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WorksheetsMidterm Review
Total questions: 68
Worksheet time: 34mins
Which of the following is one of Martin Luther’s complaints against the Catholic Church?
Martin Luther wanted friars to sell indulgences
Martin Luther believed that people could win salvation by faith in God only
Martin Luther wrote that Church teachings should be based on what the pope says
Martin Luther believed that priests could interpret the Bible
Prior to the Renaissance was the _______________ period.
Golden Age
Gilded Age
Early Modern Period
Middle Ages
Which of the following is a reason why the Renaissance started in Italy?
Italy is nearly surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea, making it easy to trade with Asia.
The pope was purchasing art and sponsoring war.
The pope would not allow the Roman Emperor an annulment.
The Catholic Church was reacting to the Protestant Reformation
_______________ was a reason that both the Northern and the Italian Renaissance started.
The invention of the printing press
Trade with other areas of the world
Merchants becoming patrons of the art
The desire to beautify cities
Ignatius of Loyola wrote which of the following:
Spiritual Exercises
Gloriana
The Prince
Utopia
Bloody Mary got her nickname because…
She suffered a violent death
She was a murderer
She sentenced a lot of people to death
She had bright red hair
Books brought all of the following changes to Europe EXCEPT:
Information is more widely available
Literacy rose in Europe
People took the information available for granted
Laws were widely published
Which of the following applies to Urlich Zwingli?
He believed faith should be personal
He was a priest in France
He was an active participant in the English Reformation
He kicked out the pope and placed himself in charge of the church
Which of the following was a complaint against Catholic Church in the Protestant Reformation?
The selling of indulgences
They gave away too much money
The Church should be a higher authority than the Bible
Priests should interpret (explain) the Bible to people
Martin Luther started the _______________ Reformation.
Renaissance
Protestant
Counter
English
Which of the following is one of the actions the Jesuits took?
They founded schools throughout Europe
They translated Bibles from Latin
They converted non-Christians to Catholicism
All of the above
Which of the following is a decision made by the Council of Trent?
The Church’s interpretation of the Bible was final
The Bible is the authority over Church tradition
Indulgences are banned
Christians need to have faith in God to gain salvation
The Protestant Reformation occurred because of ________________ reasons.
Political
Personal
Religious
Superficial
The Council of Trent occurred during the ______________.
Protestant Reformation
Counter-Reformation
Italian Renaissance
English Reformation
How did Elizabeth I change the English Church?
She was advised by protestants to make the Church of England more protestant
She was protestant but she incorporated practices from both Protestantism and Catholicism to make the most people happy
She wanted to return the English Church to Catholicism and she persecuted anyone who disagreed with her
She used Parliament to remove the pope’s power and put herself as the head of the English Church
What is the Treaty of Tordesillas?
An agreement between Spain and Italy to share the Mediterranean Sea
A treaty between England and France to end the French and Indian War
An imaginary line drawn by the pope to divide the Americas
A trade agreement between the Africans and the Muslims
What did Bartolomeu Dias contribute to Portuguese exploration?
Circumnavigating the world
Circling Africa to get to India
Being the first to reach the tip of Africa
Funding exploration and founding a navigation school
Why Europeans did NOT explore prior to the 1400s?
They were too busy fighting wars
They did not have the ability or the interest
They liked to be home
They had too much disease to travel
The Pilgrims and Puritans left England because:
They were seeking glory
They heard the Native Americans were weak and easy to conquer
They wanted to find religious freedom
They heard tales of gold and wanted to get wealthy
Who led the expedition to circumnavigate the world?
Vasco Da Gama
Ferdinand Magellan
Christopher Columbus
Vasco Nuñez de Balboa
Who is involved in the Treaty of Tordesillas?
Spain and Portugal
Italy and France
England and France
France and the Dutch
When I say “the Dutch,” it’s the same as saying:
The French
The Netherlands
The Portuguese
The English
Henry the Navigator helped to start Portuguese exploration by:
Circumnavigating the world
Funding exploration and founding a navigation school
Circling Africa to get to India
Being the first to reach the tip of Africa
The Pilgrims and Puritans had the most successful colony because:
They found the cash crops, cotton and sugar
They focused on gold and found it quickly
They found the cash crop, tobacco
They brought their families to settle somewhere new
Jamestown is:
The first permanent English settlement in the Americas
A colony focused on trading furs with the Native Americans
The second English settlement in Plymouth, MA
A colony in the Caribbean islands focused on cotton and sugar plantations
The “Short Conquest” myth means that:
Conquistadors are not gods
The Spanish were not totally superior to the natives
The Spanish Conquest was long and took centuries
Regular people conquered the Americas, not an army
Who conquered the Inca Empire in Peru?
Hernando Cortes
Hernando de Soto
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
Francisco Pizarro
What type of trade do the French and Dutch primarily participate in?
Cash crops, specifically sugar and cotton
Fur trade
Cash crops, specifically tobacco
Spices and silks
Mercantilism is the idea that:
A country’s power is dependent on its wealth
One of the best ways to get gold is to exploit (use) colonies
One of the best ways to get gold is to establish a favorable balance of trade with rivals
All of the above
The Columbian Exchange is:
The idea that a country’s power is dependent on its wealth
The global transfer of foods, disease, and animals during the colonization of the Americas
The transfer of Africans to the Americas to serve as slaves
The ability to get along well with others
What is absolutism?
God created the monarchy and the monarch acts as God’s representative on Earth
The theory that money equals power
The theory that one ruler holds all of the power
The idea that scholars base their beliefs on ancient teachings and the Bible
Which of the following are effects of absolutism?
Rulers regulate religious worship and social gatherings
Rulers maintain large armies and castles to scary potential opponents
Rulers create bureaucracies made of people loyal to them
All of the above
Who is a believer of Divine Right?
Elizabeth I
James I
Peter the Great
Oliver Cromwell
Which of the following describes the OLD way of thinking about science?
Scholars decided what was true or false based on ancient texts and the Bible
People believed that Jupiter had four moons
Aristotle believed that the moon had craters
Scholars believed the sun was the center of the universe
Which of the following describes the heliocentric theory?
The sun revolves around the Earth
The Earth revolves around the moon
The Earth is the center of the universe
The sun is the center of the universe
What is Isaac Newton known for?
He invented the microscope
He invented bacon
He came up with the theory of gravity
He developed the first thermometer
What is the Enlightenment?
The movement to change the Catholic Church
The period involving a cultural rebirth that occurred in Europe
The period during which Europeans traveled around the world searching for new trade routes
The intellectual movement that emphasized individualism and reason in the government
What did women philosophers do during the Enlightenment?
They believed their education should focus on becoming a good mother and wife
They believed women should not read novels because they encourage wickedness
They tried to improve the status of women
There were no women philosophers
Hobbes believed that humans were naturally ____________.
Selfish
Brutish
Born free
Self-governing
What is the Glorious Revolution?
The overthrow of James II and the establishment of William and Mary as monarchs of Britain
A war won by the 13 American colonies to achieve independence from Great Britain
An uprising in France against the monarchy which resulted in the republic of France
Historical changes in thought and belief beginning with Copernicus’s Heliocentric Theory
What are the Articles of Confederation?
America’s Constitution
America’s first attempt at a government that eventually failed
The first meeting of the 13 colonies of America
The name of the collective federal government
How does the Enlightenment influence the American Revolution?
The colonists used Enlightenment ideas to justify their overthrow of the British government
The colonists were not influenced by the Enlightenment
King George wanted to follow Enlightenment ideas, but the colonists revolted instead
The Enlightenment made fun of the Church and the Americans responded for the pope
What is the Third Estate?
The estate made up of rich nobles who owned 20% of the land in France
The high class estate made up of clergy
About 97% of the French population made up of the bourgeoisie, workers, and peasants
The estate that owned 10% of the land in France
What is the Bastille?
A wave of senseless panic that rolled through France
The group made up of Third Estate delegates who took the Tennis Court Oath
The first deliberate act of revolution because it ends the absolute monarchy
A French prison that rioters marched on in search of gunpowder
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen?
The companion to the Declaration of Independence
A list of amendments to the Constitution of the United States
America’s first attempt at government
A document written by the National Assembly influenced by the Declaration of Independence
People who are mixed between Spanish and Native American Indians are known as _________.
Mestizos
Creoles
Peninsulares
Enslaved people
Which of the following led most of the revolutions in Latin America?
Mestizos
Creoles
Peninsulares
Enslaved people
Which was the first black colony to free itself from European control?
Venezuela
Brazil
Haiti
Mexico
Which was the first black colony to free itself from European control?
Venezuela
Brazil
Haiti
Mexico
What is the conservative political philosophy?
Wealthy property owners who want to protect traditional values
Middle-class business leaders
People who want more power in Parliament, but only for landowners
Those who want drastic change to democracy
What is nationalism?
City building and the movement of people to cities
The belief that people’s greatest loyalty should not be to the ruler, but to the nation
A social or economic system built on manufacturing industries
A policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy and military force
Which of the following are bonds people need to share to create a nation-state?
Culture and territory
Language and history
Religion and nationality
All of the Above
Where did the Industrial Revolution start?
Britain
United States
Belgium
Germany
How does life change after the Industrial Revolution long term?
City sanitation is awful
The middle class gets much smaller
The standard of living increases; people get healthier
People work long, grueling hours for little pay
What was the strategy of corporations like Standard Oil and Carnegie Steel Company?
Pay their workers fair wages
Have their workers work hours that they decide
They sought to control every aspect of their own industries to make larger profits
Improving the workplace and promoting rights for women and children
Which is an impact of industrialism?
It decreases competition
People get more and more unhealthy
It takes away opportunities for education
It revolutionizes daily life including health and life expectancy
An economic system in which the factors of production (land, labor, and capital) are privately owned and money is invested in business ventures to make a profit is the definition of ________________.
Capitalism
Socialism
Communism
Imperialism
Which of the following is a feature of socialism?
Private ownership of industry
Government ownership of industry
Freedom of competition
No government needed
Karl Marx came up with what economic system?
Industrialism
Capitalism
Socialism
Communism
Why did workers form unions?
To maintain stability and social order
To fight for better working conditions
To privatize ownership of industry
So they could refuse to work
What is it called when workers refuse to work?
Union
Reciprocity
Communism
Strike
During the Industrial Revolution, women were paid ____ what men made.
1/2
1/3
1/4
3 times
The United States abolished slavery following the __________.
American Revolution
Civil War
French Revolution
First World War
What is imperialism?
The belief that people’s greatest loyalty should not be to the ruler, but to the nation
Efforts to promote or intervene in social, political, or economic reform
A policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy and military force
The increase of manufacturing and mass-production of goods
Which is a motive for imperialism?
Europeans believed they were better than other peoples because of Social Darwinism
Women made 1/3 of what men made when working in factories
It reduced the local warfare in Africa
Europeans had superior management methods
A colony ran by local rulers with limited self-rule designed to develop future leaders describes which type of imperial control?
Direct control
Indirect control
Who is Charles Darwin?
A social scientist who believed human actions were unconscious reactions
The person who discovered and named radioactivity
The surgeon that began sterilizing his surgical unit and had a 85% survival rate
A scientist who came up with the Theory of Evolution and “survival of the fittest”
Who is Henry Ford?
The inventor of the first car
The man who made cars affordable
The inventor of the first airplane which only flew for 59 seconds
The man who created electricity
