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Midterm Review

Total questions: 120

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following demonstrates Peter the Great's efforts to westernize Russia?

a)

Instituted a beard tax

b)

Required nobles and subjects to dress in western garb

c)

Participated in western trade by gaining access to a warm-water port

d)

All of the above

2.

Who lost nearly his entire Armada fighting against the British?

a)

Peter the Great

b)

Ivan the Terrible

c)

Louis XIV

d)

Phillip II

3.

Prior to English colonization, what methods did Queen Elizabeth I employ to attain goods from the New World?

a)

Legal purchase/trade

b)

Treasure hunting for sunken ships

c)

Stealing goods by committing piracy

d)

None of the above

4.

A line of people in a family that gain power to rule

a)

Dynasty

b)

Absolutism

c)

Enlightened despot

d)

Divine Right

5.

A ruler who has total control, but who also uses logic and reason to make life better for his/her subjects

a)

Dynasty

b)

Absolutism

c)

Enlightened despot

d)

Divine Right

6.

A type of government that has complete control over his/her subjects in all aspects of life

a)

Dynasty

b)

Absolutism

c)

Enlightened despot

d)

Divine Right

7.

A ruler who claims power to rule comes from God

a)

Dynasty

b)

Absolutism

c)

Enlightened despot

d)

Divine Right

8.

Who is this quote attributed to?

"It is better to be feared than to be loved"

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

John Locke

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Niccolo Machiavelli

9.

Louis XIV's palace was named...

a)

Versailles

b)

Alnwick Castle

c)

Glencoe

d)

Bordiam Castle

10.

What is one way absolute monarchs were able to keep their "enemies closer"

a)

making them live at court

b)

exiling them to Siberia

c)

marrying them off to rulers of other empires

d)

imprisoning them

11.

Which monarch maintained this mentality when dealing with his/her nobles? "Keep your friends close and your enemies closer"

a)

Machiavelli

b)

Sir Francis Bacon

c)

Louis XIV

d)

Queen Ann of Cleves

12.

Which was the god referenced by the title, "The Sun King"

a)

Appomattox

b)

Apollo

c)

Aurora

d)

Aristotle

13.

Maria Theresa was absolute ruler of

a)

Great Britain

b)

Austria

c)

Spain

d)

Russia

e)

Prussia

14.

Peter the Great was absolute ruler of

a)

Great Britain

b)

Austria

c)

Spain

d)

Russia

e)

Prussia

15.

Frederick the Great was absolute ruler of

a)

Great Britain

b)

Austria

c)

Spain

d)

Russia

e)

Prussia

16.

Ivan the Terrible was absolute ruler of

a)

Great Britain

b)

Austria

c)

Spain

d)

Russia

e)

Prussia

17.

Phillip II was absolute ruler of

a)

Great Britain

b)

Austria

c)

Spain

d)

Russia

e)

Prussia

18.

Beginning with Ivan the Terrible, absolute monarchs in Russia were known as

a)

kings

b)

mandates

c)

czars

d)

advisors

19.

This enlightened despot of Prussia allowed greater religious freedom for his subjects than anywhere else in Europe

a)

Peter the Great

b)

Frederick the Great

c)

Maria Theresa

d)

Phillip II

20.

Where did the Renaissance begin?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

England

d)

Italy

21.

Renaissance is the French words meaning

a)

Death

b)

Art

c)

Trade

d)

Rebirth

22.

The Renaissance was the rediscovery of the art and learning of ancient

a)

China

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

India

d)

Greece and Rome

23.

All of the following are causes of the Renaissance EXCEPT

a)

Goods and ideas were brought back to Europe after the Crusades

b)

Classical works were copied by Muslim Scholars and were rediscovered by Europeans

c)

Traders and travelers brought back classical learning to Europe

d)

Church power grew when the pope relocated to France

24.

MEDIEVAL artists were known to

a)

Only depict religious imagery

b)

Create works that were completely realistic and in perfect perspective

c)

Use vivid colors and luxurious paints

d)

Make works that were improvements of the Greek and Roman Classics

25.

Which of the following describes the work of Renaissance artists

a)

Renaissance artists only depicted themes of the divine

b)

Renaissance artists only created realistic portraits and sculptures

c)

Renaissance artists turned to Roman/Greek works of inspiration

d)

All of the above

26.

Literature became more popular during the Renaissance because

a)

More people learned to read

b)

It was sometimes written in the vernacular

c)

The printing press made books more widely available

d)

All of the above

27.

Patrons are people who

a)

Organize trade markets

b)

Serve the Pope

c)

Support and commission art

d)

Sell luxuries

28.

Which family from Florence, Italy became well known patrons of Renaissance artists?

a)

The Medicis

b)

The Florencians

c)

The Carterets

d)

The DeLorenzos

29.

Many powerful families during the Renaissance would commission artists to paint them

a)

Pictures

b)

Portraits

c)

Landscapes

d)

Animals

30.

Portraits of Renaissance figures were always symbolic and intended to communicate certain traits of the sitter.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

All of the following were true of the Renaissance EXCEPT

a)

Europeans rediscovered the glory of Ancient Greece and Rome

b)

The classics would enable them to create a better world

c)

Humanists thought human beings were not capable of new ideas

d)

Scholars developed new ideas

32.

Humanism challenged the Catholic Church by encouraging people to

a)

Participate in the Crusades

b)

Ask questions

c)

Take the sacraments

d)

Follow the status quo

33.

This 12th century movement divided Christians into Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholics

a)

The Thirty Years War

b)

The Revolt of the Popes

c)

The Reformation

d)

The Great Schism

34.

This 16th century movement divided Christians into Protestants and Catholics

a)

The Thirty Years War

b)

The Revolt of the Popes

c)

The Reformation

d)

The Great Schism

35.

A person could buy forgiveness for their sins from the Catholic Church by paying

a)

Prayer tickets

b)

Indulgences

c)

Corruption

d)

Redemptions

36.

People that believed that they could have a personal relationship with their God without a relationship with priests or the clergy were known as

a)

Misguided

b)

Protestants

c)

Crazy

d)

Mystics

37.

Martin Luther's 95 Theses were

a)

Complaints about the corruption of the Church

b)

Important verses from the Bible

c)

The law in Germany

d)

A call for religious war

38.

The Catholic Church excommunicated Martin Luther, meaning they

a)

Had him executed

b)

Forgave him

c)

Read and tried to redress his compaints

d)

KIcked him out of the church

39.

Which of the following were effects of the Plague?

a)

The population of Europe declined by about 1/3

b)

The manor system began to collapse as people moved to cities

c)

Labor shortages drove wages higher

d)

All of the above

40.

The Crusades were a series of _____ holy wars

a)

4

b)

6

c)

9

d)

11

41.

The Luttrell Psalter is an illuminated manuscript that depicts

a)

daily life in a feudal manor

b)

the daily lives of gods

c)

difficult times for the wealthiest Europeans

d)

fantastical creatures

42.

Where did the Bubonic Plague originate from in Western Europe?

a)

Madrid

b)

Isle of Main

c)

Florence

d)

Amsterdam

43.

The Black Plague was caused by

a)

diseased cats

b)

fleas on rats

c)

evil vapors

d)

poisoned well water

44.

What fraction of the Western European population perished as a result of the Plague?

a)

1/8-1/4

b)

1/3-1/2

c)

1/3-2/3

d)

2/3-5/6

45.

The group was most impacted by the Plague?

a)

The peasants

b)

The lords

c)

The priests

d)

Women

46.

What is one positive result of the rapid decline in population which resulted from the Plague?

a)

Houses became cheaper

b)

Labor became cheaper

c)

Serfs had greater rights

d)

Kings no longer were in power

47.

The beginning of which era signaled the end of the Middle Ages?

a)

Reformation

b)

Revolution

c)

Renaissance

d)

Resignation

48.

The type of economy used in Western Europe during the Middle Ages was

a)

Manorialism

b)

Feudalism

c)

Capitalism

d)

Socialism

49.

The name for the piece of land given by a king to a lord is called

a)

acre

b)

manor

c)

fief

d)

none of the above

50.

New trade was one positive result of

a)

The Plague

b)

The Crusades

c)

Both A and B

d)

None of the above

51.

A self-sufficient economy is one which

a)

has to trade for goods with other manors

b)

produces all of the goods and services needed on the manor

c)

produces very few of the goods needed on the manor

d)

both a and c

52.

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Fall of the Western Roman Empire?

a)

Economic corruption

b)

Overextension of the military

c)

Barbarian Invasions

d)

Prosperous trade with Asia

53.

Which Scandinavian peoples began to invade Northern Europe in 835 CE?

a)

The Huns

b)

The Tartars

c)

The Vikings

d)

The Mongols

54.

The era known as the Middle Ages lasted from

a)

1000bce-100 bce

b)

500ce-1000ce

c)

500ce-1500ce

d)

1000ce-2000ce

55.

What event signaled the start of the Middle Ages?

a)

The attack of the Vikings

b)

The fall of Rome

c)

The crowning of Charlemagne

d)

The invention of the Printing Press

56.

Clovis was the first Frankish king to

a)

unite Gaul

b)

Bring peace to Byzantium

c)

Cross the River Thames

d)

Bring Judaism to Western Europe

57.

Which Frankish king was the first to forcibly convert those he conquered to Christianity?

a)

King Henry VIII

b)

Clovis

c)

Charlemagne

d)

Ivar the Boneless

58.

Which Frankish king was the first to be crowned Holy Roman Emperor?

a)

Clovis

b)

King Henry VIII

c)

Charlemagne

d)

Ivar the Boneless

59.

The type of government used in Western Europe during the Middle Ages was

a)

manorialism

b)

feudalism

c)

capitalism

d)

socialism

60.

The name of the artform which originated when monks transcribed copies of books and decorated the margins and letters of each page

a)

Shading

b)

Glee-texture-resist

c)

Illumination

d)

Transillumination

61.

The relationships, responsibilities and duties owed between lords, knights, and other members of the nobility was strictly outlined in which of the following?

a)

The Noble duty

b)

The Knights oath

c)

The Fief commands

d)

The Feudal Contract

62.

Lending money in exchange for interest payments

a)

Bill of Exchange

b)

Usury

c)

Flying Buttress

d)

Scholasticism

e)

Dante

63.

Allowed foreign traders to buy goods without coins

a)

Bill of Exchange

b)

Usury

c)

Flying Buttress

d)

Scholasticism

e)

Dante

64.

Wrote about Medieval life in Canterbury Tales

a)

Bill of Exchange

b)

Usury

c)

Flying Buttress

d)

Scholasticism

e)

Chaucer

65.

everyday language

a)

Bill of Exchange

b)

vernacular

c)

Flying Buttress

d)

Scholasticism

e)

Chaucer

66.

Formidable commander of the Muslim army

a)

Saladin

b)

vernacular

c)

Flying Buttress

d)

Scholasticism

e)

Chaucer

67.

Founder of experimental science, especially physics

a)

Saladin

b)

vernacular

c)

Flying Buttress

d)

Scholasticism

e)

Roger Bacon

68.

Person who tried to turn useless elements into gold

a)

Saladin

b)

vernacular

c)

Alchemist

d)

Scholasticism

e)

Roger Bacon

69.

A long narrative poem typically depicting chivalry

a)

Saladin

b)

Chanson de Geste

c)

Alchemist

d)

Scholasticism

70.

Stone support structure used in building cathedrals

a)

Saladin

b)

Chanson de Geste

c)

flying buttress

d)

Scholasticism

71.

Which of the following best describes chivalry?

a)

a code of conduct followed by knights

b)

an economy system

c)

a code of conducts that all ladies had to follow

d)

a political structure

72.

A dispute between two individuals could be settled through physical combat. This is called..

a)

trial by ordeal

b)

trial by fire

c)

trial by combat

d)

trial by jury

73.

Rural districts in Europe were organized by Charlemagne to be formed into religious areas called

a)

feudal crossings

b)

parishes

c)

tithes

d)

cardinal holdings

74.

A tax paid by all citizens living under Charlemagne's rule to local religious organizations is called

a)

a parish

b)

a tithe

c)

a bond

d)

an embargo

75.

Members of the religious hierarchy during the Middle Ages were called

a)

orders

b)

monasteries

c)

monks

d)

clergy

76.

What was the name of the practice used by Germanic tribes to determine an accused person's guilt?

a)

trial by fire

b)

trial by ordeal

c)

trial by jury

d)

trial by combat

77.

A noble that pledged fealty (loyalty) and military service to a lord or king was known as

a)

a knight

b)

a pawn

c)

a serf

d)

a blacksmith

78.

Which of the following WAS NOT a reason that the Western Roman Empire collapsed?

a)

Overburdened military (made to spread out too far around the empire)

b)

Political corruption

c)

Barbarian invasions

d)

Improvements in technology and infrastructure

79.

The Roman Republic became the The Roman Empire when ______________ became emperor.

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Augustus Caesar

c)

Constantine

d)

Dionysus

80.

Which of the following WAS NOT an influence of Ancient Greece and Rome on the development of Europe

a)

The development of democracy

b)

A three-branch government

c)

Art, sculpture, drama, architecture

d)

Women's rights

81.

Which Greek philosopher was the teacher of Alexander the Great?

a)

Plato

b)

Socrates

c)

Aristotle

d)

Homer

82.

Which Greek philosopher was sentenced to death for "threatening the government and religion"?

a)

Plato

b)

Socrates

c)

Aristotle

d)

Homer

83.

Which Greek philosopher taught by only asking questions?

a)

Plato

b)

Socrates

c)

Aristotle

d)

Homer

84.

Roman law included which of the following principles?

a)

Only the wealthy were entitled to a trial

b)

All people should receive equal treatment under the law

c)

People could be jailed indefinitely without being charged with a crime

d)

Stealing is a crime punishable by death

85.

Roman law included which of the following principles?

a)

People are guilty until proven innocent

b)

People are innocent until proven guilty

c)

People are entitled to a trial

d)

Wealthy people can pay to avoid prison

86.

Roman law included which of the following principles?

a)

The burden of proof falls on the accused

b)

The burden of proof falls on the accuser

c)

The burden of proof falls on the executioner

d)

The burden of proof falls on the jury

87.

Which of the following WAS NOT a major Roman achievement/invention?

a)

Julian Calendar

b)

Coliseum

c)

Parthenon

d)

Aqueducts

88.

Which civilization created the first Democracy?

a)

Carthage

b)

Rome

c)

Greece

d)

Etruscan

89.

Which civilization created the first Republic?

a)

Carthage

b)

Rome

c)

Greece

d)

Etruscan

90.

Which type of government requires each individual in society to vote?

a)

Communist

b)

Republic

c)

Democracy

d)

Socialist

91.

Which type of government requires citizens to elect representatives to vote on their behalf?

a)

Communist

b)

Republic

c)

Democracy

d)

Socialist

92.

Which Greek philosopher wrote the "Allegory of the Cave"?

a)

Plato

b)

Aristotle

c)

Socrates

d)

Homer

93.

Which Greek philosopher wrote "The Republic"?

a)

Plato

b)

Aristotle

c)

Socrates

d)

Homer

94.

How did the Renaissance influence the Scientific Revolution?

a)

It challenged pre-existing societal norms and allowed people to question scientific beliefs

b)

It encouraged greater focus on learning and education

c)

It emphasized the importance of challenging our preconceptions

d)

All of the above

95.

Which scientist was responsible for describing the law of gravity and quantifying the laws of motion?

a)

Galileo

b)

Newton

c)

Copernicus

d)

Bacon

96.

Edward Jenner is known as the first scientist to successfully use __________ to encourage immunity to cowpox and later, smallpox.

a)

Chloritization

b)

Vaccination

c)

Chemistry

d)

Verification

97.

Which of the following was not an invention of the Scientific Revolution?

a)

Microscope

b)

Improved telescope

c)

Chemistry

d)

X-ray machine

98.

Which of the following philosophers reasoned that you can only be sure of your existence based on your conscious thought ("I think therefore I am")

a)

Copernicus

b)

Kepler

c)

Descartes

d)

Galileo

99.

Which of the following is a new type of reason employed during the Scientific Revolution?

a)

Deductive

b)

Inductive

c)

Reductive

d)

Both A and B

100.
True or False:
Marie Antoinette fell victim to many nasty rumors and lies, which caused her reputation to be ruined.
a)
True
b)
False
101.
During the rule of Louis XIV, Frances Parliamentary body was never called into session.  What was the Parliamentary body of France?
a)
The Estates General
b)
Congress
c)
Zemsky Sabor
d)
Ile de Cite
102.
Louis XIV sought religious unity by attempting to convert the Huguenots to
a)
Protestantism
b)
Catholicism
c)
Puritanism
d)
Calvinism
103.

The Glorious Revolution changed _________ from Catholic to Protestant

a)

France

b)

The Netherlands

c)

Great Britain

d)

Holy Roman Empire

104.

Believed in freedom of speech and religion

a)

Adam Smith

b)

Louis XIV

c)

Voltaire

d)

Montesquie

105.

The Glorious Revolution ended tensions between

a)

The king, William of Orange and the Pope

b)

Parliament, Catholics, and the King

c)

Parliament, Mary Stuart, and France

d)

The king, Parliament and Protestants

106.

Favored monarchy that relied on a social contract

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

Adam Smith

c)

Mary Wollstonecraft

d)

Rousseau

107.

Believed in limited government and natural rights

a)

Phillip II

b)

John Locke

c)

James II

d)

Voltaire

108.

Believed in no cruel and unusual punishment

a)

Becarria

b)

John Locke

c)

William III

d)

Parliament

109.

They supported the succession of James II

a)

The Whigs

b)

The House of Lords

c)

The House of Commons

d)

The Tories

110.

Believed in separation of powers to keep the government in check

a)

Montesquieu

b)

Rousseau

c)

Thomas Hobbes

d)

John Locke

111.

Good government must protect the rights of individual freedoms

a)

Wollstonecraft

b)

Voltaire

c)

Diderot

d)

Rousseau

112.

The Engish Bill of Rights influenced the following in the US Bill of Rights, EXCEPT

a)

Women's voting rights

b)

No cruel and unusual punishment

c)

Freedom of Speech

d)

Fair Jury Trial

113.
France was deep in debt because
a)
money spent on the American Revolution
b)
Marie Antoinette's lavish spending
c)
the 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxes
d)
all of the above
114.

The First Estate in French society was composed of

a)

the Clergy

b)

people with special courts

c)

people who did not pay taxes

d)

all of the above

115.
The Second Estate was composed of 
a)
Church leaders
b)
Nobility
c)
Peasants
d)
none of the above
116.
Most of the people of France belonged to the 
a)
1st 
Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
4th Estate
117.
What is the significance of the Tennis Court Oath?
a)
it led to a new constitution for France
b)
it started the French Revolution
c)
it was the beginning of the Reign of Terror
d)
it marked the beginning of the rule of Napoleon
118.
What was the significance of the Storming of the Bastille?
a)
Bastille was symbol to the people of France representing years of kindness by the monarchy
b)
it represented a challenge to the Old Regime
c)
the event was ignored by most of the French and proved the revolution was unpopular
d)
most French today argue that the Storming of the Bastille was not important
119.

What do these pie charts reveal about the causes of the French Revolution?

a)

all the estates were taxed equally

b)

the upper classes paid the most taxes

c)

the poorest classes paid all the taxes

d)

the third estate was the wealthiest

120.

Statement of revolutionary ideals adopted by France's National Assembly.

a)

Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizen

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Constitution

d)

Articles of Confederation

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