Worksheets2020 Midterm
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
What does the word Renaissance refer to?
a period of renewed interest in the arts, based on the Classical period
a series of wars between competing Italian city-states
a breakout of infectious diseases that wiped out millions of people
the migration of Italians to the New World
Which political system is best described in the outline below?
Oligarchy
Absolutism
Feudalism
Democracy
The Renaissance represented a period of growing anti-clericalism, meaning the people began to oppose:
Kings and Nobility
Science
Logic and Reasoning
The Catholic Church
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Renaissance?
Humanism
Individualism
Question reality
Trusting authorities
Which period in European history is most directly related to this statement
Age of Exploration
Scientific Revolution
Crusades
Protestant Reformation
Which period is most directly associated with these events?
Early Middle Ages
Scientific Revolution
Protestant Reformation
Industrial Revolution
The scientific theories developed by Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton resulted in
Challenges to the traditional teachings of the Catholic Church
Support for the Earth-centered theory of the universe
confirmation of Darwin’s theory of evolution
a renewed interest in the writings of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Which conclusion can be drawn from the information provided by the map?
Africa was Europe’s most active trading partner.
The Hanseatic League controlled trade in the Black Sea
Asians and Europeans traded primarily by water routes.
A vast network of trade routes connected the center of trade in Europe.
The histories of the serfs in medieval Europe and the native population in colonial Latin America are similar in that each group
used political power to improve living conditions
successfully revolted against rulers
was socially mobile
had little or no political power
Which statement explains the long-term significance of the travels of Christopher Columbus?
He was a model of fair treatment for minorities
He was the first to circumnavigate the earth
His calculation are the basis for modern maps
He started a vast cultural exchange
What was the reason(s) for the easy defeat of the ingenious people of South America?
Advanced weapons of the Spaniards
Natives lack of immunity to European diseases
Feuding neighboring tribes
All the above
Which conclusion about the slave trade in Africa is supported by this map?
Most of the slaves came from eastern Africa.
Few people were taken from Africa to other continents.
Several European countries participated in the slave trade.
The slave trade began in southern Africa.
The success of the triangular trade system depended on increasing
Political independence of the Caribbean nations
emphasis on free trade in European nations
slave trade in the Western Hemisphere
industrialization of the South American colonies
Based on this map, in which city did Hernán Cortés first encounter the Aztecs?
Santiago de Cuba
Trujillo
Tenochtitlán
Veracruz
The French Revolution was a reaction to the
Defeat and humiliation of the Franco-Prussian War
Influence of and privileges granted to the First and Second Estates
Increasing confrontations between Catholics and Protestants
Conflict between competing branches of the French royal family
Which revolution resulted from the division of society shown in this diagram?
Puritan (1642)
French (1789)
Mexican (1910)
Russian (1917)
Which conclusion can be drawn from this drawing?
One group paid heavy taxes that supported the other two groups.
Hard work, prayer, and a good example allowed for a stable government in France.
Peasants and professionals in this society were gaining political and economic power.
French society emphasized the importance of natural law and social equality.
Philosophers of the Enlightenment period believed that society could best be improved by
Relying on faith and divine right
Create a rigid class structure
Applying reason and the laws of nature
Studying the practices of successful leaders Cities of 100,000 to 300,000 people
Which concept is associated with this quotation?
Direct democracy
Imperialism
Socialism
Divine right
Which individual most likely opposed the form of government described in this quotation?
Ivan the Terrible
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Louis XIV
