Secondary 2 History and Geography January exam
Name:____________________________
Date:______________________________
Name:___________________
Date: ___________________
Part A
1. Which letter represents the origin of the Renaissance? Circle the letter. 2pts.
2. Indicate the historical period which inspired the changes in thinking and the arts in
the 15th and 16th centuries. 1pt.
a) Middles Ages
c) Modern Times
b) Christianization
d) Greco-Roman
e)Renaissance
3. Define the word secular. 1pt.
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4. If you were considered an e
​ rudite​, how would someone describe you?1pt.
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5. Name the innovation that each of the three Renaissance figure was responsible for
from the list below. 3pt.
Innovations: Human Anatomy
Theory of Heliocentricity
Printing Press
Gutenberg:
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Copernicus:
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Vesalius:
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6. By what means did the humanist ideas spread? List 2 ways. 2pts.
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2-__________________________________________________________________________________
7. This is a painting of the Roman goddess
Venus. List​ two ​characteristics that
identify it as a work of the Renaissance.
(examples: Subject, techniques or style)
2pts.
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8. What was the C
​ ounter-Reformation​. 2pts
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9. List 2 results of the C
​ ouncil of Trent​? 2pts.
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10. The document below present two different points of view. Explain which precise
element that the authors d
​ o not agree​ on. 2pts.
The king is the only supreme head on earth of the Church of England… The king
shall have full power and authority to visit, repress, redress, record, order, correct,
restrain, and amend all such errors, heresies, abuses, offenses, contempts and
enormities… which ought or may lawfully be reformed… most to the pleasure of
Almighty God.
Accordingly, with all our force and energy we should strive to obey, first, the
Sovereign pontiff*, and then the Superiors of the Society… All orders must be good
to us. For our part we will renounce all other ways of seeing things and all other
opinions, in a kind of blind obedience… and let every one persuade himself that he
who lives under obedience should be moved and directed, under Divine
Providence, by his Superior, just as if he were a corpse, which allows itself to be
moved and led in any direction.
Ignace of Loyola, Constitutions, 1541
*Sovereign pontiff: the Pope
Element:__________________________________________________________________________
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11. List ​3 d
​ ifferences and ​explain​ how the Catholics and the Protestants practiced
christianity. 6pts.
Difference: ______________________
Explanation: __________________________________________________________________________
Difference: ______________________
Explanation: __________________________________________________________________________
Difference: ______________________
Explanation: __________________________________________________________________________
12. Define the word “Humanism.” (2 points)
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13. Many “new” architectural techniques were used during the Renaissance.
Match the architectural technique to the correct picture below: 2 pts
Technique
Photo #
Dome
Loggia
#1
#2
14. Fill in the blanks below with the correct words from the list beneath the paragraph.
8pts.
___________________ is a ___________________ that considers the human being as the main
focus. It calls for individual ___________________. It inspired Renaissance ___________________
in Italy. Humanism was also the inspiration for progress in the ___________________.
Humanists were very ___________________ of the Catholic Church and therefore founded
the ___________________ church in response. Today, society values scientific and critical
thinking while placing importance on the values of the ___________________.
Words to fill in blanks:
Protestant
Sciences
Humanism
Reasoning
Philosophy
Critical
Individual
Art
15. Explain what a ​polymath​ is and give an example of a Renaissance figure as an
example. 2pts
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16. What was the popular name given to the bubonic plague? How did this epidemic
help set the stage for the Renaissance period? 2pts
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Part B
1. Fill in the following blanks using the words from the word bank. You will only use each word
once. 15pts.
Raw material
Pagan
Barter
Evangelization
Astrolabe
Monarch
Middleman
Duties
Motive
Marco Polo
Latitude
Indigenous people
First Nations
Scandinavia
Longitude
1.___________________:
To trade without money.
2.___________________:
Lines that run parallel to the equator.
3.___________________:
Trader who buys from producers and sells to consumers.
4.___________________:
Government taxes on imported goods.
5.___________________:
Native people, people who first inhabited a region
6.___________________:
Natural resources that are manufactured into goods.
7.___________________:
The reason behind doing something.
8.___________________:
Term used in Canada for indigenous people.
9.___________________:
Trying to convert other cultures to christianity.
10.__________________:
European merchant who brought back tales of Asian wealth.
11.__________________:
Instrument used to determine position in relation to the stars.
12.__________________:
A person who practises a religion other than Christianity.
13.__________________:
King or queen.
14.__________________:
Lines that run parallel to the prime meridian.
15.__________________:
Northern region of Europe; Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
2. Which continent is to the right? 1pt.
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3. Which continents did Europeans partly know about in the 15th century and which
continents were completely unknown? 6pts.
Partly unknown
Completely unknown
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4. Label and name the four European kingdoms of the 16th century. Write the name on the
line and number the map on the proper country. 4pts. (.5 each)
1. _______________________
2. ______________________
3. ______________________
4. ______________________
5. There were four main European kingdoms involved in exploration. What did they have in
common in terms of their geography? 1pt.
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6. Explain the difference between geocentrism and heliocentrism. 2pts.
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7. Europeans were in contact with Asians and Africans. What kind of relationship did they
have with them? Check √ the right answer. 1pt.
Political
Cultural
Economic
Religious
8. What were Europeans seeking in Asia and Africa? 1pt.
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9. Match the explorer with the kingdom which he explored for in the box below. 4 points
Explorer
Kingdom
Vasco da Gama
Jacques Cartier
John Cabot
Christopher Columbus
10. List three reasons that influenced European explorations. 3pts.
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11. Below are three statements, identify the type of motive associated with each. 3pts.
A) “Gold was the main currency used for world wide trading during the 16th century, a large
increase in population led to more trade.”
This is an example of which type of motive: _______________________________________
B) “European monarchs tried to increase their territory so they could gain access to more
resources and control larger population.”
This is an example of which type of motive:________________________________________
C)“The church wanted to bring Christianity to all pagans.”
This is an example of which type of motive:________________________________________
12. Which two european motives for exploration are represented by symbols in this picture.
Check √ the right answers. 2pts.
The search for commodities
The desire to evangelize the pagans
The need to expand a kingdom’s land
The taste for adventure
The desire for scientific knowledge
13. To set out across the Atlantic Ocean, explorers needed advances in navigation. List two
innovations that helped with explorations. 4pts.
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14. Choose one of the advances in navigation and describe / explain it in detail. 2pts.
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15. Who funded the voyages of the European explorers? 1pt.
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16. List two objects the Europeans introduced to the indigenous peoples and two products the
indigenous introduced to the Europeans. 4pts.
Europeans - - - -> Indigenous peoples
Indigenous peoples - - - - > Europeans
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17. List two reasons why Europeans believed they were superior to the indigenous people they
encountered. 2pts.
Reason 1:
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Reason 2:
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18. Even though many indigenous people were killed by direct conflict with Europeans, what
was responsible for many more deaths from interaction with Europeans? 1pt.
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19. Why were the European explorers able to so easily defeated the indigenous warriors that
chose to fight them? 1pt.
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20.List four negative effects of colonization on the conquered peoples. 4pts.
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21. Who might have made the following statements, an indigenous chief (IC) or a European
captain (EC). 5pts.
IC
EC
Take these furs and bead necklaces and become our friends and
allies
This land belongs to me
I order you to kill anyone who comes into our encampment
Let’s kill as many animals as we can
Your king must be very poor to have to take other people's’ land
22.What was the destination that Europeans hoped to reach by sailing West? 1pt.
a) Canada
b) America
c) Africa
d) Asia
23. Who was the first person to circumnavigate the globe? (Hint: He didn’t actually survive the
voyage). _______________. 1pt.
24.Among the following groups of Europeans, which was the most likely to defend indigenous
peoples? Checkmark √ the right answer. 1pt.
Merchants
Colonizers
Religious communities
Scholars
Monarchs
25.Why do you think this group defended indigenous peoples? (Hint: What was their
objective?) 2pts.
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Part C Geography
Write the name of the correct continent on the lines provided. 7 marks
Match the countries on the list with the correct number on the map. 13 marks