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Early Modern World Review

Total questions: 108

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the German monk that wrote the 95 Theses?

a)

Martin Luther

b)

John Calvin

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Cardinal Richelieu

2.

Who was the German monk that wrote the 95 Theses?

a)

Martin Luther

b)

John Calvin

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Cardinal Richelieu

3.

What is the name of Martin Luther's famous document?

a)

Romeo and Juliet

b)

95 Theses

c)

Church Doctrine

d)

Sonnet

4.

What is the "ticket" sold by the Catholic Church, which promised salvation?

a)

Jesuits

b)

Church Doctrine

c)

95 Theses

d)

Indulgences

5.

Who is the English Queen famous for defeating the Spanish Armada?

a)

Queen Anne of Scots

b)

Queen Mary

c)

Queen Elizabeth I

d)

King Henry VIII

6.

What was the new church headed by King Henry VIII?

a)

Church of England

b)

Catholic Church

c)

Calvin Church

d)

Lutheran Church

7.

What sect of Christianity believes in predestination?

a)

Lutheranism

b)

Catholicism

c)

Methodist

d)

Calvinism

8.

What invention helped spread new ideas and new copies of the Bible?

a)

Telescope

b)

Printing Press

c)

Vaccinations

d)

Sonnets

9.

Who famously dismissed the authority of the Pope in Rome?

a)

King Henry VIII

b)

Queen Elizabeth I

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Erasmus

10.

What happened to Martin Luther after he spoke out against the Catholic Church?

a)

He was killed

b)

He was excommunicated

c)

He was made into a Saint

11.

What is the name of the movement that means “rebirth?”

a)

Scientific Revolution

b)

Reformation

c)

Renaissance

d)

Italian Revolution

12.

The Renaissance began in Italy and spread which direction?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

13.

Who was the famous writer from the Northern Renaissance that wrote Romeo and Juliet?

a)

Erasmus

b)

Leonardo daVinci

c)

Michelangelo

d)

William Shakespeare

14.

What is another name for French Protestants during the Reformation?

a)

Huguenots

b)

Calvinists

c)

Methodists

d)

Catholics

15.

What group was founded to spread Catholic Doctrine around the world?

a)

Calvinists

b)

Jesuits

c)

Missionaries of America

d)

European Crusaders

16.

Who changed the focus of the Thirty Years’ War from a religious to a political conflict?

a)

Pope Francis

b)

Queen Elizabeth I

c)

Bishop Ireton

d)

Cardinal Richelieu

17.

During the Counter-Reformation ___________________ reaffirmed most Church doctrine.

a)

The Congress of Vienna

b)

The Council of Trent

18.

Believing that church and government should be kept separate.

a)

Secularism

b)

Humanism

c)

Reformation

19.

Choose the 2 Renaissance artists who made visual art.

a)

Michelangelo and daVinci

b)

Erasmus and Shakespeare

c)

Henry and Elizabeth

20.

Who wrote In Praise of Folly, which criticized the Catholic Church?

a)

Shakespeare

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Erasmus

d)

Cardinal Richelieu

21.

During the Reformation, conflict between Protestants and Catholics resulted in devastating wars such as:

a)

World War I

b)

French Revolution

c)

Thirty Years' War

22.
Why did Europeans begin to explore?
a)
the Ottoman Empire controlled the Silk Road and taxed Europeans using the Silk Road
b)
a sea route to Asia would make purchasing goods easier and cheaper
c)
Europeans wanted to spread Christianity
d)
all of the above
23.
What were early Portuguese explorers trying to find?
a)
a passage to India by land
b)
a way to the South Pole
c)
a new trade route to India by sea
d)
a new school in Portugal
24.
Who was Prince Henry the Navigator?
a)
a Portuguese prince
b)
He helped start European exploration and trade.
c)
He sent several explorers on expeditions to sail around the west coast of Africa in attempts to find a route to India.
d)
all of the above
25.
Who was the explorer that FIRST sailed around Africa in order to make it to Asia by water?
a)
Francisco Pizarro
b)
Christopher Columbus
c)
Henry Hudson
d)
Vasco de Gama
26.
_____ went to his grave believing he had discovered a westward passage to Asia, when in fact he had actually discovered the Americas.
a)
Amerigo Vespucci
b)
John Cabot
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Alfonso de Albuquerque
27.
Which phrase accurately describes the conditions aboard the slave ship?
a)
Luxurious 
b)
Accommodating
c)
Spacious 
d)
Dark and Claustrophobic 
28.
Slaves were brought to North America through the ____________  _______.
a)
Slave Ship
b)
Northwest Passage
c)
Triangular Trade
29.
What ocean was crossed on the Triangular trade routes?
a)
The Caribbean
b)
The Indian
c)
The Atlantic
d)
The Pacific
30.
This man conquered the Aztec Empire.
a)
Columbus
b)
Cortes
c)
Cabral
d)
Cabot
31.
The trip for slaves from Africa to the New World was called the ____________.
a)
Long Ride
b)
Triangle Trade
c)
Columbian Exchange
d)
Middle Passage
32.
Which was the transfer of goods/disease/animals between New and Old World?
a)
Middle Passage
b)
Triangular Trade
c)
Columbian Exchage
d)
Mercantilism
33.
Economic practice were investors make the profits?
a)
Capitalism
b)
Joint Stock Companies
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Communism
34.
Economic practice where governments control trade and claim its profits.
a)
Capitalism
b)
Joint Stock Companies
c)
Mercanitlism
d)
Communism
35.
This man's vessel was the first to circumnavigate the world.
a)
Francis Drake
b)
Vasco da Gama
c)
Magellan
d)
Pedro Cabral
36.
What was the name for the journey of slaves from Africa to America?
a)
the Voyage of Sorrow.
b)
the Bering Crossing.
c)
the African-America run.
d)
the Middle Passage.
37.

The right to life, liberty, and property

a)

natural rights

b)

social contract

c)

natural beauty

d)

popular sovereignty

38.

Enlightenment philosopher who believed in freedom of speech and freedom of religion

a)

Locke

b)

Hobbes

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Voltaire

39.

An agreement between free individuals and government

a)

natural rights

b)

social contract

c)

popular sovereignty

d)

separation of powers

40.

The idea that government power comes from the people.

a)

natural rights

b)

social contract

c)

consent of the governed

d)

salons

41.

This philosopher believed that government power should be divided into three branches.

a)

Locke

b)

Montesquieu

c)

Voltaire

d)

Beccaria

42.

Enlightenment ideas influenced American colonists to challenge British authority.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

A "break up" letter to King George III of England from the American colonists.

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

US Constitution

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Ten Commandments

44.

A new way of thinking based on the observation of the natural world and the questioning of old ideas.

a)

scientific revolution

b)

geocentric theory

c)

catholic church

d)

social contract

45.

An intellectual movement focused on improving government and society using reason and thought.

a)

natural rights

b)

Scientific Revolution

c)

Enlightenment

d)

10 Commandments

46.

This philosopher believed in a strong monarchy because people could not be trusted.

a)

Locke

b)

Hobbes

c)

Voltaire

d)

Mr. Salguero

47.

Which is NOT true about the legacy of the Enlightenment?

a)

destroyed freedom

b)

inspired the American Revolution

c)

questioned the church

d)

focused on individual rights

48.

The belief that the sun is the center of the universe.

a)

heliocentric

b)

geocentric

c)

natural rights

d)

social contract

49.

In the American Government, each branch has the power to prevent the other branches from abusing power.

a)

separation of power

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

checks and balances

d)

popular sovereignty

50.

What is one reason American colonists protested King George III & Parliament?

a)

unfair taxes

b)

too much representation

c)

not enough tea

d)

US Constitution

51.

Name the two early dynasties of China.

a)

Wu and Le

b)

Ming and Qing

c)

Korea and China

52.

Where was the IMPERIAL CITY located?

a)

Japan

b)

Korea

c)

Mongolia

d)

Beijing

53.

Between 1500 and 1800, China was what type of society?

a)

Industrial

b)

Agricultural

c)

Technological

d)

Urban

54.

What was the most famous of all in arts during the Ming Era?

a)

Theater

b)

Architecture

c)

Paintings

d)

blue-and-white porcelain

55.

Who were the first traders that landed on Japan's islands?

a)

Chinese

b)

Portuguese

c)

Korean

d)

Brazilian

56.

Which of the following is NOT one of the classes in the class system in Japan?

a)

Warriors

b)

Peasants

c)

Merchants

d)

Women

57.

TRUE or FALSE: Women had a lot of freedom to do what they wanted in Japan

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

58.

The Thai created a new capital called:

a)

Hermit Kingdom

b)

Bangkok

c)

Pagan

d)

Bali

59.

What style of kingship became the chief form of government in the mainland states of Burma, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia?

a)

Dictator

b)

Absolutism

c)

Buddhist

d)

Republic

60.

What word means "non-elected government officials"

a)

Hostage System

b)

Bureaucracy

c)

Impose

d)

Diplomatic

61.

Which event resulted from the unexpected death of Muhammad?

a)

The Persian Empire expanded into parts of Europe.

b)

Muhammad’s son came to power and conquered different areas.

c)

The Byzantine Empire attacked the weakened Arabian Peninsula.

d)

Conflicts arose among his followers.

62.

What was Abū Bakr’s contribution to the spread of Islam?

a)

He based the government on Islamic law.

b)

He brought Muslim ideas into Central Asia and India.

c)

He created new forms of architecture, including mosques.

d)

He united the Arabian Peninsula under one language and religion.

63.

How did Muslim leaders treat non-Muslims in the territories that they conquered?

a)

They signed treaties with non-Muslims to reduce or resolve conflicts.

b)

They forced all non-Muslims to convert to Islam or leave the territory.

c)

They imposed harsh punishments on non-Muslims, to be paid with jail time and fines.

d)

They allowed non-Muslims the chance to purchase freedom through work or money.

64.

Who was the first caliph after the death of Muhammad?

a)

ʿAbbās I

b)

Abū Bakr

c)

Mehmed II

d)

Süleyman I

65.

Which group did the Ottoman Empire conquer first?

a)

the Byzantines

b)

the Greeks

c)

the Mesopotamians

d)

the Turks

66.

Why was it important to Mehmed II that the Ottomans conquer Constantinople?

a)

He believed it to be a holy city for Shia Muslims.

b)

He wanted to free the large enslaved Janissary population.

c)

It was the capital city and the key to creating a strong empire.

d)

It was strategically located on the Caspian Sea.

67.

Which best describes the Janissaries?

a)

political or military rulers of a Muslim community

b)

Muslims who believed that teachers chosen by God could interpret the Qur’an

c)

enslaved persons from conquered lands who fought for the Ottomans

d)

women of the Ottoman ruling class who lived separately from their husbands

68.

Which statement best describes the lives of ruling-class women in the Ottoman Empire?

a)

They had some rights, but their lives were restricted.

b)

They could gain a number of rights through marriage.

c)

They were not granted any rights to hold property.

d)

They were treated as inferior, regardless of class status.

69.

Which Ottoman leader revised the laws to follow Sharia?

a)

Abū Bakr

b)

Mehmed I

c)

Muhammad

d)

Süleyman I

70.

What was a result of the conquest of Constantinople?

a)

Süleyman I gained power.

b)

The Byzantine Empire fell.

c)

Muslims split into Sunni and Shia.

d)

The Ottomans expanded into Europe.

71.

Which empire was Shia Muslim?

a)

Umayyad

b)

Ottoman

c)

Safavid

d)

Mughal

72.

What were the two classes in Ottoman society?

a)

ruling class and subjects

b)

harems and Janissaries

c)

sultan and working class

d)

Shia and Sunni

73.

How were Süleyman I and ʿAbbās I similar?

a)

They were both important thinkers in the Sunni Muslim movement.

b)

They were both important fighters in the battle to take Constantinople.

c)

They were both leaders who fought for control over territory in India.

d)

They were both seen as the greatest leaders of their respective empires.

74.

French protestants that were influenced by John Calvin

a)

Puritans

b)

Huguenots

c)

Catholics

d)

Lutherans

75.

The beliefs the monarch receives their power directly from God.

a)

Edict of Nantes

b)

Divine Right of Kings

c)

Natural Rights

d)

Protestantism

76.

A Christian who is not Catholic is known as a:

a)

Protestant

b)

Clown

c)

Hindu

d)

Devil

77.

Which were causes of inflation in Europe during the 16th and 17th century

a)

Influx of Gold and Silver from the new world

b)

Population Increase

c)

Food Shortage

d)

All of the above

78.

What document recognized Catholicism as the official religion of France, but allowed Huguenots religious freedoms and the privilege of holding public office?

a)

Peace of Westphalia

b)

Edict of Nantes

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Magna Carta

79.

The idea that the ruler holds total power is known as:

a)

Democracy

b)

Completism

c)

Magnetism

d)

Absolutism

80.

Which was the "complete man of theater"?

a)

Miguel de Cervantes

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

John Locke

d)

William Shakespeare

81.

Who created the idea of 3 natural rights?

a)

Louis XIV

b)

John Locke

c)

Thomas Hobbes

d)

William Shakespeare

82.

Who wrote Leviathan and believed that an absolute ruler was necessary to keep people in order?

a)

John Locke

b)

Phillip II

c)

Peter the Great

d)

Thomas Hobbes

83.
A rapid increase in prices due to excess demand
a)
Armada
b)
Heretic
c)
Inflation
d)
National sovereignty
84.

Which of the following is true about each Estate?

a)

The First Estate did not have to pay tax

b)

The Third Estate paid for the majority of the taxes

c)

The Second Estate was made up of the nobility.

d)

All of these are true.

85.

What did the Third Estate rename themselves at the time of the Tennis Court Oath?

a)

First Estate

b)

French Republic

c)

National Assembly

d)

Directory

86.

The Third Estate was made up of these people.

a)

clergy

b)

nobles

c)

common people

d)

kings and queens

87.

Before the French Revolution, why did the representatives of the Third Estate form the National Assembly?

a)

voting in the Estates General was not fair

b)

the king had ordered them to do so

c)

they wanted an end to the Reign of Terror

d)

they demanded that the king be put on trial and executed

88.

Which event is associated with this image?

a)

Reign of Terror

b)

Meeting of the Estates General

c)

Rise of Napoleon

d)

Storming of the Bastille

89.

Who came to power in France at the end of the French Revolution?

a)

Napoleon

b)

Louis XIV

c)

Robespierre

d)

Louis XVI

90.

The French Revolution started with the storming of the:

a)

Bastille

b)

White House

c)

Palace

d)

Guillotine

91.
After being exiled and returning, Napoleon’s final battle was at:
a)
Parris
b)
Elba
c)
Waterloo
d)
London
92.
Who crowned Napoleon emperor in 1804?
a)
The Pope
b)
He crowned himself
c)
The King of France
d)
The people voted him Emperor
93.
What was Napoleon's main goal for France?
a)
To have France lead international trade.
b)
To create a new European Empire.
c)
To avenge the death of Louis XVI.
d)
To install Democracy in France
94.
Napoleon conquered all of Europe and died a hero
a)
True
b)
False
95.

One way in which Robespierre and Louis XVI of France are similar is that both..

a)

were removed from power during the French Revolution

b)

adopted ideas of the Congress of Vienna

c)

implemented policies of religious tolerance

d)

decreased government control of the economy

96.

Under the Old Regime in France, the burden of taxation fell mostly on the...

a)

monarchy

b)

clergy

c)

nobles

d)

commoners

97.

Before the French Revolution, the people of France were divided into three estates based mainly on their...

a)

education level

b)

geographic region

c)

social class

d)

religious beliefs

98.
The king of France during the French Revolution:
a)
Napoleon
b)
Leoverture 
c)
Louis XVI
d)
Robespierre
99.
Who belonged to the First Estate?
a)
nobles
b)
clergy
c)
peasants
d)
royalty
100.
Which of the three estates was the poorest?
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
101.
Which estate did the nobles belong to?
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
102.
The French Revolution was inspired by _______________ thinkers.
a)
Scientific Revolution
b)
Clergy
c)
Enlightenment
d)
Revolutionary
103.
Which estate paid ALL of the taxes in France prior to the French Revolution?
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
104.
Which estate had the highest percentage of the population?
a)
1st estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
105.

Which of the following would NOT belong to the Third Estate

a)

Peasant Farmer

b)

Lawyer

c)

Merchant

d)

Priest

106.
Why was voting in the Estates General unfair
a)
votes were not secret
b)
each estate voted by how many members there were
c)
each estate got the same number of votes
d)
the King got two votes
107.
France was deep in debt because
a)
money spent on the American Revolution
b)
the queen's lavish spending
c)
the 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxes
d)
all of the above
108.
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Revolution
a)
Heavy taxation of the Third Estate
b)
Widespread Crop Failure
c)
Spending of the King and Queen puts France in debt
d)
People not being represented in Congress

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