TN Ready Review 2

Renaissance means "rebirth." What was being reborn

• the feudal system

• Mesopotamian architecture

• the age of exploration

• classical learning

Who was responsible for laying the groundwork for the protestant reformation

• Martin Luther

• Elizabeth I

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Leonardo Da Vinci

Who was the first to use the telescope in the study of astronomy

• Nicholas Copernicus

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Johannes Kepler

• Galileo Galilei

Who controlled fiefs during the feudal period in Europe

• serfs

• vassals

• bishops

• lords

What language do most people in Southwest Asia speak

• Arabic

• German

• Chinese

• French

Which institution was challenged during the Protestant reformation

• The English Monarchy

• The Europe-to-Asia trade networks

• The European Economic system

• the Roman Catholic Church

Where did the Renaissance begin to flourish

• Venice

• Florence

• Paris

• Constantinople

What were the two most important products of trade in the West African kingdoms

• gold and diamonds

• diamonds and salt

• salt and gold

• camels and corn

Why was the Magna Carta important to later governments?

• It guaranteed peasants rights

• It limited the kings power

• It made people pay more taxes

• It ended all fighting

How did a peasant spend the majority of his/her day

• traveling to other fiefs for the lord

• learning how to read and write

• practicing fighting skills for the army

• producing food or other goods for the lord and village