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Worksheets9 - Early Modern Age Test Review
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 40mins
Luther believed that salvation could be achieved through faith alone. This is called
justification of faith.
salvation though time.
heaven though faith.
purgatory.
The development of printing in Europe led to
religious tolerance.
increased competition with China.
increased literacy.
increased corruption in the Catholic Church.
Luther criticized the Roman Catholic Church for
selling indulgences
preaching forgiveness
translating the Bible into German
believing in the Bible.
Gutenberg helped the spread of Renaissance ideas by
developing a revolutionary printing method
opening a school in Venice for northern Europeans
opening a school in Florence for sculptures
bring Leonardo da Vinci and other scholars to Paris.
Italian interest in classical tradition was fueled by
a concentration of the Italian population in rural villages
the Roman heritage in Italy and contact with Eastern scholars
Italy's use of Latin as the vernacular
centuries of Greek rule by Sicily.
The purchase of a certificate of indulgence was supposed to provide
a position in the Catholic Church
a position in the civil service
a reduction of punishment for sins
freedom from feudal obligations.
Ties between the Catholic Church and England were weakened by
Henry VIII's decision to execute Anne Boleyn
queen Mary's decision to bring Protestant doctrine into the English Church
Henry VIII's decision to divorce or annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon
the death of young Edward VI.
Europe from the 1500s could be roughly divided between
a Protestant south and a Catholic north
a Protestant north and a Catholic south
a Protestant east and a Catholic west
a Protestant west and a Catholic east.
The Renaissance began in the city-states of this European country
England
France
Germany
Italy
All of the following led to the renaissance EXCEPT,
crusades spurred demand for middle east goods
trade & accrued wealth, hurt the feudal system
medieval kings persuaded serfs to move to cities
Plague- led to a demand for labor - serfs went to cities for work
What action did Martin Luther take to begin the Protestant Reformation?
He went to Rome and spat on the Pope's face.
He posted 95 theses to a church door in Wittenberg.
He started a theocracy in Geneva, Switzerland.
He invented the printing press to spread his ideas.
intellectual movement that focused on worldly subjects rather than religious ones
utopian
predestination
humanism
recant
indulgence
a lessening of punishment for sins for a price
utopian
predestination
humanism
recant
indulgence
to give up one's views
utopian
predestination
humanism
recant
indulgence
the idea that God determined long ago who would achieve salvation
utopian
predestination
humanism
recant
indulgence
an ideal or perfect society
utopian
predestination
humanism
recant
indulgence
Which of the following statements would be made by a humanists?
"Religion holds the key to all life's questions."
"Education can make every man great."
"Only nobles will be successful in business and life."
"Alien life controls life on earth."
Which of the following best explains why the Renaissance occurred in northern Europe later than it did in Italy?
There was little interest in the arts in northern Europe.
The Black Death delayed economic growth in northern Europe.
Few people were educated in northern Europe.
Northern Europe was a region of peasants.
Which of the following was an effect of the printing revolution in the 1500s?
the spread of new ideas
decreased funding for the arts
increased competition with China
the beginning of compulsory education
Luther believed that
good deeds were necessary for salvation.
The Pope was the sole religious authority.
the Bible was a hoax.
salvation could be achieved through faith alone.
How did Henry VIII react when the Pope refused to annul his marriage?
He started a war.
He took over the English church.
He started the Reformation.
He imposed fines on the Roman Catholic Church.
By traveling to Italy, this engraver artist helped move renaissance ideas to northern Europe.
Leonardo da Vinci
Hubert van Eyck
Albrecht Dürer
Thomas More
Renaissance means
Rebirth
Reread
Revive
Relive
All of the following were Renaissance artists EXCEPT
a. Michelangelo
b. Da Vinci
c. Raphael
d. Medici
Religious reformer who believed in justification by faith
Martin Luther
John Calvin
John Knox
King Henry VIII
Famous playwright inspired by the Greek and Roman classics who wrote works like Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth
Thomas More
William Shakespeare
Niccolò Machiavelli
Martin Luther
king who established the Church of England
Leonardo da Vinci
Niccolò Machiavelli
Henry VIII
John Calvin
Elizabeth I
religious reformer who believed in predestination
Leonardo da Vinci
Niccolò Machiavelli
Henry VIII
John Calvin
Elizabeth I
wealthy banking family from Italy who were patrons of the arts
Leonardo da Vinci
Medici
Henry VIII
John Calvin
Elizabeth I
English queen who led a moderate course in religion known as Anglicanism
Mary I
Catherine de Medici
Maria Theresa
Catherine the Great
Elizabeth I
Italian painter and inventor
Leonardo da Vinci
Niccolò Machiavelli
Henry VIII
John Calvin
Elizabeth I
artistic technique that creates a three-dimensional appearance
classicalism
humanities
perspective
annul
theocracy
government run by church leaders
classicalism
humanities
perspective
annul
theocracy
to cancel or invalidate
classicalism
humanities
perspective
annul
theocracy
education involving history, literature, grammar and rhetoric
classicalism
humanities
perspective
annul
theocracy
Greek and Roman culture
classicalism
humanities
perspective
annul
theocracy
What did Spain’s northern provinces become in 1581?
Dutch Republic
Belgium
Prussia
Austria
Peter the Great did all of the following EXCEPT
modernized Russia by adopting European technology and culture
hired European officers to teach modern tactics
experienced a “bad” period of violence and paranoia after his wife died
promoted education, arts and sciences while opening new schools
What were William and Mary required to sign before taking the throne?
Glorious Revolution
Parliament
English Bill of Rights
Habeas Corpus
Cardinal Richelieu did all of the following under King Louis XIII’s reign EXCEPT
limited the nobles' power
increased the King's power
increased protestant power
limited Huguenots power
By 1750, the great powers of Europe had formed alliances to maintain the
balance of power
Parliament
democratic system of government
right to trade with other countries
What was one result of the 30 Years War?
Britain became a colonial and naval powerhouse
King of England was forced to sign the English Bill of Rights
Prussia declined as a European power
the Peace of Westphalia ended the war
Known as the Great Elector, what ruler strengthened country by building a strong army?
Frederick William
King Henry IV
King Frederick II
King James I
The Stuart kings’ claims to absolute power were challenged by
the Cavaliers.
the Church of England.
the Tudors.
Parliament.
During the Age of Absolutism, which of the following was a key characteristic of absolute monarchies?
democratic decision-making processes
centralized control over all aspects of government
limited power of the monarch
shared power with the nobility
What was one reason that the arts and literature were able to flourish in Spain during the golden century?
More women than men were artists.
Philip II and other wealthy nobles patronized them.
Oil paint was replaced by faster drying acrylic.
Wars stimulated creativity.
All of the following were the results of the Peace of Westphalia EXCEPT
it ended the Thirty Years’ War
it weakened the Holy Roman Empire
Germany was ruined for over a hundred years
Germany became a Catholic state
As a result of Peter the Great’s war against Sweden, Russia gained
access to the Baltic Sea and land for his Western city.
weapons and technology that would aid the Russian army.
land west of Moscow into northern Siberia.
no valuable assets at all.
All of the following was a result of King Louis XIV’s reign EXCEPT
France became a strong empire.
French colonies expanded bringing in cash.
France placed large taxes on the poor.
France’s government had an abundance of money.
What significant event happened after Parliament won the English Civil War?
Parliament declared a constitutional monarchy
The King was forced to sign the Habeas Corpus Act
King Charles was put on trial and executed
Oliver Cromwell became the king of England
Which of the following describe why the English Parliament supported James II’s daughter Mary and her husband, William of Orange, for the English throne over James II during the Glorious Revolution?
James II refused to sign the English Bill of Rights while William and Mary agreed
James II was Catholic while William and Mary were Protestant
James II started more wars than England could fund
James II enacted restrictive religious policies
Which of the following was not a common source of conflict between the nations of Western Europe in the 1600's?
competition over European territory
competition over overseas colonies
religious differences between Catholic and Protestant
political differences between democratic and communist countries
As the first Czar of Russia, who expanded territory and reduced boyar(Russian nobility) power?
Peter the Great
Catherine the Great
Nicholas I
Ivan the Terrible
When did Spain's power began decline?
the expulsion of Spanish Protestants from southern
the defeat of the Spanish Armada by the English
the victory of the Turks over the Spanish
Philip l's centralization of royal protocol
Why was the Glorious Revolution considered "glorious"?
It was the first democratic election in England.
It marked England's victory over France in the Hundred Years’ War.
It was a peaceful transfer of power with little bloodshed.
It established England's dominance in the New World.
belief that the authority to rule comes directly from God
divine right
limited monarchy
habeas corpus
Edict of Nantes
absolute monarch
ruler with complete authority over the government and the people’s lives
divine right
limited monarchy
habeas corpus
Edict of Nantes
absolute monarch
a government in which the monarch’s powers are restricted
divine right
limited monarchy
habeas corpus
Edict of Nantes
absolute monarch
states that no person can be held in prison without first being charged with a specific crime
divine right
limited monarchy
habeas corpus
Edict of Nantes
absolute monarch
proclamation that granted Huguenots (French protestants) religious tolerance
divine right
limited monarchy
habeas corpus
Edict of Nantes
absolute monarch
a possible explanation
hypothesis
gravity
geocentric
heliocentric
recant
the force that keeps the planets in orbit around the sun
hypothesis
gravity
geocentric
heliocentric
recant
the belief that the earth is at the center of the universe
hypothesis
gravity
geocentric
heliocentric
recant
belief that the sun is at the center of the universe
hypothesis
gravity
geocentric
heliocentric
recant
to give up one’s views
hypothesis
gravity
geocentric
heliocentric
recant
scientist who explained planets revolve around the sun and in ellipses
Kepler
Galileo
Newton
Bacon
he discovered four moons of Jupiter and that they orbited around Jupiter
Kepler
Galileo
Newton
Bacon
Which of the following stressed the use of experiments and observation in seeking knowledge?
Kepler
Galileo
Newton
Bacon
scientist who discovered the law of gravity
Kepler
Galileo
Newton
Bacon
Who was one of the fathers of modern philosophy who deducted one unshakable truth, “I think, therefore I am?”
Robert Boyle
Rene Descartes
William Harvey
Francis Bacon
Why didn’t Johannes Kepler have to worry about being tried for heresy when he agreed with Copernicus’ views of the universe?
Kepler kept his views a secret
Kepler was protestant
Kepler was close friends with the Pope
Kepler was a kung fu warrior
Copernicus proposed which of the following?
The sun travels around the Earth.
The Earth travels around the sun.
Gravity keeps the planets in orbit around the sun.
The Earth is the center of the universe.
Steps to find scientific truth through observation and experiments is called
logic
scientific method
deductive reasoning
observation
Andreas Vesalius achieved his breakthrough discoveries by
illegally dissecting human bodies
trying to transform metals into gold
experimenting with the properties of air
explaining heliocentric views of the universe
Most experts rejected the work of Copernicus because it
contradicted Ptolemy’s ideas.
was not based on experimentation.
was too far-fetched.
exaggerated the importance of the Earth.
Galileo had to withdraw his theories about the Earth’s rotation because
he found out he was wrong.
the Church threatened him with death if he did not.
the ideas had caused him public ridicule.
he wished to do more research.
Which of Galileo's theories was most offensive to the Church?
The theory that gravity produces equivalent acceleration in falling bodies regardless of weight
The theory that there were many more stars than had previously been observed
The theory of the doctrine of uniformity
The theory that earth was not the center of the universe
Until the Scientific Revolution, the traditional authorities were
Jews.
explorers.
the Catholic Church & classical scholars.
monarchies.
Kepler's relationship to the Copernican thesis was to
prove it by using the telescope
challenge it because it
denounce Galileo for denying the church
provide mathematical proof for it
Which of the following published a book supporting the heliocentric theory?
Copernicus
Descartes
Ptolemy
Galen
