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Midterm Exam

Total questions: 122

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The word "renaissance" means

a)

rebirth

b)

the end

c)

review

2.

Which art had the greatest influence on Renaissance artists?

a)

early medieval art 

b)

ancient Greek and Roman art

c)

 medieval Islamic art 

d)

ancient Chinese art

3.

Johannes Gutenberg is famous for?

a)

Invented the printing press

b)

Painted the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper and was known as the Renaissance Man

c)

Great sculptor and painter. Created the statue of David and painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling

d)

The greatest play write during the Renaissance Era. Famous for writing Romeo and Juliet

4.

Leonardo da Vinci is famous for?

a)

Invented the printing press

b)

Painted the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper and was known as the Renaissance Man

c)

Great sculptor and painter. Created the statue of David and painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling

d)

The greatest play write during the Renaissance Era. Famous for writing Romeo and Juliet

5.

The Renaissance philosophy of humanism included a belief in the

a)

worth of the individual. 

b)

importance of tradition. 

c)

importance of government

6.

Which of the following was a cause of the Reformation

a)

There were too many members of the Catholic Church

b)

The Church did not have enough political power

c)

The Catholic church was to worried about power and money

d)

The priests and monks were more educated than the members of the church

7.

Which of the following was a cause of the Reformation

a)

There were too many members of the Catholic Church

b)

The Church did not have enough political power

c)

The Roman Empire didn't want to be Catholic anymore

d)

Gutenberg's printing press helped to spread ideas that were different than the Catholic church

8.

Which of the following was a cause of the Reformation

a)

German kingdoms were too hard for the Pope to control

b)

The Church did not have enough political power

c)

The Roman Empire didn't want to be Catholic anymore

d)

There were too many members of the Catholic Church

9.

Which of the following was a cause of the Reformation

a)

There were too many members of the Catholic Church

b)

The Church did not have enough political power or money to keep up with the needs

c)

Individuals like Martin Luther had started to challenge the Catholic church's authority

d)

The priests and monks were more educated than the members of the church

10.

Who was the German Monk who challenged the Catholic church and is credited with starting the reformation.

a)

John Calvin

b)

Martin Luther

c)

Johannes Gutenberg

d)

Martin Luther King Jr.

11.

The meetings that were held with church officials that eventually led to the end of the sale of indulgences

a)

Treaty of Westphalia

b)

Diet of Worms

c)

Council of Trent

d)

Council of Rome

12.

Who declared himself the head of the English Church?

a)

Henry VIII

b)

John Knox

c)

Martin Luther

d)

Emperor Charles V

13.

The removal of penance for sins that have been forgiven:

a)

indulgences

b)

simony

c)

penance

d)

bribery

14.

Selling indulgences was a bad idea because:

a)

Jesus specifically said not to do that.

b)

Only rich people could afford it.

c)

It deprived rich people of genuine reconciliation.

d)

It caused an armed uprising of oppressed serfs.

15.

Which European group first introduced muskets to Japan in 1543?

a)

Dutch

b)

French

c)

Portuguese

d)

Spanish

16.

The action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it.

a)

exploration

b)

Marine Silk Road

c)

colonization

d)

circumnavigate

17.

Where did Portuguese explorers mostly sail?

a)

North America

b)

England

c)

Asia

d)

South America

18.

Where did Spanish explorers mostly sail?

a)

Asia

b)

Americas

c)

England

d)

India

19.

His trip was funded by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Hernan Cortes

d)

Marco Polo

20.

What was the main duty of a samurai?

a)

defend the peasants

b)

conquer lands

c)

defend the daimyo

d)

manage the land

21.
In feudal Japan, who was at the top of the social structure, but in reality had little power?
a)
Daimyo
b)
Emperor
c)
Farmers
d)
Shoguns
22.

This explorer defeated the Aztec Empire and claimed all of Mexico in the name of Spain.

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Ferdinand Magellan

c)

Hernan Cortes

d)

Marco Polo

23.

The highest ranking military leader of Japanese feudal society was the

a)

Emperor

b)

Shogun

c)

Daimyo

d)

Samurai

24.

Japan entered a period known as _________ after the victory from the Mongols.

a)

Zen Buddhism

b)

Warring States

c)

Pax Romana

d)

Golden Age

25.

What year did Columbus set sail from Spain

a)

1491

b)

1492

c)

1493

d)

1494

26.

The movement of people, animals, plants, and cultures between the Eastern and Western hemispheres:

a)

expedition

b)

Columbian Exchange

c)

slave trade

d)

navigation

27.

What ultimately led to the fall of the Ming dynasty?

a)

The invasion by Zheng He's fleet

b)

The rebellion of the peasants and the seizing of power by the Manchus

c)

A natural disaster that destroyed Beijing

d)

The emperor's voluntary abdication

28.
Spain came to America with what purpose?
a)
to trade with Natives
b)
for God, Gold, and Glory
c)
to exchange goods
d)
to spread diseases
29.

What policy did the Tokugawa government implement to restrict foreign trade and influence?

a)

Open Door Policy

b)

Isolationism

c)

Colonialism

d)

Imperialism

30.

A new type of drama in feudal Japan that used elaborate makeup to highlight important facial features

a)

kowtow

b)

haiku

c)

matsuo

d)

kabuki

31.

A short, unrhymed poem of 17 syllables created by the Japanese is called

a)

haiku

b)

samurai

c)

shogun

d)

daimyo

32.

Who led the seven great voyages westwards before Columbus and Vasco De Gama?

a)

Admiral Zheng He

b)

Henry VIII

c)

The Yongle emperor

d)

A high-ranking Muslim courtier

33.

Who were the local lords in feudal Japan known as?

a)

Emperor

b)

Samurai

c)

Daimyo

d)

Shogun

34.
set the boundary established in 1493 to define Spanish and Portuguese possessions in the Americas.
a)
Treaty of Tordesillas
b)
Columbian Exchange
c)
Age of Exploration
d)
longhouses/plank houses
35.

Who was the founder of the Ming Dynasty?

a)

Wang Renyu

b)

The soldier-poet

c)

The barbarian

d)

Hongwu

36.

The first Portuguese explorer to make it around the southern end of Africa

a)
Vasco da Gama
b)
Bartolomeu Dias
c)
Christopher Columbus
d)
Amerigo Vespucci
37.

Who finally ended the wars and united Japan during the Age of the Warring States?

a)

Date Masamune

b)

Tokugawa Ieyasu

c)

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

d)

Oda Nobunaga

38.

What policy did the Tokugawa shogunate implement by 1639?

a)

Open trade with all countries

b)

National policy of isolation

c)

Expelled all foreigners

d)

Started the Warring States period

39.

What one group of Europeans did the Japanese allow to trade with their country?

a)

The French

b)

The Dutch

c)

The British

d)

The English

40.

What is the Atlantic Slave Trade?

a)
The transportation of enslaved African people to the Americas during the 16th to 19th centuries.
b)
The establishment of trade routes in the Pacific Ocean
c)
The migration of Europeans to the Americas
d)
The exchange of goods between Europe and Africa
41.

Who was the leader that brought most of Japan under his control before Tokugawa Ieyasu?

a)

The Emperor

b)

A Mongol general

c)

Oda Nobunaga

d)

Kublai Khan

42.

What was the result of the attack of the Spanish Armada?

a)

England defeated Spain

b)

Spain defeated England

c)

A draw

43.

Conquistador is a spanish word that means.....

a)

crazy man

b)

soldier

c)

conqueror

44.

What was the main reason for the Tokugawa shogunate's policy of isolation?

a)

Fear of foreign influence

b)

Fear of invasion

c)

Economic instability

d)

Internal rebellion

45.

Why did the conquistadors bring priests with them to the Americas?

a)

To help the Spaniards hold religious services

b)

To perform weddings between Spanish soldiers and native women

c)

To teach the Spanish soldiers about Christianity

d)

To convert the native peoples to Christianity

46.

Which exchange most impacted the native populations in Mesoamerica?

a)

Gunpowder

b)

Smallpox

c)

Horses

d)

Cacao

47.

 

A belief that a country’s security depended on selling more products than it bought (maintaining a positive trade balance); establishing colonies who would sell raw materials to the home country at low prices and who would in turn buy what they needed ONLY from the mother country

a)

Navigation Acts

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Triangular Trade

d)

Middle Passage

48.

What were the "three G's" during the Age of Exploration

a)
Exploration, Adventure, and Discovery
b)
Silver, Power, and Wealth
c)
Fame, Fortune, and Glory
d)
Gold, Glory, and God
49.
When slaves were loaded onto boats to be taken and sold, this part of the triangular trade route was called what?
a)
the American Passage
b)
the Middle Passage
c)
the Lower Passage
d)
the African Passage
50.

The middle passage was apart of what trading system

a)

Triangular Trade

b)

African Trade

c)

Square Trade

d)

Gold Mine Trade

51.

Spanish government's policy to give Native Americans to colonists to provide labor and to be converted to Christianity. Part of a broader Spanish effort to subdue native tribes.

a)

Mission System

b)

Encomienda System

c)

Columbian Exchange

d)

Pope's Rebellion

52.

What did Guy Fawkes want to do?

a)

He wanted to become king.

b)

He wanted to blow up the houses of Parliament.

53.

An absolute monarchy does not have a constitution

a)

True

b)

False

54.

Constitutional monarchies guarantee rights and freedoms for citizens.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

An absolute monarchy is a lot like a dictatorship.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

Large Dutch corporation during the Age of Exploration, aided in trade of goods from the new world as well as ship building

a)
Spanish West India Company
b)
French East India Company
c)
Portuguese East India Company
d)
Dutch East India Company
57.

What was the large palace occupied by the French monarchy during the 17th and 18th centuries?

a)

Versailles

b)

Sans Souci

c)

White House

d)

Winter Palace

58.

Why was Louis XIV known as the 'Sun King'?

a)

He believed that his power was like light that shown out on to his people

b)

He was extremely wealthy and was known to surround himself in gold

c)

He was a supporter of science and believed in the heliocentric theory

d)

He had long blond hair and a fair complexion

59.

What best describes the concept of divine right?

a)

God gave the monarch their right to rule

b)

Citizens agree to make laws for the common good of their community

c)

Man is born a blank slate and is formed by his life experiences

d)

God helps those who help themselves

60.

During the Age of Absolutism, European monarchs embraced this idea, which meant their authority to rule came directly from God.

a)

Imperialism

b)

Enlightenment

c)

Divine Right

d)

Appeasement

61.

The main characteristic of this political system is that a ruler has complete authority over the government and the lives of the people.

a)

Absolutism

b)

Democracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Utopia

62.

This absolutist leader of Russia westernized the nation, forced the boyars (landowning nobles) to shave their traditional beards, and established Russian Orthodox as the state religion. He also used serfs as government soldiers and laborers.

a)

Louis XIV

b)

Peter the Great

c)

Philip II

d)

Charles V

63.

This absolutist leader of France, utilized his finance minister to tie the nobles to the monarchy, claimed "I Am The State" by promoting his association with divine right, and refussed to call the Estates General into session. He also used intendants to collect taxes and recruit soldiers and constructed the Palace of Versailles as physical reminder of his immense power in the region.

a)

Charles V

b)

Henry IV

c)

Louis XIV

d)

Philip II

64.

The English Bill of Rights

a)

created a constitutional monarchy.

b)

resolved all of England's seventeenth-century religious questions.

c)

reaffirmed the divine-right theory of kingship while limiting the king's power.

d)

confirmed the king's right to raise standing armies without parliamentary consent.

65.

During the reign of Charles I of England,

a)

the English Civil War occurred.

b)

Oliver Cromwell emerged as the new military leader.

c)

Parliament was dissolved.

d)

All of the above

66.

Which of these events most directly led to the signing of the English Bill of Rights?

a)

English Civil War

b)

Glorious Revolution

c)

Thirty Years War

d)

Defeat of Spanish Armada

67.

Westernization means …

a)

Traveling West in search of natural resources

b)

To adopt or be influenced by the cultural, economic, or political systems of Europe

68.
Which group was granted religious freedom by the issuing of the Edict of Nantes? 
a)
Presbyterians
b)
Huguenots
c)
Catholics
d)
Lutherans
69.
The English legislative government is called. 
a)
Congress
b)
Parliament
c)
Monarchial
d)
Patrilineal
70.
This unpopular monarch was the reason for the English Civil War
a)
Edward I
b)
Charles I
c)
Charles II
d)
James I
71.
Two sides fighting in the English Civil War were the
a)
Brits vs Scots
b)
Broncos vs Stallions
c)
Squarepants vs Colts
d)
Cavaliers vs Roundheads
72.
Before restoration, this parliamentarian took control with a "New Model Army"
a)
Benjamin Banneker
b)
Prince Charles II
c)
Oliver Cromwell
d)
Pippi Livingstone
73.
William and Mary came to power during a period known as the
a)
Holy Restoration
b)
Glorious Revolution
c)
Graceful Transition
d)
Hostile Takeover
74.

The Russian capital was moved from Moscow to ... by Peter I.

a)

Volgograd

b)

St. Petersburg

c)

Kazan

d)

Kaliningrad

75.

Peter the great was able to westernize Russia by

a)

implementing policies that forced Russians to dress in Western European clothes

b)

Forcing Russian males to shave their beards or pay a tax

c)

Constructing St. Petersburg in Western European architecture

d)

All of the above

76.

Russian Empire was ruled by ______

a)

Bourbon Dynasty

b)

Romanov Dynasty

77.

A way of drawing conclusions based on true statements

a)

Experiment

b)

Question

c)

Reason

d)

Logic

78.

The ability to think, understand, and form judgements by a process of logic

a)

Reason

b)

Observation

c)

Logic

d)

Science

79.

Polish astronomer who first developed the heliocentric model of the Solar System

a)

Bacon

b)

Galileo

c)

Copernicus

d)

Ptolemy

80.

Italian astronomer whose telescope allowed him to observe and argue for Copernicus' heliocentric model of the solar system

a)

Copernicus

b)

Galileo

c)

Ptolemy

d)

Bacon

81.

The idea that the sun is at the center of the Solar System. The Earth rotates around the sun.

a)

Geocentric

b)

Heliocentric

82.

British scientist who developed the Scientific Method

a)

Copernicus

b)

Bacon

c)

Galileo

d)

Ptolemy

83.

Developed by Egyptian astronomer Ptolemy. The idea that the Earth is the center of the Solar System. The sun rotates around the Earth. Incorrect.

a)

Heliocentric

b)

Geocentric

84.

A way of gaining knowledge through observation, creating hypotheses, conducting experiments, and making conclusions.

a)

Scientific Method

b)

Obbservation

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Experimentation

85.

Johannes Kepler calculated what?

a)

The orbits of revolving planets and that they were elliptical

b)

Helicentric method

c)

Geocentric method

d)

The Scientific Method

86.

Galileo Galilei built a what?

a)

A clone

b)

A telescope

c)

A Micropscope

d)

An antibiotic ointment

87.

Who said movement in the universe can be explained through math and explained gravity?

a)

Johannes Kepler

b)

Tycho Brahe

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Nicholas Copernicus

88.

Who stressed human reasoning and provable knowledge?

a)

Rene Descartes

b)

Francis Bacon

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Robert Boyle

89.

Which of the following ideas are associated with Isaac Newton?

a)

Laws of motion

b)

elliptical orbits

c)

gravity

d)

craters on the moon

e)

dark spots on the sun

90.

According to Medieval Catholic teaching, which was reliant on ancient teachings of Ptolemy and others, it was believed that the ___ was the center of the universe.

a)

sun

b)

moon

c)

Jupiter

d)

Earth

91.

John Locke had the idea of natural law, which is also referred to as natural rights. What are these rights?

a)

to vote

b)

Life, liberty and property

c)

freedom of speech and religion

d)

freedom to bear arms

92.

John Locke believed that governments should only exist to serve the will of the people. He believed that members of a society give up some of their power to the government and in return, the government protects the people.

a)

social contract

b)

legal contract

c)

democracy

d)

natural law

93.

Montesquieu's idea that political power should be divided into 3 branches - legislative, executive and judicial.

a)

separation of powers

b)

federalism

c)

checks and balances

d)

self-government

94.

A period in European history that emphasized education and using logic to improve people's lives. Before this, superstition was used to explain the world.

a)

Enlightenment

b)

New Age

c)

Holocaust

d)

20th Century

95.

Philosopher who believed in Popular sovereignty

a)

Locke

b)

Rousseau

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Voltaire

96.

Philosopher who believed that government should have separation of powers and checks and balances.

a)

Locke

b)

Montesquieu

c)

Rousseau

d)

Voltaire

97.

Philosopher who supported equal education and rights for women

a)

Wollstonecraft

b)

Locke

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Voltaire

98.
What did Rousseau claim to be true?
a)
All men are born equal
b)
Music is the answer to everything
c)
Kids only cause problems
d)
The taller you are the smarter you become
99.

What is a social contract?

a)

an agreement among the members of a society

b)

book written by Montesquieu

c)

Taylor Swift's next album title

d)

test given to citizens every two years

100.

Humans will do anything for survival. We need a King to control us

a)

Locke

b)

Hobbes

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Rousseau

101.

A right, such as life and liberty, that a person is born wth

a)

divine right

b)

philosophes

c)

natural rights

d)

contract

102.

A place where Enlightenment thinkers got together to discuss Enlightenment ideas

a)

divine right

b)

salon

c)

laissez-faire

d)

bourgeoisie

103.

fought for freedom of speech and opposed religious intolerance and corruption in government

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Rousseau

e)

Voltaire

104.

What are the three French classes?

a)

First class

b)

Real Estate

c)

2nd Class

d)

3rd class

105.

The Clergy were considered to be apart of which class?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

106.

Most of the French population belonged to the

a)

1st estate

b)

3rd Estate

c)

2nd Estate

107.

Which French social class paid the majority of taxes?

a)

Clergy

b)

The rich

c)

nobility

d)

peasants

108.

The radical and violent stages of the French Revolution is reffered to as the

a)

Starving time

b)

Regin of Terror

c)

American Revolution

d)

Bastille Day

109.

The French Revolution had ideas that came from

(Pick 2)

a)

The American Revolution

b)

The Enlightenment

c)

Louis XIV

d)

The National Assembly

110.

Some of the causes of France being in debt was because of

a)

Giving financial aid to the American colonies

b)

The overspending by the King on luxuries

c)

Bad harvest and famine

d)

unemployment

e)

All of the choices

111.

This person claimed it was possible to build a "republic of virtue". He also lead the Reign of Terror.

a)

Napoleon

b)

Louis XVI

c)

Marie Antoinette

d)

Maximilien Robespierre

112.

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

113.

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

a)

Napoleon

b)

Louis XIV

c)

Robespierre

d)

Louis XVI

114.

The French Revolution started with the storming of the:

a)

Bastille

b)

White House

c)

Palace

d)

Guillotine

115.

This man was King of France during the Revolution.

a)

Louis the 14th

b)

Napolean

c)

Louis the 16th

d)

King George the 2nd

116.

This woman became Queen of France during the revolution.

a)

Cleopatra

b)

Joan of Arc

c)

Queen Elizabeth the 2nd

d)

Marie Antoinette

117.

At the first meeting of the Estates General in 170 years, the three estates promised to not disband until they had a new constitution better representing the Third Estate. What was it called

a)

The Oath Keepers

b)

The Tennis Court Oath

c)

The Preamble

d)

The Declaration of Independence

118.
What was the Divine Right of Kings?
a)
right to not pay taxes
b)
God given right to rule
c)
predetermined rise to power
d)
enlightenment of kings
119.
brilliant military leader who could be described as ruthlessly ambitious
a)
Napoleon Bonaparte
b)
José Bonaparte
c)
Maximilien Robespierre
d)
Martha Stewart 
120.
What was the final outcome of the French Revolution? 
a)
the declaration of the Edict of Nantes
b)
Napoleon naming himself Emperor of France
c)
unification of French city­ states
d)
the restoration of Louis XVI 
121.

What is the name of this object?

a)

Guillotine

b)

Electric chair

c)

The mirror

122.

Napoleon's plan to weaken the British economy

a)

Napoleonic Code

b)

Napoleonic Plan

c)

Continental System

d)

Coup d'état

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