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WorksheetsSpring Semester exam
Total questions: 73
Worksheet time: 37mins
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."
Priest
Patron
scholar
craftsman
How did the crusades contribute to the Renaissance in Europe?
Crusaders destroyed the libraries of Muslim scholars
Crusaders rebelled against the Roman Catholic Church
Crusaders developed an interest in painting and sculpture
Crusaders brought back learning from the Middle East.
Why do many consider Petrarch as the founder of Renaissance humanism?
He was the first secular artist during the Renaissance
He created art in new styles such as linear perspective
He brought together pagan classical culture and christianity
He was a close friend and mentor to the Pope
Which TWO answer choices below explain Machiavelli's stance on Politics in " The Prince?"
It is better to be feared than loved as a ruler
Leaders myst always be kind to the people they rule
Sometimes it is necessary for a leader to manipulate others
It is important for leaders to do the right thing, no matter what.
A successful ruler will replace his advisers every 5 years
What pieces of Art did Michelangelo create?
Sistene Chapel
Mona Lisa
Statue of David
Last supper
Vitruvian Man
What pieces of art did Leonardo Da Vince create?
Sistine Chapel
Mona Lisa
Statue of David
Last supper
Virtruvian Man
Which effect did the printing press have on the Catholic Church?
The printing press raised the cost for printing Church literature
The printing press slowed the progress of the protestant Reformation
The printing press made it more difficult for the protestant leaders to share ideas.
The printing press made it more difficult for the Catholic church to control religious ideas.
Which factor was emphasized by the philosophy of humanism during the renaissance?
Superiority of medieval thought
Devotion to religion
Value of individual
Obedience to government officials
Which Italian family gained the most power and influence during the Renaissance?
Aragon
Sopranos
Medici
Davinci
the _______________ was a cultural revival that began in Italy in the 1300's
Reformation
Great Awakening
Enlightenment
Renaissance
Which of these fields of study was NOT considered to be secular
Religion
Law
Medicine
Astronomy
During the 13th Century, the revival of classical learning caused many followed of humanism to question the authority of ____________
the legal system
Intellectuals
Relligious Doctorine
The Renaissance
Based on the meaning of the French word renaissance, the period called the renaissance refers to the ___________.
restoration of basic human values
rebirth of classical culture
the remainder of learning not yet lost
remembrance of better times.
every day spoken lanuage
Satire
sonnet
vernacular
Censor
An imaginary, ideal place
Dystopia
Zootopia
alternate reality
Utopia
to ban dangerous or offensive ideas
sonnet
satire
censor
approve
The silk road connected the economy of Europe with the economy of ___________
Australia
South America
North America
Asia
The scientific revolution changed the way people
printed books
produced goods
thought about nature
Organized governments
How did Kepler add support for Copernicus's theory
He published the theory in a book that many people read
He invented a device for seeing the night sky more accurately
he wrote mathmatical laws that described how planets move
He showed that applying the theory would improve safety at sea
which form of technology allowed Galileo to make new discoveries?
The Compass
The windmill
The astrolabe
The Telescope
How did an apple falling from a tree give Newton and Idea?
It hit him on the head
It drew his attention to gravity
it made him wonder how living things grow
it suggested that events occur in a natural cycle
Newton's book Principia described three laws of .....
Logic
motion
arithmetic
Map Making
Match the belief below with the following enlightenment thinkers..
Freedom of speech and religion
Hobbes
Locke
Voltaire
Montesquieu
Match the belief below with the following enlightenment thinkers..
Separation of government
Hobbes
Locke
Voltaire
Montesquieu
Match the belief below with the following enlightenment thinkers..
Absolute Monarchy
Hobbes
Locke
Voltaire
Montesquieu
Match the belief below with the following enlightenment thinkers..
Social contract, natural rights
Hobbes
Locke
Voltaire
Montesquieu
According to Locke, how does a person get natural rights?
by signing a social contract
by reading a book
by existing as a human being
belonging to a democracy
If Montesquieu were to visit the United States today, he would be please to see his ideas put into the action in the ...
Bill of Rights
system of states
Declaration of Independence
Branches of Government
______________ helped prove Copernicus's heliocentric theory to be correct.
Kepler and Galileo
Locke and Hobbes
Bacon and Descartes
Voltaire and Smith
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
Natural rights
social contract
Tolerance
Free Trade
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
Tolerance
Feminism
Rationalism
Inductive reasoning
Muslim and Jewish scholars preserved __________ ideas that eventually gave way to new discoveries during the Scientific Revolution.
humanism
Greek and Roman
Renaissance
Christian science
___________ is an economy in which buyers and sellers make their own economic decisions with only a limited role from the government.
command
free market
traditional
socialism
what scientist was the first to believe that the sun was at the center of the universe?
Newton
Copernicus
Kepler
Galileo
____________ criticized mercantilism, he argued that the best way for a nation to become wealthy was to allow free trade.
John Smith
Adam Smith
John Locke
Voltaire
How did the Renaissance humanists contribute to the weakening of the Roman Catholic Church ?
They studied ancient texts
they wrote poetry and plays
They tried to elect a new pope
They questioned accepted beliefs
The practice of selling indulgences troubled many Catholics because the practice made it seem that.....................
the church was in economic trouble
the government had lost its authority
anyone could buy a leadership position
people could by forgiveness for sins
Which English monarch defeated the Spanish monarch
Henry VII
Mary I
Elizabeth I
Phillip I
Why was there an increase in the number of people who learned to read after the mid 1400's.
people had more leisure time
printed materials became much more available
people had mor eoney to spend
illumination made works of literature more appealing to read
The Roman Catholic church's practice of selling forgiveness led to which of the following?
it led to the Protestant Reformation
it led to weakening of the Roman Catholic church's power
it led to Martin Luther nailing his 95 theses on the church door
All of the Above
Before the Reformation occurred in the 16th century which two denominations made up the christian church?
Roman Catholic and Aglican
Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox
Episcopalian and antibaptists
Russian Orthodox and Presbyterian
Which 3 denominations are considered the main branches of the protestant church ( multiple select)
Lutheran
Anglican
Eastern Orthodox
Calvinist
Roman Catholic
As a way to spread the Catholic faith during the counter-reformation, Ignatius Loyola formed the ____________ to serve as Catholic Agents in Europe.
Calvinists
Franciscans
Dominicans
Jesuits
What happened at the Diet of Worms
Joan of Arc was burned at the stake
Martin Luther refused to recant his statements about the Catholic church
Henry VIII was granted an annulment from Catherine of Aragon
The Hundred Years war came to and end
This Law made the English Monarch the head of the church
Magna Carta
Council of Trnet
Treat of Westphalia
Act of Supremacy
Look at the map.. identify the country where the Anglican church originated.
Germany
England
Bohemia
Scotland
Switzerland
"I believe in predestination, hard work, frugality, and the only way to eternal life is through Gods grace
Martin Luther
John Calvin
King Henry VII
Desiderius Erasmus
" I believe in Free will, but I am a devout Catholic. Sometimes my ideas did not jive with the RCC's.
Martin Luther
John Calvin
King Henry VII
Desiderius Erasmus
"I believe the only way to gain salvation and eternal life is salvation by faith and study of the bible."
Martin Luther
John Calvin
King Henry VII
Desiderius Erasmus
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!
Martin Luther
John Calvin
King Henry VIII
Desiderius Erasmus
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.
Martin Luther
William Tyndale
King Henry VIII
Desiderius Erasmus
which of these would Queen Elizabeth Have been most likely to say?
"Catholics should not be forced to follow English Law"
"I don't care what people believe so long as they are Loyal"
"People who disagree with the Anglican church should be put to death."
"I want the clergy to make sure everyone says the same prayers"
What was one goal of the Council of Trent?
to correct abuses in the Catholic Church
to translate the mass into local languages
to reach agreements with Protestant leaders
to put an end to punishing people for heresy
The basic unit of Inca society was a close-knit community called _________
City-state
Ayllu
Quipo
Mita system
Mexico City, formerly called Tenochtitlan was home to which Latin American group
Olmec
Mayan
Aztec
Incan
Which of the following was an event that helped the Spanish conquer the Inca Empire?
Flooding
Famine
Cholera epidemic
Civil War
The architectural masonry of the______ civilization was built with no mortar and based on precise engineering.
Olmec
Inca
Mayan
Aztec
Who conquered the Aztec Empire?
Francisco Pizarro
Christopher Columbus
Hernan Cortez
Amerigo Vespucci
Who conquered the Incan Empire?
Francisco Pizarro
Christopher Columbus
Hernan Cortez
Amerigo Vespucci
Why did the Aztec decide to settle after 200 years of nomadic life?
They realized farming was a better system
They found an abandoned mayan city to rebuild
They saw a prophesied eagle with a snake on a cactus
they never settled and continued to be nomadic
The highlands of Mesoamerica contain natural volcanic glass which some civilizations used to make blades. this resource is known as _______
onyx
Jade
Shale
Obsidian
How did the geography of the Andes affect the Incas?
it was so cold that the incas could not grow crops
The large mountains forests provided most of their needs
The steep hills forced the Incas to terrace farm
The Incas had to rely on fishing for their food supply
Why would it have been harder to conquer the Mayan Civilization as opposed to the Incas or the Aztecs?
it was an empire
it had a strong central government
they were independent city states
They had a strong army
what was the main reason why Europeans wanted to travel to Asia?
to spread their religion
to buy cotton for clothing
to learn about other cultures
to acquire spices for cooking
Why did European monarchs want a sea route to Asia
Muslims and Italians controlled the land routes
Harsh weather made the and routes to dangerous
Rulers of china refuesed to allow use of the land routes
Horses and camels were required on the land routes
True of False: Vasco da Gama was the first European explorer to make it to the Cape of Good Hope.
True
False
Which of the following was not a reason for exploration
gold
farming
glory
God
_____ term is used for the transfer of animals, food, and diseases between the eastern and western hemisphere.
Mercantilism
Cottage industy
Colombian Exchange
Spanish- American Transport
He sailed west to find winds to help
get to India. He landed in South America and he set up a colony in Brazil
Vasco da Gamma
Ferinand Magellan
Pedro Cabral
Prince Henry
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.
Vasco da Gamma
Ferinand Magellan
Pedro Cabral
Prince Henry
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.
Bartolomeu Dias
Ferinand Magellan
Pedro Cabral
Prince Henry
Nick name was the “navigator.” He was more than an educator than a sailor. He created a school of navigation and cartography
Bartolomeu Dias
Ferinand Magellan
Pedro Cabral
Prince Henry
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.
Bartolomeu Dias
Christopher Columbus
Pedro Cabral
Prince Henry
