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WorksheetsMid Term World History Exam
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humanism
less focused on religion, not religious
an intellectual movement of the Renaissance based on the study of the humanities, which included grammar, rhetoric, poetry, moral philosophy, and history
the language of everyday speech in a particular region
type of government ruled by a king or queen
republic
a form of government in which the leader is not a monarch and certain citizens have the right to vote
type of government ruled by a king or queen
the language of everyday speech in a particular region
less focused on religion, no religious
vernacular
an intellectual movement of the Renaissance based on the study of the humanities, which included grammar, rhetoric, poetry, moral philosophy, and history
painting done on fresh, wet plaster with water-based paints
the language of everyday speech in a particular region
type of government ruled by a king or queen
In The Prince, Niccolo Machiavelli argues that
to gain power, a prince should not be restricted by moral principles
a Prince will only keep power if he removes all corruption from his court
monarchies are doomed to fail and the only long-lasting form of government is the Republic
princes should seek to understand and meet the needs of their subjects
his work The Divine Comedy tells the story of journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. The dialect used in the book would become the basis of the Italian language
Filippo Brunelleschi
Donatello
Dante Alighieri
Petrarch
tells the story of journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. The dialect used in the book would become the basis of the Italian language
The Divine Comedy
The School of Athens
Merode Altarpiece
Treasure of the City of Ladies
An accomplished painter and sculptor, his paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome depict idealized humans
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Robert Campin
Niccolo Machiavelli
Donantello
Invented moveable-type printing
Johannes Gutenburg
Albrecht Durer
Raphael Sanzio
Jan van Eyck
Petrarch is considered the father of Italian Renaissance because he
wrote in the vernacular so that common people could understand his ideas
helped spread classical ideas by locating and reviving forgotten Latin manuscripts
supported young Renaissance scholars who wanted to study the classics
encouraged scholars to use both medieval and classical Latin in their writings
Leonardo da Vinci was a good example of Renaissance Italy's social ideal because he
was a painter, sculptor, scientist, inventor, and mathematician
came from a wealthy family and improved his family's status in society
wrote elegant romantic poetry and insightful political treatises
was a politician who initiated important public works projects
Renaissance sculptor who studied the statues of the Greeks and Romans. His famous works include statues of St. George and a young David.
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Filippo Brunelleschi
Donatello
Petrarch
Which of the following is not a way in which the Renaissance was a "rebirth"?
Ancient Greek and Roman thinking was revived and studied
Fathers and Mothers shared authority equally and children were free to make their own decisions
It emphasized secularism over the church
It placed its focus on the individualism instead of the community
What are two key ideas of Renaissance Humanism
Secularism
Reformation of the Catholic Church
Emphasis on the human individual
Monarchy over a Republic
look out for other people's interests
Using moveable type printing in Europe led to increased
participation in government
wealth for peasants
rates of literacy in Europe
land ownership for nobles
northern European movement that combined classical learning and individualism with the goal of reforming the Catholic Church
Christian Humanism
Secular Humanism
Lutheranism
Theocracy
a release from all or part of punishment for sin by the Catholic Church, reducing time in purgatory after death
indulgence
justification
predestination
salvation
The belief that God has determined in advance who will be saved is called
forechoosing
predestination
presalvation
foredecision
Anti-Semitism is hostility or discrimination against
Protestants
Catholics
Jews
Anabaptists
Martin Luther posted his list of complaints against the Catholic Church on the door of the Wittenburg Church on
December 25, 1215
October 31, 1517
April 12, 1453
July 22, 1695
The complaints listed by Luther were called the
Praise of Folly
Act of Supremacy
Institutes of the Christian Religion
95 Theses
The Peace of Augsburg changed Christianity in Germany by
outlawing all religions other than Lutheranism
outlawing all religions other than Catholicism
empowering Henry VIII to establish his own church
allowing German states to choose between Lutheranism and Catholicism
The Institutes of the Christian Religion expressed the theology of
Desiderius Erasmus
Thomas More
John Calvin
Ignatius of Loyola
According to Martin Luther,
the teachings of the church were the only valid source of religious truth
both the Bible and the teachings of the church were valid sources of religious truth
the Bible was the only valid source of religious truth
neither the Bible, nor Church teaching could be relied upon to provide religious truth
Luther became more reliant on German princes because he supported their suppression of a revolt by the lower classes called
Augsburg War
the Counter Reformation
the Peasant's War
King Philip's War
Martin Luther believed that salvation could be achieved through
good works
the purchase of indulgences
faith alone
faith and good works
The________________decreed that Martin Luther was an outlaw of the Holy Roman Empire
Council of Trent
Edict of Worms
Act of Supremacy
95 Theses
best-known Christian humanist who called for a simpler, purer faith
Desiderius Erasmus
Ulrich Zwingli
Thomas More
John Knox
Desiderius Erasmus'_______________ satirically criticized Catholic practices, such as, pilgrimages to shrines dedicated to saints
The Canterbury Tales
The 95 Theses
The Praise of Folly
The Institutes of the Christian Religion
After leaving the Catholic church, Henry VIII became head of the new______________ church.
Presbyterian
Anglican
Methodist
Puritan
The Act of Supremacy declared that______________ was the head of the church in England.
Henry VIII
Pope Paul III
Maty I
Charles V
The event that inspired Henry VIII to break away from the Catholic church was
the Pope's refusal to grant Henry VIII a divorce
the Pope's inability to bring about church reform
Henry's desire to unify all of Europe for a new round of crusades
Henry's belief that the pope was secretly backing the French in the latest war
The new church started by Henry VIII
completely eliminated anything Catholic from its services
made a few changes to the doctrine and practice of the Catholic Church
still considered the Pope as the ultimate authority in the church
made the King's wife the head of the church
After breaking away from the Catholic Church, Henry VIII
sold Catholic monasteries to wealthy landowners and merchants
allowed monks to continue to use monasteries of they pledged allegiance to him
built a series of new monasteries where monks could focus on prayer and study
became a monk and spent the rest of their days studying the Bible
British monarch who encouraged the adoption Protestant beliefs
Edward VI
Charles V
Henry VIII
Mary I
Catholic English monarch who ordered the burning of over 300 Protestants
Edward VI
Charles V
Henry VIII
Mary I
Anabaptists were viewed as dangerous radicals because they believed that
early Christian practices should be abandoned
priests were needed to interpret the Bible correctly
only a chosen few in the community could become ministers
the state should not have any role in church affairs
Ignatius of Loyola was instrumental in
creating the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits)
making astronomical discoveries that called into question the Ptolemaic universe
claiming the Philippines for Spain
calling together the Council of Trent
How did Luther's beliefs/teaching differ from the teaching of the Catholic church concerning clergy getting married?
In his belief, the clergy had the right to marry
In his belief, only the Pope could not get married
In his belief, the clergy could not marry
In his belief, only the Pope could marry
What was the name of Henry VIII's new church?
The Church of England
The Presbyterian Church of England
The Protestant Church of England
none of these
a small, fast, maneuverable ship that had a large cargo hold and usually three masts with triangular, lateen sails
astrolabe
caravel
creole
mita
the exchange of plants and animals between Europe and the Americans that took place beginning in the late 15th century
Triangular Trade
Columbian Exchange
Middle Passage
The Euroamerican Trade
a leader in the Spanish conquest of America
conquistadors
creoles
mestizos
mulattoes
a system of labor the Spanish used in the Americas; Spanish landowners had the right, granted by Queen Isabella, to use Native Americans as laborers
mercantilism
encomienda
subsidies
cartography
business where stocks, or a share of ownership in a company, are bought and owned by shareholders
joint-stock company
shareholder company
share stock company
mercantilism
a set of principles that dominated economic thought in the seventeenth century; it held that the prosperity of a nation depended on a large supply of gold and silver
encomienda
mercantilism
joint-stock company
subsidies
the forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas
Middle Passage
Triangular Trade
Columbian Exchange
African Slave Exchange
According to mercantilists, the prosperity of a nation was depended on a "favorable balance of trade" which means
finding and maintaining a supply of cheap labor
exporting more goods than importing
importing more goods than exporting
conquering new territories and settling them
The Treaty of Tordesillas, signed in 1494
ended violence between Portuguese and Muslim spice traders
put an end to years of warfare between Portugal and Spain
made Portuguese the official language of the Americas
established a line between territories controlled by Spain and those controlled by Portugal
Italian explorer who first recognized the Americas as a new continent and not as a part of Asia
Amerigo Vespucci
Francisco Pizarro
Ferdinand Magellan
Atahuallpa
first European to lead a successful voyage around the Cape of Good Hope at the southern top of Africa
Bartolome de las Casas
Bartolomeu Diaz
Amerigo Vespucci
Atahuallpa
Initial leader of the first voyage to circumnavigate the globe
Ferdinand Magellan
Atahuallpa
Amerigo Vespucci
Alfonso de Albuquerque
Sailor who led the completion of the first circumnavigation of the globe after the original leader was killed
Juan Sebastian Elcano
Prince Henry the Navigator
Samuel de Champlain
John Cabot
Juana Ines de la Cruz wrote
government documents that opposed the authority of the king
the most popular novellas in sixteenth-century Latin America
poetry and prose and urged that women be educated
the first concise history of Native Americans
Vasco de Gama's discovery of a route to India by sea proved to be
far too costly to be sailed on a regular basis
very profitable, since de Gama returned with a valuable cargo of spices
useless because of the difficulties and expenses of making the trip
too long to be repeated because the route by sea took longer than it would have taken by land
Venetian explorer whose tales of his time spent at the court of Kublai Khan in China fueled European's desire for Asian spices, silk, and other luxury goods
Marco Polo
Montezuma II
John Cabot
Juan Sebastian Elcano
Emperor of the Aztec who mistook the Spanish conquistador Cortes for the god Quetzalcoatl, and was later captured and killed by the Spanish
Marco Polo
Montezuma II
Pedro Cabral
Samuel de Champlain
Europeans began to explore in the 1500s because they wanted to
find riches and adventure
discover a new world
spread Christianity to a new world
gain riches, find adventure, and spread religion
Why did Portuguese and Spanish explorers set sail in different directions to find a route to Asia?
They knew the earth was round, so they would eventually reach the other side
Asia was so large that it wrapped around the globe and could be reached from either direction
Neither country had maps or compasses, so they did not know in which direction they were sailing
Portugal and Spain were rivals, so they were trying to avoid each other on the high seas
Which of the following was not an economic factor that contributed to the Commercial Revolution?
increased trade
continual exploration
greater colonization
a return to bartering
a political system in which a ruler holds total power
absolutism
national sovereignty
commonwealth
armada
James I of England believed in the divine right of kings, which is the idea that kings
were equal to God and therefore did not have to live by the laws of the church
received their power from God and were responsible only to God
could know the mind of God and therefore could determine the future through divination
were granted the wisdom of God upon assuming the throne and therefore were faultless
Which of the following is not true of the Edict of Nantes?
Huguenots were given the right to worship in France
Huguenots were allowed political privileges, such as holding political office
Huguenot Calvinism was recognized as the official religion of France
It was issued by Henry IV to solve religious tensions in France
Before gaining the throne in England, William and Mary had to accept the_________________ which limited the power of the king and was the foundation for a constitutional monarchy in England
Treatise on Government
Toleration Act of 1489
Edict of Nantes
English Bill of Rights
The replacement of James II of England with William of Orange and Mary II is commonly called
the Great Restoration
the Glorious Revolution
the Great Reformation
the Glorious Reversal
The name given to French Calvinists was
Junkers
Huguenots
Roundheads
Cavaliers
What were the three natural rights given by God according to John Locke?
life
liberty
property
pursuit of happiness
trial by jury
The treaty that brought the Thirty Years' War to an end was the
Peace of Westphalia
Edict of Nantes
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Utrecht
Puritans believed that
the Church of England needed further reform and sought to simplify and regulate forms of worship
the Church of England needed to bring back the Catholic elements that Henry VIII had taken out
it was necessary to leave the Chruch of England and start their own religion altogether
the Pope was the ultimate authority on matters of church and government
During the "Restoration" in England______________ was restored to the throne
Elizabeth I
Edward VI
Charles I
Charles II
Louis XIV's luxurious palace and center of the French government was called
St. Petersburg
Versailles
the Commissariat
the Grand Duchy
At the end of the English Civil Wars, Charles I
agreed to share power with Parliament
was restored to the throne
was beheaded
was replaced by his sister Mary
The_____________ supported King Charles I in the English Civil War
Junkers
Huguenots
Roundheads
Cavaliers
Which of the following was true about Louis XIV's rule?
French citizens of all levels of society prospered under Louis XIV's rule
Louis XIV lived a restrained and modest lifestyle
His power was limited at the local level so he bribed important local officials
Louis XIV disbanded the French army and adopted a policy of strict non-violence
The military force of extreme Puritans, lad by Oliver Cromwell against the English monarchy and its supporters was called the
People's Model Army
Improved Model Army
English Model Army
New Model Army
Oliver Cromwell's defeat of the king of England's forces allowed him to
take control of England and establish a military dictatorship
restore the French monarchy to the throne
execute Puritans in Parliament who disagreed with his policies
return England to Catholicism and establish a pro-Catholic Parliament
What did Peter the Great see as crucial to making Russia a great power?
giving women a larger role in the Russian government
adopting Western ideas and using western technology to modernize the army and navy
forming military alliances with powerful nations like Prussia and Austria
getting rid of Western styles of dress and behavior in order to receive traditional Russian ways
William Shakespeare's plays showed his keen understanding of psychology
but also his lack of a sense of humor
and were popular exclusively amongst the upper classes
but were not understood by the lower classes
and appealed to all levels of society
The two main groups at the heart of the religious conflicts of the 16th century were the
Roman Catholic Church and Calvinist Protestants
The Lutheran Church and the Roman Catholic Church
Calvinist Protestants and the Anglican Church of England
The Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England
How did Louis XIV keep France's nobles and princes under control?
He gave them strict rules that they had to follow
He used the hostage system
He had them stay at Versailles kept a close eye on them
all of the above
a market in a Middle Eastern country
bazaar
caravansary
zamindar
minaret
The private domain of a sultan, where he and his wives resided was called a
mosque
jannisary
pasha
harem
The___________ were elite soldiers who helped the Ottoman Turks to build their empire
mosque
jannisary
pasha
harem
The Safavids used military victories and____________ to unify the various groups in their empire.
Shia Islam
Sunni Islam
Sikhism
Sufi Islam
the military and political head of state under the Ottoman Turks
sultan
suttee
zamindar
grand vizier
a leader during the high point of the Mogul empire
Akbar
Osman
Sinan
Nanak
founder of the Ottoman empire
Osman
Akbar
Nanak
Mehemed II
founder of the Safavid empire
Osman
Akbar
Sinan
Shah Esmail
led the Ottoman siege of Constantinople
Mehemed II
Selim I
Babur
Suleyman I
The Ottomans conquered the city of Constantinople in the year
AD 476
AD 632
AD 1453
AD 1628
After conquering the city of Constantinople, the Ottomans renamed the city
Kabul
Baghdad
Anatolia
Istanbul
Because the position of the sultan was passed from a father to one of his sons, the position is considered to be
monotheistic
matriarchal
hereditary
democratic
During meetings of the imperial council, the sultan would sit
at the head of the meeting table
in his bedroom
outside
behind a screen
"great names"; the head of noble families in Japan that controlled vast landed estates
daimyo
shogun
ronin
hans
The form of Japanese theater in which men played all the parts, even those of women, was
kabuki
bunraku
lakhon chatri
Beijing Opera
a Japanese military ruler
shogun
daimyo
ronin
hans
first Jesuit missionary to arrive in Japan
Francis Xavier
Kangxi
Li Zicheng
Qianlong
What military officer founded the Ming dynasty and brought peace and order to China after Mongol rule?
Qianlong
Yangdi
Hong Wu
Cao Xueqin
ruled during China's time of great prosperity and expanded China to its largest size
Qianlong
Kangxi
Yi Song-gye
Li Zicheng
completes the unification of Japan, moves the capital to Edo
Oda Nobunaga
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Qianlong
Kangxi
Building the Imperial/Forbidden City, moving the Chinese capital to Beijing are accomplishments of Emperor
Taizong
Hong Wu
Qianlong
Yong Le
Zheng He
led a successful revolt against the Ming dynasty emperors and established his own dynasty
ordered the expulsion of all Christians from China
was a Chinese sailor who led a series of seven voyages on huge boats
was responsible for designing the architecture of the Imperial City
Which of the following was not an action made by the Ming rulers to establish a stable, safe, and prosperous empire?
they repaired the Grand Canal
they strengthened the Great Wall
they created an effective centralized government
they stopped using civil service exams to select people for government jobs
What group invaded Ming territory and, in A.D. 1644, set up the Qing dynasty?
the Tartars
the Koreans
the Manchu
the Mongols
How did Confucian ideas influence Chinese attitudes toward business as a profession?
they bought land instead of reinvesting profits back into the business
they passed down their businesses from generation to generation instead of selling
they reinvested their profits into charity
all of these
What makes the Korean alphabet Hangul different from the Chinese alphabet?
Only aristocrats could use it
The Korean uses thousands of symbols
The Korean alphabet uses thousands of symbols for one sound
The Korean alphabet is phonetic, using one character for one sound
The Thai capital of Ayutthaya was destroyed by the__________ in 1767.
Chinese
Mongols
Khmer
Burmese
The Portuguese and English were eventually pushed out of Southeast Asia by the
French
Chinese
Spanish
Dutch
an eighteenth-century religious philosophy based on reason and natural law
deism
geocentric
heliocentric
salon
earth is at the center
geocentric
heliocentric
prime mover
kepler
the sun is at the center
heliocentric
geocentric
kepler
prime mover
the theory that says knowledge is achieved through observation
empiricism
heliocentric
geocentric
philosophe
French for "philosopher"
philosophe
philosophy
philosophie
none of these
where philosophers go to discuss and exchange ideas
salons
keplers
rococos
shas
inductive reasoning, empiricism, experimination
scientific method
philosophy
geocentric
heliocentric
economist, the Wealth of Nations, free enterprise, gov. should only protect citizens and public works
Adam Smith
Diderot
Voltaire
Montesquieu
Russian ruler, territorial expansion, familiar with philosophes, considered making all equal before the law but did not
Catherine II
Joseph II
Peter the Great
Frederick II
philosopher, develops the scientific method, the goal of science is to discover and power human life
Francis Bacon
Robert Boyle
Rene Descartes
Maria Winkelman
educated, learned enlightenment ideas, granted limited free speech, religion, press, did not change the social structure, serfdom
Catherine II
Frederick II
Joseph II
Peter the Great
1st European to make regular observations using a telescope, planets are made of material substance, the sun is the center, challenged Church's view
Galileo Galilei
Nicolaus Copernicus
Johannes Kepler
Isaac Newton
1609 Astronoma Nova, laws of how planets move, orbits are elliptical, not circular
Galileo Galilei
Johannes Kepler
Nicolaus Copernicus
Galen
Austrian, open to Enlightenment reform, abolished serfdom, ended death penalty, equality before the law, religious toleration, reforms fail
Catherine II
Joseph II
Frederick II
Peter the Great
believed in heliocentric, moon orbits Earth, Earth rotates on its axis, circular orbits
Nicolaus Copernicus
Johannes Kepler
Galileo Galilei
Galen
father of modern rationalism, brought philosophy to the study of natural sciences
Rene Descartes
Francis Bacon
John Locke
Robert Boyle
a piece of land that King Frederick II hoped to add to Prussia
Silesia
St. Petersburg
Gazi Strip
Ais-la-Chapelle
What did the scientists of the Scientific Revolution believe about mathematics that made it so important?
it was the key to understanding the universe
the secrets of nature are written in the language of mathematics
both of these
none of these
How did Descartes claim that he could not question the mind?
cannot doubt the mind because we can think
cannot doubt the mind because the mind is eternal
cannot doubt the mind because the mind is created by God
cannot doubt the mind because we would be dead without one
The U.S. constitution incorporated what idea of Montesquieu?
separation of powers
Divine Right of Kings
Republic is better than a Monarchy
none of these
What were some of the natural rights the philosophers believed all people should have? Select all that apply
life
liberty
pursuit of happiness
love
property
In what three areas of the world were both the Austrian War of Succession and the Seven Years' War fought?
Europe, Asia, North America
Asia, North America, India
North America, Europe, India
Europe, Asia, India
What was "common sense" according to the pamphlet written by Thomas Paine?
that America should declare independence
how to properly live your life
how to properly rule a nation
all of the above
What document, written by Thomas Jefferson, reflected his commitment to religious freedom?
Common Sense
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
The Bill of Rights
The Constitution
