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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWho supported the establishment of the Anglican Church or Church of England because he wanted to divorce his first wife and remarry Anne Boleyn?Henry VIIIJohn KnoxMartin LutherEmperor Charles V
- 2. Multiple ChoiceA person, like William Shakespeare who produces work "in the vernacular" is one whorelies on realism.uses only natural light.uses a verse form of writingwrites in a local, rather than a classical, language.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe intellectual and cultural movement known as humanism arose from the study ofmedieval scholarship.original Christian writings.classical Greek and Roman culture.the contributions of the Tang and Song dynasties.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich term originally referred to a German prince who was not loyal to the pope and started a revolution against the Catholic church?JesuitCalvinistReformistProtestant
- 5. Multiple ChoiceA 16th-century movement for religious reform, leading to the founding of Christian churches that rejected the pope’s authority was the _________________________.Religious DoctrineSecularProtestant ReformationRenaissance
- 6. Multiple ChoiceA period of European history, lasting from 1300 to 1600, during which renewed interest in classical culture led to far-reaching changes in art, learning, and views of the world was the ____________________________.Catholic InquisitionProtestant ReformationPeace of AugsburgRenaissance
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich two of these were created by Leonardo da Vinci?The Last Supper, Mona LisaDavid, Sistine ChapelMona Lisa, Sistine ChapelExpulsion of Heliodorus, School of Athens
- 8. Multiple Choice
The starting point of the renaissance began in Italy because?most artist lived therethe smartest teachers lived thereits central location to trade and cultural diffusion in the middle of the Mediterranean SeaGutenberg invented the printing press there - 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of this statue sculpted by Michelangelo?ArthurDanielMichaelDavid
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the catholic church do to Martin Luther for heresy against the Church with his 95 Theses?excommunicationburned at the stakemade him a priestmade him apologize publicly
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWho painted this Mona Lisa?Leonardo da VinciRaphaelDonatelloMichelangelo
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWho wrote the 95 thesis?CalvinMediciLutherJohn
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat King broke away from the Catholic church because they wouldn't annul his marriage?King GeorgeHenry VHenry VIIICharlamagne
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the Protestant Reformation?Attempt to overthrow the PopeAttempt for Christian Europe to gain back their land from the ArabsAn attempt to reform Catholic practices that were corruptAttempt to reconcile religious beliefs between Catholics and
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the 18th century philosophical movement of intellectuals, aiming to apply reason to all endeavors?ReformationRenaissanceEnlightenmentRevolution
- 16. Multiple ChoiceEnlightenment thinker who believed in natural rights (Life, liberty, property):MontesquieuVoltaireLockeRousseau
- 17. Multiple ChoiceAdam Smith’s doctrine that maintains that the state should NOT intervene in economics or setting prices, from his book Wealth of Nations, is called ______.Laissez-faireSocialismMercantilismImperialism
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe ability of one branch of government to limit the power of the other is called ___ was put into the U.S. Constitution based on Baron Charles de Montesquieu's Separation of Powers.a natural lawchecks and balancesa social contractlaissez-faire
- 19. Multiple ChoiceA distribution of powers to more than one branch of government of Montesquie's beliefs isnatural rights.Separation of Powers.Social Contract.Theocracy.
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Thomas Hobbes believe about humans?Humans should NOT hurt other humansHumans were naturally cruel, selfish, and greedyHumans are tolerant and religiousHumans should go to church every day
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWho developed the idea of the three branches of government?John LockeJean Jacques RousseauMontesquieuThomas Hobbes
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhose philosophical ideas about life and liberty influenced the way that Thomas Jefferson worded the Declaration of Independence with "pursuit of happiness" instead of property?Thomas HobbesJean-Jacques RousseauJohn LockeAdam Smith
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich idea can be attributed to Jean Jacques Rousseau?Separation of Church and StatePopular SovereigntyChecks and BalancesThe Scientific Method
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best suits Voltaire?High ranking church officialActorCivil Rights Activism & Free SpeechFrench Politician
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement represents a key idea directly associated with John Locke's Two Treatises of Government?Freedom of speech should be denied.The king's divine power on Earth comes from God.All people are born with the right to life, liberty, and property.Individuals acting in their own self-interest will achieve economic success.
- 26. Multiple ChoiceThe powerful King of France, whose 72-year reign included the War of the Spanish Succession and the building of the immense palace of Versailles, wasHenry IV.Charles I.Louis XIV.Philip II.
- 27. Multiple ChoiceChristopher Columbus thought he had reached India, but he had really landed in______.Florida and the Keys.Canada and Greenland.the Bahamas known as the West IndiesIsthmus of Panama and Pacific Ocean,
- 28. Multiple ChoiceThis explorer landed in the Bahamas, explored Cuba and Hispaniola, and inspired future explorers to travel to the New World.Prince HenryBartolomeu DiasVasco da GamaChristopher Columbus
- 29. Multiple ChoiceThe belief, shared by many European rulers in the 1600's and 1700's, that the authority to rule came directly from God, was known asabsolutism.balance of power.divine right.constitutional government.
- 30. Multiple Choice__________________________________, the leader of Parliament during the English Civil War, would abolish the monarchy and declare himself Lord Protector of England.Robert WalpoleWilliam WallaceOliver CromwellSir Thomas More
- 31. Multiple ChoiceRuled by divine right, ignores the Petition of Right, violated Englishman's due process as written in the Magna Carta 400 years earlier in 1215 by King John which eventually leads to the English Civil War. He was executed by beheading in 1647 for his abuse of power.James ICharles IOliver CromwellThomas Jefferson
- 32. Multiple ChoiceThe Monarchy were part of the _______estate in France.FirstSecondThirdFifth
- 33. Multiple ChoiceThe peasants of France were part of the ________ estate.FirstSecondThirdFifth
- 34. Multiple ChoiceAn irregular armed force that fights with hit & run tactics by sabotage, harassment, and raids.infantryemigresguillotineguerillas
- 35. Multiple ChoiceThis was invented to execute people faster and more humanely, although it is arguable if the humane goal was achieved during the French Revolution.concordatguillotinesans-culottespop music
- 36. Multiple ChoiceThe act of destroying (burning) any resources so an enemy can't use them is known as and used by the Russians to defeat Napoleon wasScorched Earth.Continental system.Barricade.Reign of terror.
- 37. Multiple ChoicePeriod of the French Revolution where panic and fear swept the nation because the Committee of Public Safety was executing thousands.coup d'etatReign of Terrorguillotineguerillas
- 38. Multiple ChoicePeriod of Maximilien Robespierre's rule where up to 40,000 people were executed in France by the Guillotine.The Great FearThe Red ScareReign of TerrorCoup d'etat
- 39. Multiple ChoicePopular vote by ballot which was used by Napoleon Bonaparte to get elected.secret ballotplebiscitedirect votesuffrage
- 40. Multiple Choice
One of Sir Isaac Newton’s greatest contributions to the Scientific Revolution was his
invention of the microscope.
description of how muscles and blood vessels work.
explanation of the role of gravity on the movement of planets and gravitation.
analysis of the composition of matter.
- 41. Multiple Choice
Which was the name given to a network of land trade routes, which led to a search for a water route to Asia?
Cooper River Bridge
Bering Strait land bridge
Great Silk Road
Great Wall of China
- 42. Multiple Choice
Which was an immediate impact of the European ‘Age of Exploration?
Britain controlled the western part of Africa.
For a short time, the Aztec Empire ruled the world.
Islamic culture spread throughout Asia and North America.
European economic, political, and social influence spread throughout the Americas
- 43. Multiple Choice
Which country was the leader in exploration?
Spain
Portugal
Germany
England
- 44. Multiple ChoiceEconomic pattern that imported and exported goods among the West Indies, England, Africa and the 13 original colonies.Sea CommerceEconomic CaravelsTriangular TradeThree-port Dollar Route
- 45. Multiple ChoiceThe inhumane voyage of slaves across the Atlantic ocean was called theEnd of DaysMiddle PassageFinal DestinationEnd of Freedom
- 46. Multiple ChoiceWhich country claimed the most territory in the Americas?EnglandPortugalFranceSpain
- 47. Multiple Choice
A system in which individual people, rather than governments, own property and resources and make goods for profit for the purpose of accumulating wealth
capitalism
money exchange
global interdependence
nationalism
- 48. Multiple Choice
An economic policy begun, during the Age of Exploration, where nations increased their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought
Socialism
Imperialism
Mercantilism
Militarism
- 49. Multiple Choice
An economic system of social and economic equality controlled by a central government who owns the means of production and owns and allocates all resources
Socialism
Imperialism
Mercantilism
Militarism
- 50. Multiple Choice
Galileo was tried for heresy because he contradicted Church teachings of Geocentricism and argued
that heaven did not exist.
that Earth revolved around the sun.
against the law of gravity.
that the sun revolved around the Earth.
- 51. Multiple ChoiceThe idea that the sun is the center of the universe is the ____________ theory.geocentricheliocentricsolarsunny
- 52. Multiple ChoiceDuring the scientific revolution people started using experiments to test theories rather than just believing the ___________KingFamilyChurchSir Salami
- 53. Multiple Choice
Which economic system most helped the industrial revolution to spread from Britain to the America?
socialism
capitalism
mercantilism
feudalism
- 54. Multiple ChoiceAn explorer who claims land for Spain is known as a...RancheroMigrantConquistadorEmpressarion
- 55. Multiple Choice
What country did the Conquistadors Pizarro and Cortés come from who conquered the Americas from the Aztecs and Incas?
Spain
Italy
Mexico
America
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