<p> Ramienski: 030213 MWH U1&2 LPQZ Quiz PAGE 1</p><p>Student Name: ______Seat number: ______Period: ______Date: ______Modern World History Unit 1 and 2 Trade, Travel, Renaissance and Reformation Quiz 1 Take Home Version SPRING 2016 READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY Directions: This is an open-book-take-home quiz. You may use your textbook, and any notes pertaining to Units 1 and 2. You may use any reference books and can use the Internet to find answers to questions. You may work cooperatively with other students.</p><p>Value: There are 65 questions –each question is worth 1 point Honors-Your score will be the percentage of correct responses over 62. Honors will be penalized 1 raw score point for each homework Number 1 through 5 graded zero. Turn in missing work before quiz due date. Merit-45 points. You could receive a score above 100% -45/45 equals 100</p><p>There are only selected response questions. Each question has only ONE CORRECT ANSWER</p><p>Question book instructions: If you are given a physical copy of the test-Fill out the pink or yellow test book question sheet completely. Make sure you use your first and last names. You will lose 10 points for failure to follow instructions –“FTFI” This does not apply to online versions of the quiz. Do not return the test booklet if given an “online” version-return scantron only. </p><p>Scantron instructions: Read and follow instructions on the scantron carefully. (There will be no retesting because you made a mistake marking answers.) a. You must use a number 2 pencil. b. NAME: Make sure you use your first and last names. Also list your seat number and the “color” of your test book (Pink, Yellow or “ONLINE”) EXAMPLE: For a paper copy of the quiz-“Anthony Ramienski Seat 14 Yellow” or for the online version- “Anthony Ramienski Seat 14 ONLINE” c. Subject is “MWH Unit 1 and 2 Quiz.” Write this in word for word exactly. d. Make sure you put in the date on which you turned the test in. (Example: 20 September 2011) e. Be sure to put your block number in the period/ hour box. Again failure to follow instructions concerning the scantron will result in a 5 point penalty.-“FTFI” </p><p>Due dates: The quiz must be turned in complete by the due date. No partially completed quiz will be accepted. You will receive a zero for partial work. This quiz will be issued on/about THURSDAY, 11 February 2016 Early bird credit: +5 points if the scantron is turned in complete by 2:30pm, FRIDAY, 12 February only. This test is due by 2:30 pm, Wednesday, 17 February 2016 unless I receive a written excuse from your parents (use email). If turned in by 2:30 pm, Thursday, 18 February 2016, -10 points off of your total raw score If turned in by 2:30 pm, Friday, 19 February 2016, -20 points off of your total raw score If not turned in by 2:30pm, Friday, 19 February 2016, NO CREDIT, “0” Exceptions to due date must be worked out one on one with Mr. Ramienski. Do not leave this quiz to the “night before”. You will surely fail. Ramienski: 030213 MWH U1&2 LPQZ Quiz PAGE 2</p><p>Examine the map and answer questions 1 thru 7. </p><p>1. </p><p>1. On which continent is the Cape Horn located? a. Latin America b. Antarctica c. South America d. Africa</p><p>2. Which continent most probably saw the latest arrival of human beings? a. Asia b. Africa c. Australia d. North America </p><p>3. Which continent is also a country? a. Australia b. Africa c. Greenland d. Antarctica</p><p>4. On which continent is the Cape of Good Hope located? a. Latin America b. Africa c. Australia d. South America </p><p>5. Today, which two continents are contiguous and not separated by a water barrier? a. Europe and Africa b. Asia and Europe c. North and South America d. Asia and Africa </p><p>6. Which of the following is characteristic of both the Arctic and Southern Oceans? a. They border on the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans c. They both surround continents b. They border on the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans d. They border on each other </p><p>7. Examine a physical map of the world in your textbook. Which continent is closest to the North Pole? a. North America b. Europe c. Asia d. Greenland </p><p>8. Which ocean was known to the Portuguese and Spanish as “The Ocean Sea”? a. Atlantic Ocean b. Indian Ocean c. Southern Ocean d. Pacific Ocean . Ramienski: 030213 MWH U1&2 LPQZ Quiz PAGE 3</p><p>9. “The Suez” or the Suez Canal is often used to demarcate which two continents? a. Middle East and Africa b. North and South America c. Europe and Africa d. Africa and Asia</p><p>10. Which “Cape” acts as a boundary between the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean? a. Cape Henry b. Cape of Good Hope c. Cape Verde d. Cape Horn </p><p>11. The island nation of Indonesia acts as a boundary between which two oceans? a. The Indian and Pacific Oceans c. The North and South Atlantic b. The Indian and Atlantic Oceans d. The Pacific and Atlantic Oceans</p><p>12. Which “continent” is actually a peninsula of another continent but by convention going back into antiquity has always been considered one of the “seven continents”? a. India b. Asia c. South America d. Europe</p><p>13. The geography of Greece helped create a. unity among Greeks. b. many small city-states. c. isolation from the outside world. d. large Greek empire.</p><p>14. Abrahamic religions are the monotheistic faiths emphasizing and tracing their common origin to Abraham or recognizing a spiritual tradition identified with him. Which three religions are normally considered the “Abrahamic Religions”? a. Christianity, Judaism and Islam c. Buddhism, Islam and Hinduism b. Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam d. Judaism, Hinduism and Christianity </p><p>15. Which one of the following places did Roman Emperor Constantine make the center of power for the Roman Empire? a. Carthage b. Rome c. Athens d. Byzantium</p><p>16. The Greek way of determining or explaining worldly reality was based upon a. faith b. reason c. experimentation d. tradition</p><p>17. Alexander the Great’s most lasting achievement was a. the spread of Hellenic culture. b. the defeat of Persia. c. the conquest of India. d. a lasting empire.</p><p>18. Which term is normally used to designate, “…a savior or liberator of a people in the Abrahamic religions…”? a. The Prophet b. God the Father c. The Messiah d. The Son of God </p><p>19. What model of governance was first developed in ancient Greece and came into widespread use by the Roman Republic as part of the unmodified Constitution of the Roman Republic? a. Monarchy b. Three Branches of Government c. The Ten Commandments d. Judge made law</p><p>20. Which of the following was a Greek influence on Western European/American culture? a. Monotheistic Deity c. Nationalism b. A working alphabet d. A sense of Athleticism</p><p>21. Octavian’s great reform of the Roman government was the establishment of a civil service-bureaucracy to run the everyday business of government. a. True b. False</p><p>22. What was the name for the long period of relative peace and minimal expansion by military force experienced by the Roman Empire in the 1st and 2nd centuries AD? a. Maximus Pacis b. PaxRomana c. RomanaeAxpae d. PaxCeasarae Ramienski: 030213 MWH U1&2 LPQZ Quiz PAGE 4</p><p>23. What is the translation of “1984” into Roman Numbers? a. MCMXLXIXIV b. CMCLXXXIV c. MCMLXXXV d. MCMLXXXIV </p><p>24. What “import” from China revolutionized the storage, movement and analysis of information/knowledge? a. Compass b. Paper c. Printing Press d. Silk </p><p>25. Who established the framework of the Roman Imperial system? a. Julius Caesar b. Octavian Augustus c. Marc Antony d. Pontius Pilate</p><p>26. Which modern African city was THE ancient Western World’s intellectual center, having one of the world’s largest collections of books/scrolls; etc.? a. Timbuktu b. Constantinople c. Cordoba d. Alexandria </p><p>27. Why did early Christianity reject classical Greek and Roman texts and even reject “classical” knowledge? a. The early Christian church linked these texts and ideas to “Paganism” b. The Christian church wanted to keep people in ignorance c. Persecution by ancient societies led the early church to ignore anything “Ancient” d. Christian intellectuals believed the ancients were mostly in error</p><p>28. Which of the following nations did NOT colonize the continent of North America? a. England b. The Netherlands c. Spain a. Portugal </p><p>29. Which European power finally took control of the "Spice Islands"? a. Spain b. The Netherlands c. China d. Portugal</p><p>30. What could be another possible term for “indigenous language”? a. Lingua Franca b. Classic language c. Vehicular Language d. Vernacular</p><p>31. By the 1480s, Portuguese had complete control of the African sea route and as such, the Spanish, if they were to have any hope of competing with Portugal for the lucrative trade, had to find an alternate route. What was that proposed route? a. Sailing west towards Japan and Asia c. Sailing through the Mediterranean towards Antioch b. Sailing around South America d. Sailing north through the Arctic Ocean </p><p>32. In addition to Ferdinand and Isabella, what other person or group financed Columbus’ first voyage? a. The King of Portugal b. Muslim Merchants c. Spanish Merchants `d. Italian Merchants </p><p>33. Which modern Latin American country was not influenced by Spanish culture? a. Colombia b. Brazil c. Canada d. Cuba</p><p>34. Which of the following countries initiated the Indian spice trade with the rest of Europe? a. England b. Spain c. The Netherlands d. France 35. Which one of the following best explained the reason why European rulers encouraged ocean exploration? a. They wanted to find new trade routes. c. They wanted to conquer new lands. b. They wanted to spread Islam. d. They wanted to test new navigational tools.</p><p>36. What is the name for the navigation device that measures the angle of the sun and stars above the horizon? a. alabaster b. ataturk c. astrolabe d. astrologue Ramienski: 030213 MWH U1&2 LPQZ Quiz PAGE 5</p><p>37. What is the name for a ship with square and triangular sails? a. Cockatoo b. Caravel c. Cavalcade d. Carvel </p><p>38. What motivations spurred the European countries to explore? a. The Savior, Silver and Serenity c. Despair, Death and Poverty b. God, Gold and Glory d. Wine, Women and Song</p><p>39. The English language is French in origin but heavily influenced by German a. True b. False</p><p>40. Which city was NOT a western terminus or end point for the “Silk Road”? a. Antioch b. Alexandria c. Cordoba d. Constantinople </p><p>41. Which American product or food radically changed the Italian diet? a. The tomato b. The squash c. The potato d. Tobacco </p><p>42. Which American product or food radically changed the EUROPEAN diet? a. The potato b. Tobacco . The tomato d. The squash </p><p>43. Although rarely credited as such, which famous explorer/leader actually completed his voyage of circumnavigation of the world and should be credited as the “first” to lead an expedition to do so? a. Drake b. Columbus c. Magellan d. Da Gama</p><p>44. Who is “America” is named after? a. Verrazano b. Vespucci c. Columbus d. Pizzaro </p><p>45. What is the name for the series of diseases, brought to the new world by the Explorers that wiped out Native peoples? a. Redemics b. Spandemics c. Endemics d. Pandemics</p><p>46. The collapse of two empires hindered the continuation of the land based “Silk Road.” Which two empires’ collapse caused Western Europe to consider a sea-borne route? a. Roman and Han b. Persian and Mughal c. Byzantine and Mongol d. Greek and Roman</p><p>47. What was the name for the global transfer of foods, plants and animals during the Age of Exploration? a. The Spanish Heritage b. The Columbian Exchange c. The Triangular Trade d. The gift of the Americas </p><p>48. Which religion recognizes Jesus as a prophet and holy man, but not as “God”? c. Islam b. Judaism c. Buddhism d. Christianity </p><p>49. What could be another possible term for “indigenous language”? a. Lingua Franca b. Classic language c. Vehicular Language d. Vernacular</p><p>50. What was the primary religion of the rulers of the Mughal Empire? a. Buddhism b. Christianity c. Islam d. Judaism </p><p>51. Portuguese traders were the first to conduct slave trade of black Africans. a. True b. False</p><p>52. Which civilization heavily influenced the “Pontine culture” of the Black Sea? a. Islamic b. Latin c. Chinese d. Greek</p><p>53. What body of water was the center of Greek civilization? Ramienski: 030213 MWH U1&2 LPQZ Quiz PAGE 6 a. Adriatic Sea b. Aegean Sea c. Black Sea d. Red Sea</p><p>54. The Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans can be seen as lobes extending northward from the Southern Ocean. Farther north, the Atlantic opens into the Arctic Ocean, which is connected to the Pacific by the Bering Strait, forming a continuous expanse of water. a. True b. False</p><p>55. Islamic society not only “preserved” knowledge of the Greeks but also improved on such knowledge a. True b. False </p><p>56. Given what you know, what would be the obvious “lingua franca” of a former French colony in West Africa? a. Latin b. French c. English d. Swahili</p><p>57. The concept of “zero” and place value were the basis of modern mathematics and modern science-all of which the west used to dominate the world. Who is responsible for originally developing these numbers and the concept of place value? a. Greek mathematicians c. Roman mathematicians b. Muslim Spanish mathematicians d. Indian mathematicians</p><p>58. What historical period preceded the Renaissance? a. The Classical period b. The Modern Period c. The Ancient Period d. The Medieval Period</p><p>Examine this map: Ramienski: 030213 MWH U1&2 LPQZ Quiz PAGE 7</p><p>59. Which pair of the following selected empires occupied this approximate area? a. Roman and Mughal c. Byzantine and Ottoman b. Egyptian and Chinese d. Ottoman and Russian </p><p>60. What modern geographic area now contains “Rumelia”? a. Asia b. The Balkans c. The Suez d. Anatolia</p><p>61. Today, where is Mesopotamia located? a. Egypt b. The Balkans c. Iraq d. Lebanon Examine this map. Ramienski: 030213 MWH U1&2 LPQZ Quiz PAGE 8</p><p>62. Which of the following selected empires occupied this approximate area? a.Mughal b. Chinese c. Byzantine d. Ottoman</p><p>63. Which of the following statements is true? a. The Caribbean Sea is north of the Gulf of Mexico. b. The Caribbean Sea is west of the Gulf of Mexico. c. The Caribbean Sea is south of the Gulf of Mexico d. The Caribbean Sea is southeast of the Gulf of Mexico</p><p>64. Which has a larger area: Greenland or Africa? a. Greenland b. Africa c. Both are equal in area d. cannot be determined due to map projection</p><p>Read both statements: Statement A: The magnetic declination in a given area most likely will change slowly over time, possibly as little as 2–2.5 degrees every hundred years or so, depending upon how far from the magnetic poles it is. Statement B: For a location closer to the pole, the magnetic declination may change by 1 degree every three years.</p><p>Which statement is correct? a. Statement A b. Statement B c. Neither statement is correct d. Both statements are correct</p>