World History Final Review Part 1

Europe became a feudal society because

• the rarity of cash required land to be used as a payment for services

• Europeans needed to defend themselves against constant raids and invasions

• overpopulation required that a more efficient agricultural system be developed

• skilled craftspeople had emerged as farming techniques improved

Which event, more than any other, signified the beginning of the Middle Ages, ‘dark ages

• The collapse of the Roman Empire

• The Bubonic Plague

• The Crusades

• The development of towns

What were some of the social responsibilities that were carried out by the Catholic Church during the middle ages in Europe?

• education

• . taking care of the elderly

• taking care of the sick and poor

• all answers apply

The goal of the First Crusade was to

• convert Muslims to Christianity

• take Jerusalem and the Holy Land away from the Byzantines

• take Jerusalem and the Holy Land away from the Muslims

• conquer Constantinople

Machiavelli encouraged rulers and would-be rulers to believe that

• Women were superior to men

• Human nature was to be truthful

• the Church should be discredited

• the end justifies the means

All of the following were reasons for the Renaissance starting in Italy EXCEPT

• Italy had many urban centers

• Italians were patrons of the arts

• Italian culture denied the ideals of individuality

• Italy’s access to trade routes created a more secular society

Leonardo da Vinci was an excellent example of Renaissance Italy’s social ideal because

• he was a politician, and politicians were considered the pinnacle of human achievement

• he came from a wealthy family and greatly improved his family’s status in society

• he wrote grand romantic poetry and insightful political treatises

• he was a painter, sculptor, architect, inventor, and mathematician

According to the doctrine of predestination,

• God determined in advance who would be saved

• salvation can be achieved only by good works

• salvation can be achieved only by faith

• political rulers had to obey papal authority

Ties between the Catholic Church and England were most weakened by

• Henry VIII's decision to execute Anne Boleyn

• Queen Mary's decision to bring Protestant doctrine into the English Church

• Henry VIII's decision to divorce Catherine of Aragon

• the death of young Edward VI

The purchase of a certificate of indulgence was supposed to provide

• a position in the Catholic Church

• a position in the civil service

• a reduction of punishment for sins

• freedom from feudal obligations