MWH 1st Quarter Assessment

Why was Johann Gutenberg's printing press significant?

• It allowed monarchs to communicate laws to their subjects.
• it made bibles less expensive and led to a revival of religious devotion.
• It enabled religious writers to reinterpret medieval works.
• It made books less expensive and encouraged the spread of ideas.

What was it about the Reformation that led to the Enlightenment?

• Social classes became less defined during the Reformation.
• The Muslims attracted more followers during the Reformation.
• People questioned beliefs and authority during the Reformation.
• The Catholic Church became more powerful during the Reformation.

Which statement characterizes the impact of English contact with Native American populations?

• Most Native American tribes converted to Christianity during the colonial period.
• European diseases killed more Native Americans than warfare with English settlers.
• Most Native Americans tribes adopted English customs by the end of the colonial period.
• Superior English weaponry convinced Native Americans to leave English settlements alone.

Which event exposed Europeans to advances in science and mathematics, eventually leading to the Scientific Revolution?

• The Crusades
• The Inquisition
• The Religious Wars
• The Age of Discovery

Choose the THREE causes to the Renaissance​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

• end of foreign invasions
• increased international commerce/trade
• translations of classic texts from Latin
• development of papermaking
• stabliized international politics

Select the FOUR effects of African Slavery​ ​ ​ ​ ​

• racially mixed populations
• creation of negative racial opinions
• destruction of African tribal societies
• introduction of different cultural influences
• creation of plantation agriculture

According to the map the greatest number of African slaves were taken to

• British North America

• Brazil

• The British West Indies

• The French West Indies

Select all that are true about the Renaissance

• A time of Rebirth

• Often a dark time with bouts of plague

• A time of idealistic art and architecture

• A study of the Classics Greece and Rome

• A time when anyone in Europe could be any religion