Transition to Modern Times: Unit Test Review

Which statement best compares Mary I to Elizabeth I? Mary I believed non-Catholics should be pardoned, while Elizabeth I believed in punishing non-Catholics. Mary I believed the monarch should lead the church, while Elizabeth I believed the pope should lead the church. Mary I opposed the creation of the Church of England, while Elizabeth I fully supported it. Mary I opposed the policies and practices of the Catholic Church, while Elizabeth I fully supported them.

Mary I opposed the creation of the Church of England, while Elizabeth I fully supported it.

What happened to American Indians after 1492? They began growing tea and coffee. Most perished from disease. Their population decreased by nearly twenty percent. They began selling horses for gold.

Most perished from disease.

Spain and Portugal competed over territory in the Americas as a result of the voyages of Ferdinand Magellan. Vasco da Gama. Bartolomeu Dias. Christopher Columbus.

Christopher Columbus.

In addition to an interest in religious reform, the princes of Germany supported Martin Luther's ideas for cultural and social reasons. political and economic reasons. ethical and philosophical reasons. educational and intellectual reasons.

political and economic reasons.

The Incas were the first early American civilization to create roads to connect different parts of their empire. stone carvings that showed images of their rulers. an urban area with a system of canals. a calendar based on a solar year of 365 days.

roads to connect different parts of their empire.

What caused Europe's population to increase, to provoke its interest in trade, and provided its population with large amounts of gold and silver? the Commercial Revolution the Columbian Exchange the Triangular Trade the mercantilism economy

the Columbian Exchange

Which leader was defeated by Francisco Pizarro? Bartolomé Montezuma Cortés Atahualpa

Atahualpa

Which statement best defines the teachings of John Calvin? Calvin taught his followers that salvation could be achieved through faith, but not through good works. Calvin taught his followers that human beings needed to follow strict rules to overcome their nature and do good. Calvin taught his followers that they could reduce punishment for their sins by giving generously to the church. Calvin taught his followers that priests and popes were closer to God than their churchgoers.

Calvin taught his followers that human beings needed to follow strict rules to overcome their nature and do good.

One of the long-reaching effects of the Spanish conquest was the spread of what religion across the Americas? Buddhism Hinduism Catholicism Protestantism

Catholicism

Who started the Reformation in England? John Calvin Henry VIII Martin Luther John Wycliffe

Henry VIII

A major Renaissance poem that included real people as its characters was The Prince. The Divine Comedy. Don Quixote. The Book of the Courtier.

The Divine Comedy.

Which statement about women's power during the Renaissance is true? Women had great political power but little economic power. Women had great political and economic power. Women had little political or economic power. Women had great economic power but little political power.

Women had little political or economic power.

Which best describes the Incas? a large and rich empire in South America a small and poor indigenous tribe in Central America a large and rich empire in Mexico a small and poor indigenous tribe in South America

a large and rich empire in South America

Though the Aztecs held the most powerful empire in Central America, which Spanish advantage contributed to the Aztecs' defeat? a powerful army more land strong leaders advanced weapons

advanced weapons

Read this passage, which was written by a Spanish explorer in the 1500s. This great city of [Tenochtitlán] is situated in this salt lake . . . . There are four . . . entrances to the city, all of which are formed by artificial [walkways] . . . . The city is as large as Seville or Cordova; its streets . . . are very wide and straight . . . . All the streets at intervals have openings, through which the water flows . . . and at these openings, some of which are very wide, there are also very wide bridges, composed of large pieces of timber, of great strength and well put together; on many of these bridges ten horses can go abreast. This quotation describes an Aztec city. an Inca city. a Maya city. a Zapotec city.

an Aztec city.