Social 8 - Unit 1 Review Questions

Marco Polo was a famous explorer, and considered one of the first to travel in search of new trade routes. Where did he travel to?

• China

• India

• Africa

• Australia

Identify the 4 main humanist beliefs.

• Rationalism, Empiricism, Skepticism, and Human Rights

• Theism, Rationalism, Empiricism, and Human Rights

• Rationalism, Empiricism, Skepticism, and Theism

• Rationalism, Empiricism, Human Rights, and Theism

Andreas Vesalius, Johannes Kepler, and Leonardo da Vinci were all Renaissance figures most associated with what new theory developed during the Renaissance?

• Heliocentrism

• Human anatomy

• Linear perspective

• Scientific method

Martin Luther was a key figure during the Renaissance. What was his major contribution?

• He painted the Mona Lisa

• He wrote the 95 Theses

• He discovered the laws of motion

• He invented the printing press

The difference in how sculptors and artists were perceived from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance was:

• Sculptors were seen as craftsmen in the Middle Ages and as artists in the Renaissance.

• Artists were more valued in the Middle Ages than in the Renaissance.

• Both sculptors and artists were equally valued in both periods.

• Sculptors were more valued in the Middle Ages than in the Renaissance.

The area of Europe that was the first to benefit from the trade that began in the early days of the Renaissance was:

• Italy

• France

• Germany

• Spain

In chronological order, what three countries were the richest in Europe throughout the various stages of the Renaissance?

• Italy -> Spain -> Netherlands

• Italy -> France -> England

• Spain -> Italy -> France

• Netherlands -> Italy -> Spain

Which two cultures make up the Classical societies?

• Greek and Roman

• Egyptian and Mesopotamian

• Chinese and Indian

• Mayan and Aztec

From the perspective of loss of life, what caused the greatest impact of the Europeans on the indigenous people of the new world?

• Diseases brought by Europeans

• Warfare with European settlers

• Enslavement by Europeans

• Cultural assimilation

What was the greatest criticism of the Catholic Church before Martin Luther’s Reformation?

• Corruption and the sale of indulgences

• The Church's support for scientific discoveries

• The Church's role in the Crusades

• The Church's promotion of literacy