2023-24 World History 1st Semester Final Review

Which of the following helped cause the Renaissance? (Choose 3 answers)

• Increased trade with Asia and other regions as a result of the Crusades

• Rise of Italian city-states

• Increased patronage of the arts

• Increased emphasis on religion

Which of the following occurred as a result of Martin Luther’s stand against indulgences?

• Germany rejected Lutheranism and remained Roman Catholic

• Lutheranism spread first to England and Scotland, then to France and Italy

• Henry VIII started a new religion in England called Anabaptism

• The Protestant Reformation began

Which statement best explains the historical context surrounding Luther’s 95 Theses?

• Many priests throughout Europe are poorly trained, illiterate and corrupt.

• The Church dominates every aspect of people’s lives throughout Europe.

• Muslims are encroaching on Europe again with the fall of Constantinople.

• King Henry VIII of England needs an annulment from the Pope.

Which statement best explains the changes from the height of the Roman Empire to the dawn of the Renaissance in Europe?

• Europe’s rich cultural and technological achievements disappear and begin to reemerge.

• Europe is lacking in progress and innovation compared to the Classical Age.

• Political boundaries are decentralized after the fall of the Roman Empire.

• The Catholic church initiates reforms to raise money for building projects.

All of the following are political and social effects of the Protestant Reformation EXCEPT

• Protestants broke away from the Catholic Church and split into many factions.

• the rulers and merchants want less involvement from the Church in business and state affairs.

• religious harmony spread across Europe.

• religious intolerance and anti-Semitism increased.

The 95 Theses

• were written to advise the Church how to increase the power of the Pope.

• were intended for Church leaders to promote debate on current Church practices.

• allowed for German princes to break from the Pope and remain Lutheran.

• established King Henry VIII as the leader of the Church of England.

Which of the following best describes the Counter-Reformation?

• A movement within the Catholic Church to reform itself

• A movement by monarchs to secure power from the clergy

• A measure to continue the sale of indulgences

• A procedure to create more Protestant sects

Which of the following statements best describes the importance of Italian city-states to the Renaissance?

• Knowledge of arts increased as nobles and merchants sought to display their new wealth.

• The Catholic Church, dominant in the city-states, published the first Bible.

• Italian shipbuilders brought paintings and sculpture back from China and India.

• As agricultural centers, city-states produced an abundance of crops, and sold them to foreign markets.

Johannes Gutenberg’s invention was revolutionary because

• the printing of books encouraged more people to learn to read.

• Renaissance artists could paint more detail with oil paints, rather than watercolor.

• the pendulum made for better time keeping.

• lenses were used to improve the design of the astronomical telescope.

Henry VIII was motivated to break from the Catholic Church because

• his wife Catherine was a protestant and encouraged him to break from the Pope.

• he was a follower of Lutheranism and disagreed with indulgences.

• he needed an annulment so he could remarry and produce a male heir.

• he lacked confidence in the Priests interpretations of the Bible.