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Starter w/o 4.17

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
"The head alone has the right to deliberate and decide, and the functions of all members consist only in carrying out the commands given to them... The more you grant... [to the assembled people], the more it claims... The interest of the state must come first."
-King Louis XIV, 1660
Which form of government does this quote describe?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Theocracy
d)
Democracy
2.
Which factor contributed to the beginning of the Renaissance in Italian cities?
a)
Occupation by foreign powers
b)
Interaction with Latin America
c)
Surplus of porcelain from Japan
d)
Access to important trade routes
3.
Which innovation has the greatest impact on the Protestant Reformation?
a)
Moveable-type printing press
b)
Mercator map projection
c)
Magnetic compass
d)
Triangular sail
4.
Totalitarian governments are characterized by...
a)
elimination of heavy industry
b)
use of censorship, secret police, and repression
c)
lack of a written constitution
d)
support of the people for parliamentary decisions
5.
Which period of history had the greatest influence on the Enlightenment ides of natural law and reason?
a)
Pax Romana
b)
Middle Ages
c)
Age of Exploration
d)
Scientific Revolution
6.
Why is the year 1492 considered a turning point in history?
a)
The Spanish established an exchange between Europe and the Americas
b)
The Ming dynasty launched expeditions to the east coast of Africa
c)
Muslim Arab armies succeeded in conquering Egypt and Syria
d)
The British established control over the Eastern coast of North America
7.
1. Leonardo DaVinci used movement and perspective in his work.
2. Machiavelli's the Prince advised rulers on how to gain and maintain power.
Which period is associated with these statements?
a)
French Revolution
b)
Renaissance
c)
Early Middle Ages
d)
Enlightenment
8.
Which of the following would best complete the diagram?
a)
Mercantile System
b)
Renaissance
c)
Industrial Revolution
d)
Arms Race
9.
The spread of Martin Luther's views led to the establishment of...
a)
Judaism 
b)
Catholicism
c)
Mormonism
d)
Protestantism
10.
Which of the following would have the most freedom economically?
a)
Capitalism
b)
Socialism
c)
Communism
11.

The network of trade routes connecting Europe & Asia (late 1200s-1500s) was called the _____ _____.

a)

New World

b)

Old World

c)

Silk Road

d)

Spice Road

12.

______ ______ discovered that what Columbus had found was not Asia, but a "New World," so they named it after him.

a)

Amerigo Vespucci

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Marco Polo

d)

George Washington

13.

Central and South America were colonized by _____ & _____, that's why their languages are present today.

a)

France & England

b)

Spain & France

c)

Spain & Portugal

d)

England and Portugal

14.

The Movement/Introduction of "Old World" products to "New World," and "New World" to "old" was called the:

a)

Columbian Exchange

b)

Silk Road

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Age of Reason

15.
What was the name of the British king during the American Revolution?
a)
Charles III
b)
George III
c)
William III
d)
James III
16.

What does the Third Estate rename themselves?

a)

National Assembly

b)

Congress of Vienna

c)

Estates General

d)

Parliament

17.
Who was the major author of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Patrick Henry
18.

This was a tax on paper & legal documents in the 13 Colonies.

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Tea Act

d)

Townshend Act

19.
One cause of the French Revolution was the emergence of a new middle class of merchants and professionals called the 
a)
bourgeoisie
b)
aristocracy
c)
sans culottes
d)
denoument
20.
The idea that reason should guide society rather than tradition helped cause the revolution and came from
a)
the Declaration of Independence
b)
the Scientific Revolution
c)
the Enlightenment
d)
all of the above

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