Unit 3 World History

Question 1

By the 1600s, Christians were persecuted in Tokugawa Japan, this BEST demonstrates...

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The Japanese gov't distrust of European culture and influence

Question 2

What was the Middle Passage?

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The ship voyage across the Atlantic from Africa to the Americas.

Question 3

Chinese exploration was led by

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Zheng He

Question 4

Term for someone who is educated and has well-rounded talents

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Renaissance Man

Question 5

Medieval or Renaissance?

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Medieval

Question 6

Enlightenment writers were primarily interested in...

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Changing the relationship between people and the government

Question 7

The most dramatic effect of European settlers on Native Americans was

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Disease

Question 8

The Renaissance was a rediscovery of which ancient civilizations?

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Roman and Greek

Question 9

Who invented the telescope

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Galileo

Question 10

Which of the following explains why European rulers encouraged exploration?

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All of the above

Question 11

What was one effect of the Columbian Exchange?

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Introduction of new foods to both Europe and the Americas

Question 12

What does the term RENAISSANCE mean?

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Rebirth

Question 13

"Man is basically evil and needs an absolute ruler to keep the peace."

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Thomas Hobbes

Question 14

The Taj Mahal is associated with which empire?

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Mughal

Question 15

Humanism is....

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the focus on human potential

Question 16

Who is credited with starting the Protestant Reformation?

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Martin Luther

Question 17

Who first developed the Heliocentric Theory?

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Copernicus

Question 18

Medieval or Renaissance?

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Renaissance

Question 19

What is the term for a Spanish Conqueror?

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Conquistador

Question 20

Where did the Renaissance begin?

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Italy

Question 21

Christopher Columbus was an Italian mariner employed by

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Spain

Question 22

The purpose of government is to protect the NATURAL RIGHTS of the people (life, liberty, and property)

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John Locke

Question 23

The terms Bushido, Samurai, and Daimyo are most closely associated which what group?

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Warriors

Question 24

Who discovered the Law of Gravity?

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Newton

Question 25

What two foreign groups ruled China?

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Mongols and Manchus

Question 26

Who held real power in Japanese feudal society?

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Shogun

Question 27

Which was NOT one of Luther's teachings?

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Salvation is predestined before you are born

Question 28

The European Printing Press was invented by

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Gutenberg

Question 29

Who supported in individual freedoms such as Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Religion?

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Voltaire

Question 30

Elite force in the Ottoman Empire which was made up of conquered Christians, who were educated and converted to Islam

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Janissaries

Question 31

Which of the following was similar about the Safavid, Ottoman, and Mughal Empires?

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All of the above

Question 32

Which of the following is NOT one of the Muslim Gunpowder Empires?

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Byzantine Empire

Question 33

Envisioned the SEPARATION OF POWERS concept in government

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Montesquieu

Question 34

The Scientific Revolution gave humans a new perspective on what?

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The universe

Question 35

Why was the caravel an important development in navigation?

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It could sail against the wind and in shallow water

Question 36

Henry VIII broke away from the Catholic Church mainly because

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His wife did not have a son & Pope would not allow him to end his marriage

Question 37

Which of the following is the rebirth of art & learning in Western Europe after the Dark Ages?

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Renaissance

Unit 3 World History

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Unit 3 World History

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