World History Unit 7 Review

Which factor contributed most to the development of the Renaissance in Italy?

• Nobles in Italy had been military leaders in the Crusades.

• City-states in Italy had become wealthy from trade.

• The region had become politically unified under one Italian king.

• Trade with France.

As a result of the Renaissance, many European political powers were able to ---

• establish large overseas colonial empires

• take contol of trade in the Indian Ocean

• build an alliance aganist the Ottomans

• eliminate the power of the Catholic Church

How did the Catholic Church respond to the religious changes brought about by the Reformation?

• It launched a Counter-Reformation

• It replaced the Pope with a new leader.

• It issued an English translation of the Bible.

• It established a new religion.

How did the Reformation change the political composition of Europe?

• The Pope became the political advisor to many European monarchs.

• Nobles aligned with either Catholic or Protestant tradition and went to war.

• Eastern Europe became vulnerable to the advances of the Ottomans.

• Monarchies were overthrown and Protestant theocracies were created.

The changing social views that emphasized the growing individualism and secularism emerging during the European Renaissance came to be known as --

• Rebirth

• Reformation

• Enlightenment

• Humanism

What economic change in Europe during the Renaissance facilitated the flourishing of art that characterized the time period?

• Creation of a barter system that allowed artists to trade more easily

• Growth of a merchant class with additional income used to patron the arts

• Development of government programs that paid for the education of artists

• Introduction of paper currency that was in higher demand by artists

Which sixteenth century scientist proposed the heliocentric theory which was later supported by Galileo?

• Robert Boyle

• Isaac Newton

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Albert Einstein

Which action most contributed to the onset of the Scientific Revolution in the sixteenth century Europe?

• Invention of the new methods of accounting

• Advancements in navigation

• Creation of a navigation school by Prince Henry

• Publication of new theories related to astronomy

The plays of William Shakespeare reflect the history of England in that several of them were written primarily about -----

• the lives of English monarchs

• the struggles of English peasants

• English naval battles

• the English conquest of foreign lands

Which scientist applied reason and rationality to devise his laws of motion?

• Robert Boyle

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

• Nicolaus Copernicus