Renaissance & Discovery Quiz

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My name is .

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A new alliance between monarchs and ________ helped break the bonds of feudal society.

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King Louis XI shared conquered Burgundian lands with ________.

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Who sponsored Genoese adventurer Christopher Columbus?

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One way in which the northern humanist Desiderius Erasmus gained fame as a religious reformer was by ________.

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Humanism prepared the way for Protestant reforms in which of the following countries?

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Which English humanist wrote a famous book called Utopia?

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Columbus thought his first landfall was ___________.

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By the time of the Spanish conquest, the Aztecs ruled almost all of ________.

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________ was by far the most effective and outspoken critic of the Spanish conquerors.

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The ________ of the West Indies and Brazil became the major center for black slavery in the mid-sixteenth century.

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The primary reason monarchs sought out new sources of income in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries was due to the ________.

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What was one key factor that broke the bonds of feudal society and made possible the rise of sovereign states?

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What caused the secure government of France created by Louis XI to become a defeated nation under his successors?

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The Inquisition was a key national agency established in 1479 for the purpose of ________.

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During an assembly in Worms in 1495, Emperor Maximilian allowed the members to create ________.

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The Brothers of the Common life, an influential lay religious movement, eliminated what requirements from the religious life of men and women?

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Who was a close friend of Erasmus?

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Why did German humanists rush to Reuchlin’s defense when Pfefferkorn attacked Reuchlin for being a Jew?

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The Portuguese exploration of the African coast started out as a search for gold and slaves, but by the century’s end it had established ________.

Week 3 quiz

Renaissance & Discovery Quiz

Renaissance & Discovery Quiz

My name is .

A new alliance between monarchs and ________ helped break the bonds of feudal society.

King Louis XI shared conquered Burgundian lands with ________.

Who sponsored Genoese adventurer Christopher Columbus?

One way in which the northern humanist Desiderius Erasmus gained fame as a religious reformer was by ________.

Humanism prepared the way for Protestant reforms in which of the following countries?

Which English humanist wrote a famous book called Utopia?

Columbus thought his first landfall was ___________.

By the time of the Spanish conquest, the Aztecs ruled almost all of ________.

________ was by far the most effective and outspoken critic of the Spanish conquerors.

The ________ of the West Indies and Brazil became the major center for black slavery in the mid-sixteenth century.

The primary reason monarchs sought out new sources of income in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries was due to the ________.

What was one key factor that broke the bonds of feudal society and made possible the rise of sovereign states?

What caused the secure government of France created by Louis XI to become a defeated nation under his successors?

The Inquisition was a key national agency established in 1479 for the purpose of ________.

During an assembly in Worms in 1495, Emperor Maximilian allowed the members to create ________.

The Brothers of the Common life, an influential lay religious movement, eliminated what requirements from the religious life of men and women?

Who was a close friend of Erasmus?

Why did German humanists rush to Reuchlin’s defense when Pfefferkorn attacked Reuchlin for being a Jew?