Global 1 Final Review #2

Which societal condition was basic to the development of Greek philosophy and Renaissance art?

• rigid social classes

• emphasis on individualism

• religious uniformity

• mass education

Which movement helped most to reintroduce classical Greco-Roman ideas to Western culture?

• the Renaissance

• the Enlightenment

• the Protestant Reformation

• the Commercial Revolution

What was one reason that some Italian cities developed into major commercial and cultural centers during the 13th and 14th centuries?

• Unified central government

• isolationist economic policies

• geographic location

• system of social equality

Which sequence of letters places these events in the correct chronological order?

• A → B → C→ D

• D→ C→ B→ A

• C→ B→ A→ D

• C→ D→ B→ A

The Renaissance in western Europe was a period noted for

• armed conflict over control of the Holy Land

• the rise of feudalism in the Mediterranean region

• the mass movement of peoples from urban to rural areas

• a shift from a spiritual focus to a more humanistic one

In Western Europe, a major immediate effect of the Reformation was a

• renewed domination of the Catholic Church over the German states

• greater tolerance of religions other than Christianity

• decrease in educational opportunities for the middle class

• decline in religious unity and in the power of the Catholic Church

The issues of the sale of indulgences and of the worldly lives of the clergy were addressed by

• Adam Smith in The Wealth of Nations

• John Locke in his treatises on government

• Martin Luther in his ninety-five theses

• Karl Marx in The Communist Manifesto

In the early 1500s, Martin Luther’s "Ninety-five Theses," Henry VIII’s "Act of Supremacy," and John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion contributed to

• an increased sense of nationalism in Tudor England

• a decline in the power of the Catholic Church

• the growing power of the feudal nobility in Europe

• a major conflict among Eastern Orthodox Christians

These statements best reflect the idea that

• environmental changes can affect human society

• contact with other societies can lead to conflict and war

• economic change can be slow and almost unnoticed

• technological advances can lead to major change

One impact Gutenberg’s printing press had on western Europe was

• a decrease in the number of universities

• a decline in literacy

• the unification of the Holy Roman Empire

• the spread of Martin Luther’s ideas