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World History Midterm Review (Renaissance-Imperialism)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a reason why the Renaissance began in Italy?

a)

There were thriving cities in Italy.

b)

The Black Death had missed Italy, allowing the population to focus on art and learning.

c)

There was a wealthy merchant class in Italy.

d)

Italy had access to works done by the Greeks and Romans.

2.

Which of the following best describes the practice of selling indulgences?

a)

They allowed clergy members to have children.

b)

They released people from performing penalties for their sins.

c)

They were purchased by clergy members to reach higher offices.

d)

They guaranteed people admission to heaven.

3.

____ is an economic system based on private ownership and the investment of resources.

a)

Communism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Socialism

d)

Mercantilism

4.

Divine right is most closely associated with....

a)

freedom of religion

b)

absolute rule

c)

democracy

d)

religious conflict

5.

Who was the first European explorer to sail around the tip of Africa?

a)

Bartolomeu Dias

b)

Francisco Pizarro

c)

Ferdinand Magellan

d)

Hernado Cortez

6.

Which of the following Enlightenment thinkers contradicted the ideas of the U.S. Constitution?

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

Baron de Montesquieu

d)

Cesare Beccaria

7.

Why was the U.S. Bill of Rights created?

a)

To protect the rights and freedoms of citizens.

b)

To provide unlimited power to state governments.

c)

To ensure one branch of government does not become too powerful.

d)

To state what powers the King holds.

8.

The _____ was a congress established by the 3rd Estate to enact laws and reforms in France.

a)

National Convention

b)

Committee of Public Safety

c)

National Assembly

d)

Bill of Rights

9.

The ____ met in France of the first time in 175 years to discuss financial reforms.

a)

Consuls

b)

Estates-General

c)

Directory

d)

Congressional Delegates

10.

Which concept explains why there are people that practice Christianity throughout the entire world?

a)

cultural isolation

b)

ethnocentrism

c)

sacerdotalism

d)

cultural diffusion

11.

MMC: Which of the following were changes that occurred in Europe because of the Black Death?

a)

1/3 of the population died

b)

serfs & peasants revolted and demand more freedom

c)

reduced the power of the feudal system

d)

reduced wages and pay for peasants & serfs

12.

The Trans-Atlantic Triangular Trade was an example of...

a)

feudalism

b)

humanism

c)

realism

d)

mercantilism

13.

How does the Renaissance impact us today?

a)

city-states are more important than central government

b)

religious themes should dominate all forms of art

c)

learning should emphasize the full develop of human potential

d)

spiritual and political power should be centralized within the papacy

14.

How were the Renaissance and Reformation similar?

a)

happened only in Italy, France, and Germany

b)

encouraged the French Revolution

c)

supported by working class Europeans

d)

stimulated the questioning of traditions and authority

15.

Which statement best summarizes Mercantilism?

a)

"My code of chivalry demands my loyalty to my king."

b)

"If I die I will be reborn in a new form."

c)

"I need to trade more goods than my rivals."

d)

"While I am a slave, I happily fight for the Sultan."