Quiz #1: Foundation of the America Republic

During the period of the Crusades, warfare between Christians and Muslims lasted nearly years.

200

The period of the Crusades lasted nearly:

200 years

What was the first text to be printed on the printing press during the Renaissance?

Bible

What TWO men broke away from the Catholic Church in the sixteenth century?

Calvin Luther

Around 1440, the printing press was invented by .

Gutenberg

The printing press was invented by:

Gutenberg

The Renaissance began in what country?

Italy

What European explorer traveled the Far East and returned with tales of great riches and trade?

Marco Polo

The Crusades were a series of religious wars fought between the Christians and the _____.

Muslims

bourgeoisie

They created a demand for Eastern goods. They failed to rescue the Holy Land permanently from the Muslims. They brought about the breakdown of the medieval way of life.

Which statements characterize the Renaissance?

began because of the rediscovery of learning was hurried along by the invention of the printing press saw the invention of scientific instruments that brought about the age of exploration

What new social class emerged as a result of the Crusades?

bourgeoisie

Before the Renaissance, learning was reserved for the:

clergy

Which group was primarily responsible for taking care of the people's spirituality on the manor?

clergy

Prior to the Crusades, medieval society consisted of what three classes?

clergy nobles serfs

During the medieval period, the Catholic Church:

helped unite the people of Europe under a common cause

An economic system that favored exporting over importing and measured a country's wealth in terms of how much gold and silver it possessed was known as what?

mercantilism

Which of the following does not apply to the medieval manor?

serfs owning a portion of the land

As learning and trade progressed, the medieval structure began to break down.

true

Because the Crusades opened travel to the East and brought back new goods, trade to western Europe grew.

true

Exploration and voyages were financed by kings, merchants, and bankers who hoped to become wealthy.

true

The serfs were not able to own the land they farmed.

true