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World History Unit 1 Review 25/26

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 3hrs 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does "Renaissance" mean?

a)

Reconvert

b)

Rebirth

c)

Re-examine

d)

Review

2.

Where did the Renaissance begin?

a)

England

b)

Norway

c)

Italy

d)

Spain

3.

Humanism also birthed the idea of _____.

a)

Skepticism

b)

Divine-ism

c)

Communism

d)

Ageism

4.

What event killed 30 million people, or a third of Europe's population, during the late Middle Ages?

a)

The Black Death

b)

Hundred Years War

c)

A Tsunami

d)

The Renaissance

5.

What is the dominant theory on how the Black Death spread?

a)

Cats

b)

Birds

c)

Bad air

d)

Bites from fleas off rats

6.

What institution did people lose faith in because of its inability to fight the Black Death?

a)

The Monarchy

b)

The Police

c)

The Church

d)

The Trade Market

7.
Triangular sails are known as what?
a)
Lateens
b)
Triangles
c)
Wind Grabbers
d)
Trade Sails
8.
This compound, when tightly packed, creates an explosion when used.
a)
Plastic explosive
b)
Hand grenade
c)
H2O
d)
Gunpowder
9.
A colony was only allow to trade with its 
a)
Neighbor
b)
Less powerful colonies
c)
Mother country
d)
Any European country
10.
A company where many people invest in it is known as what?
a)
Conglomerate
b)
Corporation
c)
Business
d)
Joint stock company
11.

The explorers of Spain were called

a)

Los Navigators

b)

Encomiendas

c)

Caballeros

d)

Conquistadors

12.

These two nations signed a treaty that divided the planet in half between them.

a)

Portugal and Spain

b)

Germany and France

c)

England and France

d)

Spain and England

13.

This economic policy was based on the idea that a country needed to export more than it imported to gain wealth

a)

Communism

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Exchange

d)

Navigation Rules

14.

This was the exchange of goods, plant, animals and even diseases from Europe to the Americas

a)

Columbian Exchange

b)

Mercantile

Exchange

c)

Great Migration

d)

Movement Exchange

15.

What was the main idea behind mercantilism?

a)

Colonies existed to make a profit for their mother country

b)

Colonies were used to house prisoners from the mother country

c)

Colonies were allowed to do whatever they wanted

d)

Colonies were setup to help with overpopulation in the mother country

16.

The "Triangular Trade" was a network between which three locations?

a)

Europe, Africa, Asia

b)

Europe, India, Australia

c)

North America, West Indies, South America

d)

Europe, Africa, America

17.

Who enlarged Versailles and made it a symbol of royal power?

a)

Louis XIV

b)

Louis XVI

c)

Elizabeth I

d)

Henry IV

18.

What statement best describes absolute monarchies in Europe?

a)

Monarchs granted political power to the nobility

b)

monarchs decreased the power of the military

c)

Monarchs wanted to increase trade to help the middle class

d)

monarchs increased the power of the central government

19.

Symbol of royal power,

Louis XIV's residence,

copied by many other European countries.

All of these are characteristics of?

a)

St. Petersburg

b)

France

c)

Palace of Versailles

d)

The Anglican Church

20.

The belief that God appoints the monarch and thus the monarch acts as God's lieutenant on earth comes from?

a)

sovereignty

b)

divine right of kings

c)

bureaucracy

d)

Edict of Fontainebleau

21.
Which German priest started the Reformation?
a)
John Calvin
b)
Henry VIII
c)
Pope Paul III
d)
Martin Luther
22.
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
23.
People who followed Luther were called Lutherans or _____________.
a)
Reformers
b)
Protestants
c)
Huguenots
d)
Calvinists
24.

What was the Catholic Church's response to Martin Luther's 95 Theses?

a)

Excommunication

b)

The Peace of Westphalia

c)

The Counsel of Trent

d)

They ignored it

25.

According to Martin Luther, where is ultimate religious authority determined?

a)

The decisions of the Pope

b)

The Bible

c)

The actions of the Priest

d)

Whatever feels good in the moment

26.

Which word best defines the term Renaissance?

a)

birth

b)

rebirth

c)

beginning

d)

end

27.

Which best states how the Renaissance affected Europe between 1300 and 1600?

a)

The Renaissance led to major artistic changes but few social changes in Europe

b)

The Renaissance led to major social changes but few political changes in Europe

c)

The Renaissance led to no major artistic, social, or political changes in Europe

d)

The Renaissance led to major artistic, social, and political changes in Europe

28.

During the Renaissance, people began to question

a)

religious ideas

b)

secular ideas

c)

classical ideas

d)

scholarly ideas

29.

A significant concept that influenced Renaissance artists, many philosophers and political leaders was

a)

spiritualism

b)

humanism

c)

medievalism

d)

socialism

30.

Which best describes how italy's location on the Mediterranean Sea contributed to the flourishing of the Renaissance?

a)

Italy's location allowed many artists and writers to protect new ideas.

b)

Italy's location allowed many philosophers and politicians to try new ideas.

c)

Italy's location allowed many travelers and traders to challenge new ideas.

d)

Italy's location allowed many travelers and traders to bring back new ideas

31.

A prominent merchant family in Italy during the Renaissance was

a)

The Gutenbergs

b)

The Machiavellis

c)

the da Vincis

d)

The Medicis

32.

What did the Peace of Augsburg accomplish? Check all that apply.

a)

It permanently ended religious conflict in the Holy Roman Empire.

b)

It recognized Lutheranism as an official religion.

c)

It allowed each German prince to decide the religion of his state.

d)

It gave citizens of the empire full religious toleration.

e)

It granted full independence to German princes.

33.

What did Jesuits and the leaders of the Council of Trent have in common? Check all that apply.

a)

They wanted to improve relations with Protestants by making compromises.

b)

They were opposed to improving spirituality within the Catholic faith.

c)

They accused people of heresy and witchcraft.

d)

They were concerned with improving religious education.

34.

What is heresy?

a)

the church of England

b)

an idea that goes against the official beliefs of a church or religion

c)

an organzation that punished those who did not follow catholocism

d)

priest belonging to an order charged with converting others to catholocism

35.

What was the first stage of the 30 Years War?

a)

The Swedish Stage

b)

The French Stage

c)

The Danish Stage

d)

The Bohemian Stage

36.

How is the Holy Roman Emperor chosen?

a)

By blood (through the Hapsburg line)

b)

Through election

c)

Through war

d)

By appointment

37.

What was the second stage of the 30 Years War?

a)

The Swedish Stage

b)

The French Stage

c)

The Danish Stage

d)

The Bohemian Stage

38.

What was the third stage of the 30 Years War?

a)

The Swedish Stage

b)

The French Stage

c)

The Danish Stage

d)

The Bohemian Stage

39.

What was the fourth stage of the 30 Years War?

a)

The Swedish Stage

b)

The French Stage

c)

The Danish Stage

d)

The Bohemian Stage

40.

Why were Ferdinand II's representatives thrown out of a window in Prague?

a)

Ferdinand was trying to take power away from Protestants in Bohemia

b)

The Czechs were angry that Ferdinand had become the king of Bohemia

c)

Ferdinand had been elected the Holy Roman Emperor

d)

They jumped out the window, actually

41.

Of what family was Ferdinand II a member?

a)

The Bourbons

b)

The Tudors

c)

The Hapsbergs

d)

The Windsors

42.

What religion did Ferdinand II practice?

a)

Calvinism

b)

Catholicism

c)

Lutheranism

d)

Judaism

43.

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?

a)

The Peace of Augsburg

b)

The Treaty of Westphalia

c)

The Edict of Nantes

d)

The Edict of Restitution

44.

Which law took away land from Protestants and gave it to Catholics in the Holy Roman Empire?

a)

The Edict of Nantes

b)

The Edict of Restitution

c)

The Peace of Westphalia

d)

The Treaty of Augsburg

45.

Why did France enter the war?

a)

They were afraid of Ferdinand II becoming too powerful

b)

They were afraid of Denmark becoming too powerful

c)

They were afraid of Sweden becoming too powerful

d)

They were afraid of Bohemia becoming too powerful

46.

What law ended the 30 Years War?

a)

Peace of Westphalia

b)

Treaty of Augsburg

c)

Edict of Nantes

d)

Edict of Restitution

47.
The Peace of Westphalia was signed in
a)
1630
b)
1652
c)
1648
d)
1657
48.

Which European country NEVER fought in the 30 Years War

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Poland

49.

What was the official religion of France?

a)

Protestantism

b)

Calvinism

c)

Catholicism

d)

Islam

50.

The ultimate goal of the early Portuguese explorers was to

a)

find a water route around Africa to India.

b)

discover new lands.

c)

explore the coast of Africa.

d)

spread Christianity.