Chapter 15 Exam

The Renaissance in Europe lasted from _____ to _____.

• 500 to 1500

• 1300 to 1600

• 0 to 1000

• 500 to current times

The Renaissance began in which country?

• Germany

• France

• Italy

• England

Renaissance literally means ________.

• "Rebirth"

• "Suffering"

• "Reform"

• "Liberty"

________ scholars fled to Italy after the fall of Constantinople in 1453.

• Roman

• French

• German

• Byzantine

Some states were authoritarian while others were ________.

• Republican

• Democratic

• Tyrannical

• None of the Above

People began to pay for their sins to be forgiven and to get into heaven. These things bought & sold were called what?

• Tickets

• Heaven Passes

• Indulgences

• Season Passes

The French King ________ invaded Italy and took control of Naples.

• Charles VIII

• John I

• Charles I

• Xavier III

Rome was sacked by ________ mercenaries in 1527.

• German

• English

• French

• American

The ________ Wars lasted from 1494 to 1559.

• American

• Italian

• Russian

• None of the Above

Who wrote The Prince, considered one of the most influential works on political power in the Western World?

• Marco Polo

• Charles VIII

• William The Conqueror

• Niccolo Machiavelli