choice to convert or die.
c)
You can pay money to have your sins forgiven: ticket to heaven.
d)
You are brought up on criminal charges, accusing you of going against approved teachings/beliefs.
13.
All Church activities were in this language.
a)
Latin
b)
French
c)
Spanish
d)
Pig Latin
14.

Before the Reformation, Christian churches were ___________

a)

Jewish

b)

Roman Catholic

c)

Muslim

d)

None of the Above

15.
According to Copernicus, the sun  
a)
Revolved around the earth
b)
Was the center of the Universe
c)
Was the biggest star
d)
 Had many moons
16.
 _____________________ was an Italian astronomer who developed the telescope, which then confirmed Copernicus’ Heliocentric Theory 
a)
a. Isaac Newton
b)
b. Galileo Galilei 
c)
c. Adam Smith
d)
d. Dennis Diderot
17.
During the scientific  revolution people started using experiments to test theories rather than just believing the ___________
a)
King
b)
Family
c)
Church
d)
Sir Salami 
18.
Galileo was tried for heresy because he argued  
a)
That heaven did not exist
b)
That Earth revolved around the sun
c)
Against the law of gravity
d)
That the sun revolved around the Earth
19.
Which scientist developed laws of motion?  
a)
Ptolemy
b)
Copernicus
c)
Galileo
d)
Newton
20.
Which of the following was developed by Isaac Newton?
a)
the heliocentric theory
b)
the scientific method
c)
the theory of scientifc rationalism
d)
the theory of universal gravitation
21.
What is the first step to the scientific method?
a)
Make a hypothesis 
b)
State a question or problem
c)
Do the experiment
d)
Analyze the data 
22.
What is the heliocentric theory?
a)
There is no sun
b)
The sun is smaller than the Earth
c)
The sun is the center of the universe
d)
The Earth in the center of the universe
23.
What did the geocentric theory state?
a)
The sun was at the center of the universe
b)
The earth was at the center of the universe
24.

Name the West African Kingdoms in order.

a)

Mali-Ghana-Songhai

b)

Ghana-Mali-Songhai

c)

Songhai-Mali-Ghana

d)

Mali-Songhai-Ghana

25.

The Ghana Empire was known as the Land of...

a)

Salt

b)

Gold

c)

Silver

d)

Diamonds

26.

The trading network in Ghana also spread ____________ south of the Sahara.

a)

Salt

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Iron

27.

The Mali Empire replaced the ___________ Empire.

a)

Songhai

b)

Ghana

c)

Aksum

d)

Benin

28.

The Songhai Empire replaced the ___________ Empire.

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Benin

d)

Great Zimbabwe

29.
What was the main religion of the Empire of Songhai?
a)
Christianity
b)
Buddhism 
c)
Hinduism
d)
Islam
30.
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai all traded which TWO items?
a)
Gold and fish
b)
Gold and salt
c)
Gold and timber
d)
Gold and bronze
31.

This civilization built its capital city of Tenochtitlan on an island in a lake.

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

32.

In which civilization did farmers build terraces to grow crops on steep mountainsides?

a)

Maya

b)

Aztec

c)

Inca

33.
Who lived in the Andes Mountains?
a)
Aztecs
b)
Incas
c)
Mayans
d)
Tu
34.
The Mayans were located at what letter on the map?
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a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
35.
The Aztec were located at what letter on the map?
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a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
36.
The Inca were located at what letter on the map?
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a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
37.
1.  What was developed as a result of the Mayan study of the movements of the sun, moon, stars, and planets?
a)
a.  horoscope
b)
b.       calendar
c)
c.       special type of corn
d)
d.      an accurate road system
38.
Why did the Aztecs sacrifice human beings?
a)
To scare neighboring tribes
b)
To punish people who’d fought against the Aztecs
c)
To appease their gods
d)
To prevent explosive population growth
39.
Which civilization was polytheistic?
a)
Mayas
b)
Incas
c)
Aztecs
d)
All the above
40.
What were early Portuguese explorers trying to find?
a)
a passage to India by land
b)
a way to the South Pole
c)
a new trade route to India by sea
d)
a new school in Portugal
41.
What ocean was crossed on the Triangular trade routes?
a)
The Caribbean
b)
The Indian
c)
The Atlantic
d)
The Pacific
42.
This man conquered the Aztec Empire.
a)
Columbus
b)
Cortes
c)
Cabral
d)
Cabot
43.
The trip for slaves from Africa to the New World was called the ____________.
a)
Long Ride
b)
Triangle Trade
c)
Columbian Exchange
d)
Middle Passage
44.
Which was the transfer of goods/disease/animals between New and Old World?
a)
Middle Passage
b)
Triangular Trade
c)
Columbian Exchage
d)
Mercantilism
45.
Slaves were brought to North America through the ____________  _______.
a)
Slave Ship
b)
Northwest Passage
c)
Triangular Trade