WS Fall Semester Exam V.1

The birthplace of the Renaissance was

• England
• France
• Italy
• Prussia

What was the three-legged international exchange network involving Europe, Africa, and the Americas?

• Transatlantic Exchange
• Mercantile Network
• Triangular Trade
• Trade Alliance

The nobility, the clergy, and everyone else made up the three estates of this old French social order.

• Napoleonic Code
• Ancien Regime
• Congress of Vienna
• Articles of Confederation

Land, labor, capital, and entrepreneur (capitalist)

• Utilitarianism
• Divine Right Theory
• Means of Production
• Democracy

Before modernity there was ______, a social formation in Europe featuring lords, serfs, oaths of military loyalty, and fiefdoms

A tax on imports

The concept of ____________ asserts that certain ideas, such as life, liberty, and property, belong to all humans from birth.

Liberalism, conservatism, and nationalism are examples of _____, or a system of beliefs.

How did the Protestant Reformation influence the political landscape of Europe?

• It led to the establishment of absolute monarchies.
• It resulted in the spread of democracy across all nations.
• It challenged the authority of the Catholic Church.
• It had no significant impact on politics.

Which of the following was a Greco-Roman belief adopted by the Italian humanists?

• People should seek fulfillment through the Christian God.
• The ideal person is the King, who was divinely given power.
• Each individual has dignity and worth.
• Art should be used exclusively to reflect religious issues.