Question 1

Which of the following was a result of Marco Polo’s journeys?

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Trade between Europe and Asia increased.

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The Silk Road became safe to travel again.

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Italian merchants started visiting China.

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Coal became an important fuel source in Europe.

Question 2

Why were Genoa and Venice important in the trade between Asia and the rest of Europe?

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They were port cities located along trade routes.

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They contained great works of architecture and art.

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They were in rural areas producing grain to export.

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They contained banks that paid for trade.

Question 3

How did Florence become wealthy in the early 1400s?

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through the wool trade and banking

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through the spice trade

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by making silk and weapons

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by manufacturing glass products

Question 4

How were humanists of the Renaissance different from Medieval thinkers?

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Humanists studied the writings of the ancient Greeks and Romans.

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Humanists looked for truth in non-Christian religions.

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Medieval thinkers wanted to discover the positive qualities about different humans.

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Medieval thinkers studied ideas such as ethics and responsibility.

Question 5

What did Niccolo Machiavelli write about in The Prince?

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how rulers can stay in power

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how rulers should listen to their people

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the problems of society in Renaissance Italy

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the influence of the classics on Christian teachings

Question 6

Which of the following is a way Renaissance artists improved upon medieval art?

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by using perspective to make scenes look real

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by using darker colors to create mood

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by using many scenes to tell a story

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by using religious figures as subjects

Question 7

Why was Johann Gutenberg’s invention so important?

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Using movable type on a printing press allowed for faster printing.

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Making Latin Bibles available to people allowed them to learn to read.

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Making paper allowed for less expensive production of books.

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Using animal skins to write on allowed ideas to be preserved for centuries.

Question 8

Why did Christian humanists begin to call for church reform?

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They felt the Catholic Church was corrupt.

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They wanted the Bible printed in common languages.

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They felt people were becoming too wealthy.

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They wanted the clergy to be earning more money.

Question 9

How did writers such as Cervantes use their books to celebrate living during the Renaissance?

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by mocking the values of the Middle Ages

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by mocking the ideals held by humanists

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by using common languages instead of Latin

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by using religious themes to describe human behavior

Question 10

Why was the practice of selling indulgences criticized?

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Critics claimed it allowed people to buy their way into heaven.

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Critics claimed it allowed people to buy church positions.

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Critics claimed it allowed bishops to hold positions far away.

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Critics claimed it allowed kings to appoint bishops.

Question 11

Which of the following was an effect of Martin Luther’s translation of the New Testament into German?

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Many people could now read and interpret the Bible.

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The pope excommunicated Luther and labeled him a heretic.

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German bishops could now help people understand the Bible.

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The Catholic Church raised less money from the sale of indulgences.

Question 12

What is predestination?

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John Calvin’s belief that God knew who would be saved before they were born

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Henry VIII’s belief that a monarch should have the final decision on religious issues

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Martin Luther’s belief that local rulers were able to determine the religion for their people

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William Tyndale’s belief that people should be able to read and interpret the Bible themselves

Question 13

Why did the Protestant Reformation fail to become popular in Spain?

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The Inquisition persecuted anyone who was not Catholic.

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The New Testament was not translated into Spanish.

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Most Jews and Muslims were happy to convert to Christianity.

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Most Catholics in Spain were content with the Catholic Church.

Question 14

What role did the Jesuits and the Ursuline Order serve in the Catholic Reformation?

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educating people about Catholic ideas and limiting Protestant influence

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finding Protestants and punishing them for holding non-Catholic beliefs

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finding and punishing people reading books banned by the Catholic Church

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serving as missionaries and bringing Catholic beliefs to people around the world

Question 15

What was the goal of Catholic missionaries during the Catholic Reformation?

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to bring Catholic teachings to people around the world

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to punish people for holding non-Catholic beliefs

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to convert Jews and Muslims in Spain to Catholicism

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to educate Catholics on the teachings of the Church

Question 16

How did the Reformation affect the settlement of the Americas?

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The religion of each colonial region was determined by the colonizing country.

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Protestants and Catholics settled peacefully together in most colonial regions.

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The religion of each colonial region was determined by different treaties.

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Missionaries from the Holy Roman Empire settled in most regions.

Question 17

Which of the following was an effect of the Edict of Nantes?

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Protestants were granted religious freedom in most of France.

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Muslims were forced to convert to Catholicism or leave France.

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Jews were allowed to live in most rural French areas.

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Resentment between Protestants and Catholics in France stopped.

Question 18

How were many Protestant churches organized following the Reformation?

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Individual congregations made their own rules and elected their leaders.

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A Protestant pope was elected by leaders from different regions.

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Priests and bishops met at councils to determine rules for the entire Church.

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Different Protestant groups were directed from a central authority in Rome.

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