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Spring Semester exam

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who would have said this?

" I have made a lot of money in business. I've hired a talented painter to decorate the inner walls of the church. I'm sure he'll do a good job."

a)

Priest

b)

Patron

c)

scholar

d)

craftsman

2.

How did the crusades contribute to the Renaissance in Europe?

a)

Crusaders destroyed the libraries of Muslim scholars

b)

Crusaders rebelled against the Roman Catholic Church

c)

Crusaders developed an interest in painting and sculpture

d)

Crusaders brought back learning from the Middle East.

3.

Why do many consider Petrarch as the founder of Renaissance humanism?

a)

He was the first secular artist during the Renaissance

b)

He created art in new styles such as linear perspective

c)

He brought together pagan classical culture and christianity

d)

He was a close friend and mentor to the Pope

4.

Which TWO answer choices below explain Machiavelli's stance on Politics in " The Prince?"

a)

It is better to be feared than loved as a ruler

b)

Leaders myst always be kind to the people they rule

c)

Sometimes it is necessary for a leader to manipulate others

d)

It is important for leaders to do the right thing, no matter what.

e)

A successful ruler will replace his advisers every 5 years

5.

What pieces of Art did Michelangelo create?

a)

Sistene Chapel

b)

Mona Lisa

c)

Statue of David

d)

Last supper

e)

Vitruvian Man

6.

What pieces of art did Leonardo Da Vince create?

a)

Sistine Chapel

b)

Mona Lisa

c)

Statue of David

d)

Last supper

e)

Virtruvian Man

7.

Which effect did the printing press have on the Catholic Church?

a)

The printing press raised the cost for printing Church literature

b)

The printing press slowed the progress of the protestant Reformation

c)

The printing press made it more difficult for the protestant leaders to share ideas.

d)

The printing press made it more difficult for the Catholic church to control religious ideas.

8.

Which factor was emphasized by the philosophy of humanism during the renaissance?

a)

Superiority of medieval thought

b)

Devotion to religion

c)

Value of individual

d)

Obedience to government officials

9.

Which Italian family gained the most power and influence during the Renaissance?

a)

Aragon

b)

Sopranos

c)

Medici

d)

Davinci

10.

the _______________ was a cultural revival that began in Italy in the 1300's

a)

Reformation

b)

Great Awakening

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Renaissance

11.

Which of these fields of study was NOT considered to be secular

a)

Religion

b)

Law

c)

Medicine

d)

Astronomy

12.

During the 13th Century, the revival of classical learning caused many followed of humanism to question the authority of ____________

a)

the legal system

b)

Intellectuals

c)

Relligious Doctorine

d)

The Renaissance

13.

Based on the meaning of the French word renaissance, the period called the renaissance refers to the ___________.

a)

restoration of basic human values

b)

rebirth of classical culture

c)

the remainder of learning not yet lost

d)

remembrance of better times.

14.

every day spoken lanuage

a)

Satire

b)

sonnet

c)

vernacular

d)

Censor

15.

An imaginary, ideal place

a)

Dystopia

b)

Zootopia

c)

alternate reality

d)

Utopia

16.

to ban dangerous or offensive ideas

a)

sonnet

b)

satire

c)

censor

d)

approve

17.

The silk road connected the economy of Europe with the economy of ___________

a)

Australia

b)

South America

c)

North America

d)

Asia

18.

The scientific revolution changed the way people

a)

printed books

b)

produced goods

c)

thought about nature

d)

Organized governments

19.

How did Kepler add support for Copernicus's theory

a)

He published the theory in a book that many people read

b)

He invented a device for seeing the night sky more accurately

c)

he wrote mathmatical laws that described how planets move

d)

He showed that applying the theory would improve safety at sea

20.

which form of technology allowed Galileo to make new discoveries?

a)

The Compass

b)

The windmill

c)

The astrolabe

d)

The Telescope

21.

How did an apple falling from a tree give Newton and Idea?

a)

It hit him on the head

b)

It drew his attention to gravity

c)

it made him wonder how living things grow

d)

it suggested that events occur in a natural cycle

22.

Newton's book Principia described three laws of .....

a)

Logic

b)

motion

c)

arithmetic

d)

Map Making

23.

Match the belief below with the following enlightenment thinkers..


Freedom of speech and religion

a)

Hobbes

b)

Locke

c)

Voltaire

d)

Montesquieu

24.

Match the belief below with the following enlightenment thinkers..


Separation of government

a)

Hobbes

b)

Locke

c)

Voltaire

d)

Montesquieu

25.

Match the belief below with the following enlightenment thinkers..


Absolute Monarchy

a)

Hobbes

b)

Locke

c)

Voltaire

d)

Montesquieu

26.

Match the belief below with the following enlightenment thinkers..


Social contract, natural rights

a)

Hobbes

b)

Locke

c)

Voltaire

d)

Montesquieu

27.

According to Locke, how does a person get natural rights?

a)

by signing a social contract

b)

by reading a book

c)

by existing as a human being

d)

belonging to a democracy

28.

If Montesquieu were to visit the United States today, he would be please to see his ideas put into the action in the ...

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

system of states

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Branches of Government

29.

______________ helped prove Copernicus's heliocentric theory to be correct.

a)

Kepler and Galileo

b)

Locke and Hobbes

c)

Bacon and Descartes

d)

Voltaire and Smith

30.

1. Which democratic concept is best described by the following statement?


“Man has the natural power to protect his life, liberty, and property from harm by other men.”

- John Locke

a)

Natural rights

b)

social contract

c)

Tolerance

d)

Free Trade

31.

1. Which idea is best described by the following statement?


“I say that we should regard all men as our brothers. What? The Turk my brother? …The Jew? Yes, without doubt; are we not all children of the same father and creatures of the same God?”


-Voltaire

a)

Tolerance

b)

Feminism

c)

Rationalism

d)

Inductive reasoning

32.

Muslim and Jewish scholars preserved __________ ideas that eventually gave way to new discoveries during the Scientific Revolution.

a)

humanism

b)

Greek and Roman

c)

Renaissance

d)

Christian science

33.

___________ is an economy in which buyers and sellers make their own economic decisions with only a limited role from the government.

a)

command

b)

free market

c)

traditional

d)

socialism

34.

what scientist was the first to believe that the sun was at the center of the universe?

a)

Newton

b)

Copernicus

c)

Kepler

d)

Galileo

35.

____________ criticized mercantilism, he argued that the best way for a nation to become wealthy was to allow free trade.

a)

John Smith

b)

Adam Smith

c)

John Locke

d)

Voltaire

36.

How did the Renaissance humanists contribute to the weakening of the Roman Catholic Church ?

a)

They studied ancient texts

b)

they wrote poetry and plays

c)

They tried to elect a new pope

d)

They questioned accepted beliefs

37.

The practice of selling indulgences troubled many Catholics because the practice made it seem that.....................

a)

the church was in economic trouble

b)

the government had lost its authority

c)

anyone could buy a leadership position

d)

people could by forgiveness for sins

38.

Which English monarch defeated the Spanish monarch

a)

Henry VII

b)

Mary I

c)

Elizabeth I

d)

Phillip I

39.

Why was there an increase in the number of people who learned to read after the mid 1400's.

a)

people had more leisure time

b)

printed materials became much more available

c)

people had mor eoney to spend

d)

illumination made works of literature more appealing to read

40.

The Roman Catholic church's practice of selling forgiveness led to which of the following?

a)

it led to the Protestant Reformation

b)

it led to weakening of the Roman Catholic church's power

c)

it led to Martin Luther nailing his 95 theses on the church door

d)

All of the Above

41.

Before the Reformation occurred in the 16th century which two denominations made up the christian church?

a)

Roman Catholic and Aglican

b)

Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox

c)

Episcopalian and antibaptists

d)

Russian Orthodox and Presbyterian

42.

Which 3 denominations are considered the main branches of the protestant church ( multiple select)

a)

Lutheran

b)

Anglican

c)

Eastern Orthodox

d)

Calvinist

e)

Roman Catholic

43.

As a way to spread the Catholic faith during the counter-reformation, Ignatius Loyola formed the ____________ to serve as Catholic Agents in Europe.

a)

Calvinists

b)

Franciscans

c)

Dominicans

d)

Jesuits

44.

What happened at the Diet of Worms

a)

Joan of Arc was burned at the stake

b)

Martin Luther refused to recant his statements about the Catholic church

c)

Henry VIII was granted an annulment from Catherine of Aragon

d)

The Hundred Years war came to and end

45.

This Law made the English Monarch the head of the church

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Council of Trnet

c)

Treat of Westphalia

d)

Act of Supremacy

46.

Look at the map.. identify the country where the Anglican church originated.

a)

Germany

b)

England

c)

Bohemia

d)

Scotland

e)

Switzerland

47.

"I believe in predestination, hard work, frugality, and the only way to eternal life is through Gods grace

a)

Martin Luther

b)

John Calvin

c)

King Henry VII

d)

Desiderius Erasmus

48.

" I believe in Free will, but I am a devout Catholic. Sometimes my ideas did not jive with the RCC's.

a)

Martin Luther

b)

John Calvin

c)

King Henry VII

d)

Desiderius Erasmus

49.

"I believe the only way to gain salvation and eternal life is salvation by faith and study of the bible."

a)

Martin Luther

b)

John Calvin

c)

King Henry VII

d)

Desiderius Erasmus

50.

I believe I shouldn’t have to share my power & wealth with

the pope; furthermore, how dare he tell me I can’t divorce my wife… especially since she can’t seem to give me a son!

a)

Martin Luther

b)

John Calvin

c)

King Henry VIII

d)

Desiderius Erasmus

51.

I believe in the authority the Bible possesses, and was willing

to die for my beliefs at the stake. I was commissioned by King James to translate the New Testament (and part of the Old Testament) into

English.

a)

Martin Luther

b)

William Tyndale

c)

King Henry VIII

d)

Desiderius Erasmus

52.

which of these would Queen Elizabeth Have been most likely to say?

a)

"Catholics should not be forced to follow English Law"

b)

"I don't care what people believe so long as they are Loyal"

c)

"People who disagree with the Anglican church should be put to death."

d)

"I want the clergy to make sure everyone says the same prayers"

53.

What was one goal of the Council of Trent?

a)

to correct abuses in the Catholic Church

b)

to translate the mass into local languages

c)

to reach agreements with Protestant leaders

d)

to put an end to punishing people for heresy

54.

The basic unit of Inca society was a close-knit community called _________

a)

City-state

b)

Ayllu

c)

Quipo

d)

Mita system

55.

Mexico City, formerly called Tenochtitlan was home to which Latin American group

a)

Olmec

b)

Mayan

c)

Aztec

d)

Incan

56.

Which of the following was an event that helped the Spanish conquer the Inca Empire?

a)

Flooding

b)

Famine

c)

Cholera epidemic

d)

Civil War

57.

The architectural masonry of the______ civilization was built with no mortar and based on precise engineering.

a)

Olmec

b)

Inca

c)

Mayan

d)

Aztec

58.

Who conquered the Aztec Empire?

a)

Francisco Pizarro

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Hernan Cortez

d)

Amerigo Vespucci

59.

Who conquered the Incan Empire?

a)

Francisco Pizarro

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Hernan Cortez

d)

Amerigo Vespucci

60.

Why did the Aztec decide to settle after 200 years of nomadic life?

a)

They realized farming was a better system

b)

They found an abandoned mayan city to rebuild

c)

They saw a prophesied eagle with a snake on a cactus

d)

they never settled and continued to be nomadic

61.

The highlands of Mesoamerica contain natural volcanic glass which some civilizations used to make blades. this resource is known as _______

a)

onyx

b)

Jade

c)

Shale

d)

Obsidian

62.

How did the geography of the Andes affect the Incas?

a)

it was so cold that the incas could not grow crops

b)

The large mountains forests provided most of their needs

c)

The steep hills forced the Incas to terrace farm

d)

The Incas had to rely on fishing for their food supply

63.

Why would it have been harder to conquer the Mayan Civilization as opposed to the Incas or the Aztecs?

a)

it was an empire

b)

it had a strong central government

c)

they were independent city states

d)

They had a strong army

64.

what was the main reason why Europeans wanted to travel to Asia?

a)

to spread their religion

b)

to buy cotton for clothing

c)

to learn about other cultures

d)

to acquire spices for cooking

65.

Why did European monarchs want a sea route to Asia

a)

Muslims and Italians controlled the land routes

b)

Harsh weather made the and routes to dangerous

c)

Rulers of china refuesed to allow use of the land routes

d)

Horses and camels were required on the land routes

66.

True of False: Vasco da Gama was the first European explorer to make it to the Cape of Good Hope.

a)

True

b)

False

67.

Which of the following was not a reason for exploration

a)

gold

b)

farming

c)

glory

d)

God

68.

_____ term is used for the transfer of animals, food, and diseases between the eastern and western hemisphere.

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Cottage industy

c)

Colombian Exchange

d)

Spanish- American Transport

69.

He sailed west to find winds to help

get to India. He landed in South America and he set up a colony in Brazil

a)

Vasco da Gamma

b)

Ferinand Magellan

c)

Pedro Cabral

d)

Prince Henry

70.

Sailed from Spain, he was trying to discover a western route to Asia. He sailed around South America and is the first explorer to circumnavigate the world.

a)

Vasco da Gamma

b)

Ferinand Magellan

c)

Pedro Cabral

d)

Prince Henry

71.

He sailed for Portugal. He was looking for a sea route to India. He was the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa.

a)

Bartolomeu Dias

b)

Ferinand Magellan

c)

Pedro Cabral

d)

Prince Henry

72.

Nick name was the “navigator.” He was more than an educator than a sailor. He created a school of navigation and cartography

a)

Bartolomeu Dias

b)

Ferinand Magellan

c)

Pedro Cabral

d)

Prince Henry

73.

Knew that the Earth was sphere, he reasoned that by sailing west, he could reach the East Indies. He discovered an island that is known as the Bahamas today.

a)

Bartolomeu Dias

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Pedro Cabral

d)

Prince Henry