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AP European History: Fall 2019 Review Pt. 1

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Italian Renaissance?

a)

emphasis on the individual

b)

glorification of human achievement

c)

steadfast support for the church's leading role in society

d)

new attempts to reconcile the pagan philosophy of the Greco-Roman world with Christian thought

2.

Italian humanism gave rise to

a)

Greek becoming the official literary language of the Renaissance writers

b)

the welfare state

c)

the movement toward writing in the vernacular in Europe

d)

the movement known as liberation theology

3.

According to Baldassare Castiglione, the goal of the education system in the 16th century was to

a)

provide a practical education in construction and commerce

b)

offer the same learning opportunities to boys and girls

c)

phase out the study of the classics in favor of more practical "career" and technical disciplines

d)

provide a young man with a well-rounded education including knowledge of the arts, mathematics, and oration skills

4.

Nicholas Copernicus' major contribution to scientific knowledge was

a)

the discovery of the laws of gravitational pull

b)

the universe was heliocentric

c)

the development of calculus

d)

the development of the period table of elements

5.

What effect did the Scientific Revolution have on the authority of the Catholic Church?

a)

It strengthened its intellectual authority since most scientists of the 16th century were Catholic.

b)

It weakened its authority since more natural phenomena that had been traditionally left to the clerical leaders were now being explained through scientific inquiry.

c)

The Catholic Church worked closely with the scientific community to develop methods that would alleviate suffering on earth.

d)

It led to the Protestant Reformation.

6.

Which of the following states proved to be the exception to the trend of centralization?

a)

England

b)

the Holy Roman Empire

c)

France

d)

Spain

7.

Charles V was on of along line of Austrian rulers of the Holy Roman Empire (1452-1806) from which family?

a)

Hapsburg

b)

Tudor

c)

Valois

d)

Hohenzollern

8.

As a result of the Peace of Augsburg, the Holy Roman Emperor agreed that German princes should

a)

become Protestant

b)

execute anyone who had fought in the Peasants' Revolt

c)

burn all copies of the Ninety-Five Theses

d)

be able to choose whether their lands would be Catholic or Lutheran

9.

All of the following threatened the power of the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th century EXCEPT

a)

ideas emanating from the Italian Renaissance

b)

the growing strength in southeastern Europe of the Muslim Ottoman Turks

c)

the growth of the national state

d)

the Protestant Reformation

10.

Why did France support the Protestant rebels fighting against the Catholics in the Holy Roman Empire?

a)

It wanted to weaken and fragment the Holy Roman Empire.

b)

King Henry IV of France was a Huguenot and, therefore, a supporter of German Protestants.

c)

The German Protestants had helped King Henry IV, a Huguenot, assume the throne in France.

d)

Revenge was sought for the pope excommunicating the entire French clergy.

11.

The main result of the Edict of Nantes (1598) was that

a)

it led to the disintegration of the Holy Roman Empire

b)

Calvinists recognized Geneva s their capital

c)

it established the principles of religious toleration and equal civil rights for French Protestants and Catholics

d)

it led to the arrest of those responsible for the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre

12.

"Christians should be taught that, if the Pope knew the exactions of the preachers of Indulgences, he would rather have the basilica of St. Peter's reduced to ashes than built with the skin, flesh and bones of his sheep."


This passage was contained in which of the following works?

a)

Thomas More's Utopia

b)

Erasmus' In Praise of Folly

c)

Luther's Ninety-Five Theses

d)

Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion

13.

Besides religious issues, the other major cause of the Protestant Reformation and the religious wars that followed was

a)

the political struggle between monarchs imposing their centralized rule over their subjects and nobles fighting to keep their feudal independence.

b)

the growing sense of belonging to a nation that has a common language, ethnicity, culture, and history.

c)

the growing mercantilism competition for overseas colonies between the Holy Roman Empire, Spain, France, and Holland.

d)

the bitterness that some European countries felt toward France for allying itself with the Ottoman Empire.

14.

The parallel transfer of people, cultures, animals, food, and disease between Europe, Africa, and the Western Hemisphere as a result of the Spanish colonization of the New World is known as the

a)

Cartesian swap

b)

Faustian bargain

c)

Columbian Exchange

d)

Middle Passage

15.

Portugal and Spain were able to attain overseas colonies because of

a)

their superior firearms and sea power

b)

fair financial compensation to local rulers

c)

treaties with local leaders

d)

their ability to defeat England and France in mainland wars and acquiring their colonies

16.

What is Divine Right?

a)

a set of rules used by the greeks

b)

the God given right to rule

c)

Hitler's reason to exterminate Jewish people

d)

Machiavelli's theory on power

17.
Peter the Great moved the capital city of Russia from Moscow to St. Petersburg to:
a)
Be closer to Western Europe in order to open up trade through the Baltic Sea
b)
Move away from the famine and plague that killed thousands
c)
Move away from invading Mongols and other east Asian invaders
d)
Be closer to the great iron reserves of northern Russia
18.

This person took away power from the nobility and Huguenots in France, which strengthened power for the King.

a)

Cardinal Richelieu

b)

King Louis XIII

c)

King Charles I

d)

Pope Urban II

19.
The Enlightenment is
a)
a time of rebirth
b)
a time when science ruled
c)
a time with people used reason and logic to explain the world
d)
a time when technology ruled
20.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed people had natural rights of life, liberty, and property.
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
21.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed to limit government, that it should be divided into separate branches that shared power.
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
22.
How is nudity used in this piece?
a)
To cause a scandal among the nobles of Florence
b)
To exemplify the humiliation of original sin
c)
to celebrate human beauty
d)
to make the viewer uncomfortable
23.
All of the following were common goals of Habsburg rulers in the 16th and 17th centuries EXCEPT -- 
a)
restoring Catholic unity across Europe
b)
exploring overseas territories and establish colonies
c)
promoting urban financial centers and a money economy
d)
granting strong measures of political decentralization
24.

Which state allowed a large degree of religious pluralism, leading to large commercial and financial success?

a)

The Netherlands

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Spain

25.
What do Petrarch and Pico della Mirandola have in common?
a)
Italian humanists promoting a revival in classical themes
b)
Christian humanists who tried to reform the church
c)
Habsburg rulers who tried to restore Catholic unity
d)
Artists who employed naturalism and geometric perspective
26.
The Thirty Years War marked a turning point in all of the following ways EXCEPT
a)
it ended religious warfare
b)
France rose to power
c)
led to some religious tolerance
d)
cemented Catholic dominance
27.

According to mercantilism, the primary goal of economics and trade is to -

a)

accumulate resources in case of emergency

b)

maximize gold and silver reserves

c)

produce manufactured goods

d)

educate the workforce

28.

In France, the Edict of Nantes (1598) -

a)

granted limited toleration to Calvinists

b)

ended the state's Catholic ties

c)

further persecuted religious minorities

d)

made French-language bibles illegal

29.
The series of civil wars in France during the sixteenth century ended because of 
a)
success by the Catholics
b)
a moderate policy by Henry IV
c)
the expulsion of the Huguenots
d)
peacemaking efforts by the Pope
30.

During the 30 Years’ War (1618-1648), France under Cardinal Richelieu pursued a policy of

a)

Supporting the Hapsburgs against the Protestant princes and rulers

b)

Allowing French Protestant princes and rulers to fight against the Hapsburgs

c)

Supporting the Protestant princes and rulers against the Spanish Hapsburgs

d)

Remaining neutral

e)

Opposing England in order to recapture Normandy

31.

Which of the following monarchs crafted religious tolerance and is known as a politique?

a)

Maria Theresa of Austria

b)

Elizabeth I of England

c)

Elizabeth II of England

d)

Mary I of England

32.

The Peace of Augsburg did not allow for the practice of ____________________.

a)

Catholicism

b)

Calvinism

c)

Lutheranism

33.

The Jesuit order, founded by Ignatius of Loyola, is best known for -

a)

Obedience to the pope

b)

Obedience to the king

c)

Promotion of biblical literacy

d)

Burning of witches

34.

Charles V of the HRE faced difficulties in maintaining his empire due to all of the following EXCEPT -

a)

His son's constant rebellions

b)

Conflict with the French

c)

Holding off Ottoman Turkish expansion into Eastern Europe

d)

Rise of Lutheranism and Protestantism

35.

The Thirty Years War marked a shift away from religious war to political war.

a)

True

b)

False