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WorksheetsWorld History Unit 1 Review 25/26
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 3hrs 44mins
What does "Renaissance" mean?
Reconvert
Rebirth
Re-examine
Review
Where did the Renaissance begin?
England
Norway
Italy
Spain
Humanism also birthed the idea of _____.
Skepticism
Divine-ism
Communism
Ageism
What event killed 30 million people, or a third of Europe's population, during the late Middle Ages?
The Black Death
Hundred Years War
A Tsunami
The Renaissance
What is the dominant theory on how the Black Death spread?
Cats
Birds
Bad air
Bites from fleas off rats
What institution did people lose faith in because of its inability to fight the Black Death?
The Monarchy
The Police
The Church
The Trade Market
The explorers of Spain were called
Los Navigators
Encomiendas
Caballeros
Conquistadors
These two nations signed a treaty that divided the planet in half between them.
Portugal and Spain
Germany and France
England and France
Spain and England
This economic policy was based on the idea that a country needed to export more than it imported to gain wealth
Communism
Mercantilism
Exchange
Navigation Rules
This was the exchange of goods, plant, animals and even diseases from Europe to the Americas
Columbian Exchange
Mercantile
Exchange
Great Migration
Movement Exchange
What was the main idea behind mercantilism?
Colonies existed to make a profit for their mother country
Colonies were used to house prisoners from the mother country
Colonies were allowed to do whatever they wanted
Colonies were setup to help with overpopulation in the mother country
The "Triangular Trade" was a network between which three locations?
Europe, Africa, Asia
Europe, India, Australia
North America, West Indies, South America
Europe, Africa, America
Who enlarged Versailles and made it a symbol of royal power?
Louis XIV
Louis XVI
Elizabeth I
Henry IV
What statement best describes absolute monarchies in Europe?
Monarchs granted political power to the nobility
monarchs decreased the power of the military
Monarchs wanted to increase trade to help the middle class
monarchs increased the power of the central government
Symbol of royal power,
Louis XIV's residence,
copied by many other European countries.
All of these are characteristics of?
St. Petersburg
France
Palace of Versailles
The Anglican Church
The belief that God appoints the monarch and thus the monarch acts as God's lieutenant on earth comes from?
sovereignty
divine right of kings
bureaucracy
Edict of Fontainebleau
What was the Catholic Church's response to Martin Luther's 95 Theses?
Excommunication
The Peace of Westphalia
The Counsel of Trent
They ignored it
According to Martin Luther, where is ultimate religious authority determined?
The decisions of the Pope
The Bible
The actions of the Priest
Whatever feels good in the moment
Which word best defines the term Renaissance?
birth
rebirth
beginning
end
Which best states how the Renaissance affected Europe between 1300 and 1600?
The Renaissance led to major artistic changes but few social changes in Europe
The Renaissance led to major social changes but few political changes in Europe
The Renaissance led to no major artistic, social, or political changes in Europe
The Renaissance led to major artistic, social, and political changes in Europe
During the Renaissance, people began to question
religious ideas
secular ideas
classical ideas
scholarly ideas
A significant concept that influenced Renaissance artists, many philosophers and political leaders was
spiritualism
humanism
medievalism
socialism
Which best describes how italy's location on the Mediterranean Sea contributed to the flourishing of the Renaissance?
Italy's location allowed many artists and writers to protect new ideas.
Italy's location allowed many philosophers and politicians to try new ideas.
Italy's location allowed many travelers and traders to challenge new ideas.
Italy's location allowed many travelers and traders to bring back new ideas
A prominent merchant family in Italy during the Renaissance was
The Gutenbergs
The Machiavellis
the da Vincis
The Medicis
What did the Peace of Augsburg accomplish? Check all that apply.
It permanently ended religious conflict in the Holy Roman Empire.
It recognized Lutheranism as an official religion.
It allowed each German prince to decide the religion of his state.
It gave citizens of the empire full religious toleration.
It granted full independence to German princes.
What did Jesuits and the leaders of the Council of Trent have in common? Check all that apply.
They wanted to improve relations with Protestants by making compromises.
They were opposed to improving spirituality within the Catholic faith.
They accused people of heresy and witchcraft.
They were concerned with improving religious education.
What is heresy?
the church of England
an idea that goes against the official beliefs of a church or religion
an organzation that punished those who did not follow catholocism
priest belonging to an order charged with converting others to catholocism
What was the first stage of the 30 Years War?
The Swedish Stage
The French Stage
The Danish Stage
The Bohemian Stage
How is the Holy Roman Emperor chosen?
By blood (through the Hapsburg line)
Through election
Through war
By appointment
What was the second stage of the 30 Years War?
The Swedish Stage
The French Stage
The Danish Stage
The Bohemian Stage
What was the third stage of the 30 Years War?
The Swedish Stage
The French Stage
The Danish Stage
The Bohemian Stage
What was the fourth stage of the 30 Years War?
The Swedish Stage
The French Stage
The Danish Stage
The Bohemian Stage
Why were Ferdinand II's representatives thrown out of a window in Prague?
Ferdinand was trying to take power away from Protestants in Bohemia
The Czechs were angry that Ferdinand had become the king of Bohemia
Ferdinand had been elected the Holy Roman Emperor
They jumped out the window, actually
Of what family was Ferdinand II a member?
The Bourbons
The Tudors
The Hapsbergs
The Windsors
What religion did Ferdinand II practice?
Calvinism
Catholicism
Lutheranism
Judaism
What law allowed for princes in the Holy Roman Empire to determine what religion their province would be and made some land in the empire secular?
The Peace of Augsburg
The Treaty of Westphalia
The Edict of Nantes
The Edict of Restitution
Which law took away land from Protestants and gave it to Catholics in the Holy Roman Empire?
The Edict of Nantes
The Edict of Restitution
The Peace of Westphalia
The Treaty of Augsburg
Why did France enter the war?
They were afraid of Ferdinand II becoming too powerful
They were afraid of Denmark becoming too powerful
They were afraid of Sweden becoming too powerful
They were afraid of Bohemia becoming too powerful
What law ended the 30 Years War?
Peace of Westphalia
Treaty of Augsburg
Edict of Nantes
Edict of Restitution
Which European country NEVER fought in the 30 Years War
Spain
England
France
Poland
What was the official religion of France?
Protestantism
Calvinism
Catholicism
Islam
The ultimate goal of the early Portuguese explorers was to
find a water route around Africa to India.
discover new lands.
explore the coast of Africa.
spread Christianity.
