AP European History: Fall 2019 Review Pt. 1

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Italian Renaissance?

• emphasis on the individual

• glorification of human achievement

• steadfast support for the church's leading role in society

• new attempts to reconcile the pagan philosophy of the Greco-Roman world with Christian thought

Italian humanism gave rise to

• Greek becoming the official literary language of the Renaissance writers

• the welfare state

• the movement toward writing in the vernacular in Europe

• the movement known as liberation theology

According to Baldassare Castiglione, the goal of the education system in the 16th century was to

• provide a practical education in construction and commerce

• offer the same learning opportunities to boys and girls

• phase out the study of the classics in favor of more practical "career" and technical disciplines

• provide a young man with a well-rounded education including knowledge of the arts, mathematics, and oration skills

Nicholas Copernicus' major contribution to scientific knowledge was

• the discovery of the laws of gravitational pull

• the universe was heliocentric

• the development of calculus

• the development of the period table of elements

What effect did the Scientific Revolution have on the authority of the Catholic Church?

• It strengthened its intellectual authority since most scientists of the 16th century were Catholic.

• It weakened its authority since more natural phenomena that had been traditionally left to the clerical leaders were now being explained through scientific inquiry.

• The Catholic Church worked closely with the scientific community to develop methods that would alleviate suffering on earth.

• It led to the Protestant Reformation.

Which of the following states proved to be the exception to the trend of centralization?

• England

• the Holy Roman Empire

• France

• Spain

Charles V was on of along line of Austrian rulers of the Holy Roman Empire (1452-1806) from which family?

• Hapsburg

• Tudor

• Valois

• Hohenzollern

As a result of the Peace of Augsburg, the Holy Roman Emperor agreed that German princes should

• become Protestant

• execute anyone who had fought in the Peasants' Revolt

• burn all copies of the Ninety-Five Theses

• be able to choose whether their lands would be Catholic or Lutheran

All of the following threatened the power of the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th century EXCEPT

• ideas emanating from the Italian Renaissance

• the growing strength in southeastern Europe of the Muslim Ottoman Turks

• the growth of the national state

• the Protestant Reformation

Why did France support the Protestant rebels fighting against the Catholics in the Holy Roman Empire?

• It wanted to weaken and fragment the Holy Roman Empire.

• King Henry IV of France was a Huguenot and, therefore, a supporter of German Protestants.

• The German Protestants had helped King Henry IV, a Huguenot, assume the throne in France.

• Revenge was sought for the pope excommunicating the entire French clergy.