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AP Unit 12: Renaissance --> Constitutionalism

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Printing Press was made during the Northern Renaissance and was critical to the...

a)

Expansion of ideas from the Renaissance.

b)

Propaganda by the Church.

c)

News publications.

d)

Spreading lies across France's monarchy.

2.
The Renaissance was able to begin in Italy primarily because of
a)
the dominance of the Catholic Church in Italy
b)
strong alliances between Italian city-states
c)
Italy's strong sense of nationalism
d)
wealth created from Italy's extensive trade network
3.
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
a)
Renewed
b)
Rebuilt
c)
Remade
d)
Rebirth
4.

Which of these statements describes a change brought about by the Renaissance?

a)

Society was dominated by the church.

b)

Society began to value individual and relative moralism.

c)

Society was focused on warfare.

d)

Society was dominated by lords.

5.
Which of the following is associated with Humanism?
a)
the ideas of the middle ages
b)
the ideas of Greece & Rome
c)
the ideas of ancient China
d)
the ideas of ancient India
6.

Who invented the Printing Press?

a)

Gutenberg

b)

Erasmus

c)

More

7.

-modern essay on government

-absolute rule

-ends justifies the means


These ideas are from______________________.

a)

The Prince

b)

Utopia

c)

The Praise of Folly

d)

Mona Lisa

8.

Which of the following most likely resulted from the change shown in this table?

a)

Higher literacy rates

b)

Decline in secularism

c)

Stronger monarchies

d)

End of the guild system

9.

Why is Christopher Columbus such an important historical figure?

a)

He proved once and for all that the earth is round

b)

His discovery led to the colonization of the Americas

c)

He opened up a new trade route to Asia

d)

He was the greatest mapmaker of his time

10.
To sail around the globe is called
a)
circumstance
b)
circumnavigate
c)
circumference
d)
circumven
11.

Which country sponsored Christopher Columbus's voyage to America?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Portugal

12.

Bartholomeu Dias proved that it was possible to

a)

find a water route to India.

b)

travel from Portugal to India.

c)

circumnavigate Africa when he reached the southern tip of the continent, now known as the “Cape of Good Hope.”

d)

create the most sophisticated maps of their time.

13.

Name this device used by explorers.

a)

An astrolabe

b)

A compass

c)

Telescope

d)

A sandglass timer

14.

Who was the Portuguese 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

15.

This Chinese explorer led seven voyages of exploration to places such as Southeast Asia, India, Arabia and eastern Africa.

a)

Kangxi

b)

Yonglo

c)

Zheng He

d)

Hongwu

16.

- Invention of the compass and astrolabe

- European dependence on spices from Asia

- Rise of nation-states in Europe

These developments influenced the start of the

a)

Crusades

b)

Renaissance

c)

Age of Exploration

d)

Reformation

17.

Was Credited First to sail around the world, but it was really his crew (circumnavigate)

a)

Hernando Cortez

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Hernando Cortez

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

18.

Defeated the Aztecs, claimed Mexico for Spain

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Hernando Cortez

c)

Francisco Pizarro

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

19.

Led an expedition to Peru, conquered the Incan Empire.

a)

Ferdinand Magellan

b)

Francisco Pizarro

c)

Hernando Cortez

d)

Christopher Columbus

20.

What was the Columbian Exchange?

a)

a prisoner exchange between Cortés and the Aztecs

b)

a peace exchange between Columbus and the Taino

c)

an exchange of cultures and goods between Europe and Asia

d)

A biological exchange across the Atlantic

21.

Trading companies were created to (select all that apply)

a)

Business

b)

Control trade

c)

Fund European Governments

d)

Profit

22.

Which of the following was the most important factor in enabling the Spanish to defeat the Aztec Empire?

a)

The Spanish were able to use their understanding of Aztec culture to create effective propaganda that weakened Aztec resistance.

b)

The Spanish were able to devise effective countermeasures to the horse cavalry that formed the bulk of the Aztec army.

c)

The Spanish were able to form military alliances with other indigenous peoples who were enemies of the Aztecs.

d)

The Spanish were able to exploit discontent within the Aztec state to trigger revolt of the lower classes against the Aztec ruling class.

23.

Inca and Aztec societies were similar in that both

a)

developed from Mayan civilization

b)

independently developed iron technology

c)

depended entirely on oral record keeping

d)

acquired empires by means of military conquest

24.

Which technological advancement enabled new land-based empires to form between 1450 and 1750?

a)

The rudder

b)

Lateen sail

c)

The iron plow

d)

Gunpowder

25.
Which historical development explains why sailors only traveled in certain directions in the Indian Ocean at different times of year?
a)
knowledge of monsoon wind patterns
b)
limitations of new ship designs
c)
celebration of religious holidays
d)
threat of African pirates
26.

What was Constantinople renamed to after being conquered by the Ottomans?

a)

Smyrna

b)

Istanbul

c)

Antioch

d)

Ankara

27.

Which of the following Catholic Councils was launched to help the Catholic Church regain its religious and political influence in Europe?

a)

Council of Clermont

b)

Council of Nicaea

c)

Council of Trent

d)

Council of Rome

28.

The practice of Simony involves

a)

Holding fake seances with god to swindle commoners of the their money

b)

Selling top positions in the church to the highest bidder

c)

Absolving one's sins in exchange for a monetary payment

d)

Converting new people to Catholicism as a means to absolve former sins

29.

Martin Luther was the first individual to translate the Latin bible of Catholicism into German in order to

a)

Provide a version of the bible commoners could read

b)

Provide a means for people to read the bible for themselves and draw their own interpretations

c)

Diminish people's reliance on the Sacraments and Catholic Church to interpret the bible for them.

d)

All of the above

30.

How did the Jesuits impact the Counter Reformation?

a)

They helped incorporate some of Luther's teachings into modern Catholic instruction

b)

They spearheaded missionary work in Asia and the Americas

c)

They became the pope's personal bodyguards in the Vatican

d)

They brought England back into the Catholic fold.

31.

Philip II sent the ________ to conquer England in 1588.

a)

Spanish Armada

b)

The Conquistadors

c)

Pizarro and Cortez

d)

Spanish Inquisition

32.

Who was the absolute monarch of England when Phillip II went to war with his Spanish Armada and lost?

a)
Mary of Scots
b)
Elizabeth I
c)
James I
d)
Charles I
33.

Legislative, or law-making, body in government representing the interests of the people in Great Britain.

a)

Congress

b)

House of Burgesses

c)

Duma

d)

Parliament

34.

The Thirty Year's War is a conflict between...

a)

Rigby and Mordecai

b)

Catholics and Protestants

c)

Lutherans and Calvinists

d)

Muslims and Christians

35.
Luther's criticism of the Catholic Church was called what?
a)
Criticism of the Catholic Church
b)
95 Theses
c)
101 Problems with Catholics
d)
Chicken Soup for the Catholic Soul
36.
People who followed Luther were called Lutherans or _____________.
a)
Reformers
b)
Protestants
c)
Huguenots
d)
Calvinists
37.

Why did Henry VIII create the Church of England/Anglican?

a)
Divorce his wife
b)
Start war with Pope
c)
Religious differences with Catholics
d)
Liked Lutheranism
38.

How did the invention of the printing press help the Reformation?

a)

It made the cost of producing literature cheaper

b)

People could read translations of the Bible in their language.

c)

It allowed reformers to spread their ideas.

d)

All of these are correct

39.

How did the Catholic Church combat the Protestant Reformation?

a)

They clarified Church teaching at the Council of Trent and corrected problems such as the lack of educated priests and simony.

b)

They established seminaries

c)

Pious religious orders like the Jesuits and Discalced Carmelites grew quickly and provided education to combat what they perceived as heresy

d)

All these are correct

40.
What is the name given to French Calvinists?
a)
Huguenots
b)
Catholics
c)
Lutherans
d)
Moslems
41.
After the “Glorious Revolution,” which term correctly describes England’s government?
a)
Constitutional monarchy
b)
Commonwealth
c)
Absolute monarchy
d)
Communist state
42.
Who built the Palace at Versailles?
a)
Louis XIV
b)
Louis XVI
c)
Louis XIII
d)
Louis XIX
43.
Which member of the Romanov dynasty instituted a beard tax as a way to emulate western Europe?
a)
Peter the Great
b)
Catherine the Great
c)
Ivan IV
d)
Nicholas II
44.

A monarch is subject to no earthly authority, deriving the right to rule directly from the will of God.

a)

Divine Right

b)

Versailles

c)

Absolutism

d)

Czar

45.

Known as the Sun King and the ruler of France

a)

King James II

b)

King Phillip

c)

Louis XIV

d)

Louis XXI

46.

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.

47.

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)

he was so well liked that his monarchy became known as the Restoration.

48.
"I conclude, therefore, with regard to being feared and loved, that men love at their own free will, but fear at the will of the prince. For princes then, it is better to be feared than loved." This passage is most closely associated with the ideas of
a)
Pope Urban II
b)
Niccolo Machiavelli
c)
John Calvin
d)
Thomas Malthus
49.
Which person is credited with saying "L' etat, c' est moi" (I am the state)?
a)
Louis XIV
b)
John Locke
c)
Karl Marx
d)
Queen Isabella
50.

Who was king during the English Civil War?

a)

James I

b)

Charles I

c)

James II

d)

Charles II

51.
System of government in which a monarch shares power with a constitutionally organized government including a parliament
a)
Democracy
b)
Republic
c)
Limited Monarch
d)
Absolute Monarchy
52.

Which czar modernized Russia by building a navy, maritime capital, and adopting western customs?

a)
Ivan the Terrible
b)
Igor the Proud
c)
Nicholas IV
d)
Peter the Great
53.
Which group wanted to change the Church of England?
a)
Pilgrims
b)
Puritans
c)
Copperheads
d)
Cavaliers
54.

During the Age of Absolutism, European monarchs looked to

a)

Develop better relations with muslim rulers

b)

Centralize political power in their nations

c)

Encourage the growth of political farms

d)

Increase human rights for citizens

55.

In order to become Monarch of England, William of Orange had to accept

a)

The English Bill of Rights

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Edict of Nantes

d)

Act of Supremacy

56.

The War os Spanish Succession was fought because

a)

European leaders feared Louis XIV would consolidate the thrones of France and Spain

b)

The Spanish feared losing their autonomy

c)

The Spanish throne was left to a female heir

d)

The Huguenots were poised to takeover Spain.

57.

Which of the following was directly responsible for the Renaissance (select all that apply)

a)

Marco Polo

b)

The Ottoman Empire

c)

The Crusades

d)

Hanseatic Leage