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Total questions: 50
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In what way did Leonardo da Vinci represent the Renaissance Man?
he was a painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientist
he painted the Mona Lisa while holding scientific discussions
he lived in Italy during the 1500s
he used perspective in all of his drawings and paintings
Humanism encompassed all of the following beliefs EXCEPT
an admiration for classical culture
people should expect fulfillment only int he afterlife
every individual had dignity and worth
people should participate in a variety fo activities
Which of the following was a major reasonfor the Reformation?
European merchants resented paying taxes to the Church in Rome
The Church was threatening to excommunicate the King of France
The pope in Rome insisted on speaking only Latin
Martin Luther said he could interpret the Bible better than the pope
The education of children and missionaries was the principal goal of
the Jesuits
The Huguenots
the anabaptists
the presbysterians
The man honoered for suggesting that Columbus had discovered a "New World" was
magellan
vespucci
cortes
hudson
the primary components of the triangular trade involved all of the following except
enslaved people from AFrica
manufactured goods from europe
raw materials from the Americas
porcelain and silk from Asia
the heliocentric, or sun-centered, theory was proposed by
Galileo Galilei
Nicolaus Copernicus
Francis Bacon
Isaac Newton
Kepler used mathematical formulas to prove that
the earth is round
all matter is made up of four elements
the planets move in oval paths
the planets travel at a uniform speed
Newton's theories about the law of gravity were published in
Principia
Discourse on Method
The Skeptical Chymist
The Spirit of Laws
The philosopher-mathematician who wrote Discourse on Method was
Rene' Descartes
Francis Bacon
Hugo Grotius
Thomas Hobbes
Which of the following did the Restoration "restore" to power in England?
Parliament
the Catholics
the monarchy, as an institution
the king who had been overthrown in the civil war
Oliver Cromwell's rule of England was marked by his imposition of
Calvinist doctrine in the Church of England
Puritan rules of behavior
laws guaranteeing freedom of speech and religion
the National Convenant
The United States Constitution split political authority among three branches, a division recommended by
John Locke
Thomas Paine
Oliver Cromwell
Baron de Montesuieu
Which of the following did the Enlightenment promote?
a belief in progress
a more secular outlook
faith in science
all of the above
Maximilien Robespierre's execution marked the end of
the Reign of Terror
the Directory
the Enlightenment
the Napoleonic Code
Which group most strongly embraced the ideals and principles of the Enlightenment?
the nobiliity
the bourgeoisie
the peasat class
the urban class
The action of Napoleon's that caused the greates human losses was
the Battle of Trafalgar
the invasion of Russia
the sale of the Louisiana territory
the Peninsular War
What form of government did England establish during the Glorious Revolution?
constitutional monarchy
direct democracy
absolute monarchy
feaudalism
Which document stated that "men are born and remain free and equal in rights."
Holy Alliance
Declaration of the Rights of MAn
Declaration of Independence
Napoleonic Code
Why did the National Assembly lose the support of many French peasants?
it taxes the bourgeoisie
it made peasants and noblemen equals
it adopted "A Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen"
it took away the Catholic Church's lands and independence
All of the following inventions helped to revolutionize the textile industry except?
the flying shuttle
the spinning jenny
the water frame
the dirigible
James Watt helped set the industrial Revolution in motion by developing
the flying shuttle
a steam engine
a power loom
the water frame
What was the main cause of the process of urbanization that occurred in 19th-century Britain and elsewhere in western Europe?
poor crop yields
industrialization
improved living conditions in cities
more efficient transportation systems
How did the Industrial Revolution affect cities?
it created technology to clean them
it made them lose valuable sources of food
it made the population grow faster than the housing supply
it made the crime rate drop
With which of the following is Karl Marx most closely associated?
socialism
communism
utilitarianism
trade unionism
Who defended the free-market system of capitalism in the book, The Wealth of Nations?
Adam Smith
John Stuart Mill
Jeremy Bentham
William Wilverforce
Which of the following political trends led to the formation of the Second Reich?
a ruthless leadership
friendly diplomatic relations with France
the power of the German parliament
all of the above
During the mid-1800s, Camillo di Cavour expanded Piedmont-Sardinia's power and also
conquered part of France
unified Italy
took control of Venetia
all of the above
The Continental System prohibited European countries from
lifting the Napoleonic Code
trading with the United States
trading with Russia
trading with England
The Reign of Terror referse to a period in which
the Girondists rooted out Jacobin supporters
King Louis XVI suppressed enemies of the monarchy
the Jacobins ruthlessly crushed their enemies
Napoleon's armies swept across Europe
What strategy did Czar Alexander I use to defeat Napoleon in Russia
endless negotiations
guns and cannons
frontal attack
scorched-earth policy
What happened as a result of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?
France and Britain agreed to govern their African colonies jointly.
there was less fighting between AFrican leaders and European Powers.
African leaders voiced their suggestions for better relatinos with European powers.
Europeans divided Africa into colonies without consulting African leaders.
What did the Opium War and the Boxer Rebellion have in common?
Both were fought against Great Britain
Resentment of foreigners contributed to both
in both, Hong Xiuquan led the Chinese forces
Both were uprisings against the rule of Dowager Emmpress Cixi
After which nation did Japan decide to model a strong central government during the Meiji Era?
Russia
Germany
the Netherlands
the United States
What effect did the visit of Commodore Perry have on the Japanese?
Japan closed its ports to all Western traders.
Japane declared war on Russia to gain Korea as a buffer zone.
Japan and the United States signed the Treaty of Kanagawa
Japan tried to build it sown modern navy before Perry's return
How did the Treaty of Versailles affect postwar Germany?
it left a legacy of bitterness and hatred in the hearts of the German people
it stabilized the Germany economy and gave monetary aid to the nation
it left Germany in muh the same state as it was before the war
it gave Germans the drive to rebuild their nation on a stronger foundation
What is a main idea of the philosophy known as existentialism?
that one should find his or her own meaining in life
that one should make choices in life based on universal truth
that one should learn to delight in what is absurd and nonsensical
that one should consider the needs of the state above his or her own.
Who were the Bolsheviks?
soldiers in the White Army
radical Russian Marxist revolutionaries
members of the Duma, Russia's parliament
followers of Rasputin
During the Global depression, war debts caused great suffering in?
France
Germany
Great Britain
the United States
Under Joseph Stalin's command economy system, all economic decisions were made by
government officials alone
workers and government officials
members of the socialist realism movement
local soviets composed of workers, soldiers, and peasants
Which of the following did Stalin repeatedly urge Churchill and Roosevelt to do in order to relieve German pressure on Soviet armies?
invade Italy
invade France
invade Germany
use atomic bombs
Why is Isoroku Yamamoto famous?
ordering and overseeing the Bataan Death March
leading the Japanese government during World War II
Breaking the Japanese secret code during World War II
masterminding the Japanese naval strategy during World War II
What group was tried at the Nuremberg Trials?
Nazis
Communists
the Luftwaffe
war criminals from all of the Axis powers.
Which of the following was the location of a Nazi extermination camp?
Berlin
Warsaw
Auschwitz
Dresden
What was the name of the alliance established by European Communist nations in response to Nato?
Iron Curtain
Warsaw Pact
Second World
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Which leader won China's civil war, and what name did he give to the country?
Mao Zedong; People's Republic of China
Jiang Jieshi; Republic of China
the Dalai Lama; Tibet
Zhou Enlai; New China
In 1978, the Camp David Accords were signed by
Anwar Sadat and Golda Meir
Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin
Yasir Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin
Yasir Arafat and Menachem Begin
In the Gulf War, some 39 allied nations fought against the nation of
Iran
Iraq
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
The reforms that led to democratization of the Soviet Union were begun by
Joseph Stalin
Victor Grishin
Leonid Brezhnev
Mikhail gorbachev
The extremist Islamic group that seized control of Afghanistan during the 1980s was known as the
Taliban
Mau Mau
Mujahadeen
Intifada
