Quiz/ Chapter 12: The Modern Age

Is the historical period that began with the arrival of Christopher Columbus to America and ended with the French Revolution in 1789.

• The Reinaissance

• The Humanism

• The Modern Era

Was an artistic movement inspired by the Greeks and the Romans of antiquity which displayed great cultural and scientific mastery.

• The Reinassance

• The Humanism

• The Modern Era

Way of thought that focused on the human being instead of a divine figure.

• The Reinassance

• The Humanism

• The Modern Era

The Genoese sailor Christopher Columbus wanted to reach Oceania through the Atlantic.

• True

• False

The Portuguese explorer Vasco Da Gamma managed to reach India in 1498.

• True

• False

The Pre-Columbian civilizations were the civilizations that existed after the arrival of Christopher Columbus.

• True

• False

The Pre-Columbian civilizations that stand out from the rest were the Maya, the Aztec, and the Inca.

• True

• False

The Aztec lived on the Yucatan Peninsula.

• True

• False

The Mayan civilization is the oldest of the three.

• True

• False

The Inca Empire was the most expansive of Pre-Columbian America.

• True

• False