WH Fall Final Exam Review

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What was the Renaissance?

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Historical era in Florence, Italy, and elsewhere in Europe that focused on art, creativity, and science.

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Which of the following was NOT a reason the early explorers began to make voyages?
To make friends with the Native Americans,
The explorers want to become famous.
To search for gold and riches,
To spread their religion

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To make friends with the Native Americans

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What was the Protestant Reformation?

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an attempt to reform practices by the Catholic church considered corrupt.

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Why were Italian city-states able to fund Renaissance art and science work?

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They had amassed great wealth from trade.

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Which of the following did the Pope deny Henry VIII that led him to break away from the Roman Catholic Church and create the Anglican Church? Becoming the Holy Roman Emperor, An annulment/divorce, Becoming King of France & Italy, Payments in gold for protecting him

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An annulment/divorce

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What is a coup d’etat?

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overthrow of the government

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Which of the following WAS NOT a way that Prince Henry contributed to exploration?
He was the first to trade with Africans for slaves.
His successes inspired other explorers and sponsored voyages.
His team redesigned ships, trained sea captains, and prepared maps.
He gathered scientists and cartographers to work with him planning and going on his voyages.

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He was the first to trade with Africans for slaves.

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Which reason explains why the people of Paris stormed the Bastille? Options: to free foreign prisoners held by the French monarchy, to collect weapons to defend the National Assembly, to access food supplies in the prison warehouses, to prove the power of the unhappy masses

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to collect weapons to defend the National Assembly

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What did the 1848 revolution in France result in?

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An authoritarian government ruled by Louis Napoleon.

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The Boer War was sparked by: the desire of the British to take Cape Colony from the Dutch, the migration of Boers into British territory, the discovery of gold and diamonds on Boer-held lands, the migration of Boers into Zulu territory.

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the discovery of gold and diamonds on Boer-held lands