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1
Who marched 400 soldiers into Parliament, sparking the English Civil War?
James II
Charles II
Charles I
2
Who Criticized Gothic Medieval architecture as too unnatural and helped revive the Romanesque style?
Raphael
Brunelleschi
Michelangelo
Giotto di Bondone
3
Who accidentally landed in South America on the way around Africa and claimed Brazil for Portugal?
Pedro Cabral
Prince Henry the Navigator
Vasco de Gama
Matteo Ricci
4
Who was the first to sail around Africa to India?
Pedro Cabral
Francis Xavier
Matteo Ricci
Vasco de Gama
5
Which of the following is NOT accurate about Christopher Columbus?
Columbus made only one voyage to the New World and never went back
Reports of mismanagement and tyranny forced Spanish king to return to trial
All of the above are correct
He was an Italian explorer who sailed for Spain
6
What is Ferdinand Magellan known for?
He successfully discovered and sailed through the Northwest Passage
He was the first to search for a western route to the Far East
He conquered the Mayans in Central America
His crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe
7
Which of the following best describes the reign of Louis XIV?
72 year reign saw the transformation of France into a constitutional monarc
Unlike previous kings, Louis balanced France’s money by taxing the nobles
His reign marked the height of absolutism in France
Religious toleration and freedom flourished during his reign
8
Which of the following is NOT true about the English Civil War?
The supporters of the king were called Royalists or Cavaliers
Oliver Cromwell personally restored the monarchy after ruling for 5 years
The supporters of Parliament were known as Roundheads
Oliver Cromwell created a full-time professional army “New Model Army”
9
Which of the following describes the “Rump Parliament”?
The remnants of Parliament that supported the king
The remnants of Parliament that supported Oliver Cromwell
The remnants of Parliament that brought about the “Glorious Revolution”
The Parliament that was dismissed by Charles II for 12 years
10
Who was invited to return to England and restore the Stuart monarch (The Restoration)?
Charles II
James II
Charles I
11
Which of the following is NOT part of William Shakespeare’s legacy?
His famous works include “The Courtier” and “In Praise of Folly”
Effectively explored human emotion and feeling
He wrote 38 plays and 154 sonnets
His plays were performed in the legendary Globe Theatre in London
12
Which powerful individual declared Martin Luther to be an outlaw for criticizing the Church and sentenced him to death?
Pope Leo X
Tetzel
Duke Frederick
Charles V
13
Location #8 represents what city?
Constantinople
Florence
Rome
Toledo
14
What religion did Japan follow?
Buddhism
Himduism
Confucius
15
Traveled to Western Europe in 1697 to discover ways to modernize Russia. Returned to Russia with 700 European engineers.
Catherine the Great
Peter the Great
Ivan the Terrible
16
Built St. Petersburg, which became Russia’s new capital.
Peter the Great
Catherine the Great
Ivan the Terrible
17
Which explorer is known for being the first person to realize that Columbus didn’t reach Asia, but rather a new continen
Ferdinand Magellan
Amerigo Vespucci
John Cabot
Vasco de ‘Merica
18
Which of the following took place after the Diet of Worms?
Luther was excommunicated
Luther burned the Papal Bull
Luther was saved by his friend and translated the New Testament into German
Luther posted the 95 These
19
Which of the following best describes England during the Age of Absolute Monarchs?
They began as a constitutional monarchy but ended up as absolute monarchy
They transitioned into a limited monarchy over 100 years with no violence
England was ruled by the popular Stuart kings who were anti-absolutism
Started as a result of constant fights between Stuart kings and Parliament
20
How did Louis the XIV expertly limit the power of the French nobles?
Louis required the nobles to regularly visit/live the Palace of Versailles
all of the above
The king gained noble support by exempting them from taxes
Nobles had to follow a strict set of social ruled
21
How did Frederick “the Great Elector” increase his power?
Created a strong, effective government called the Central Directory
all of the above
He built a large professional army
He gained the support of the Prussian nobles through tax exemptions
22
Which chief minister laid the foundation for absolutism in France during the reign of Louis XIII?
Cardinal Mazarin
Cardinal Richelieu
Jean Baptiste Colbert
Bishop Bossuet
23
Who believed that the Catholic Church was too concerned about wealth and power; hung a pic of the pope next peasants
John Wycliffe
Jon Huss
24
Which of the following is NOT accurate about Joseph II?
He made many reforms, but he continued Protestant and Jew persecution
He made many social reforms in an attempt to help the commoners
He successfully limited the power of the noble and Catholic Church
He improved education dramatically
25
Location #4 represents which religion?
Protestant
Islam
Roman Catholicism
Orthodox
26
Which historical event brought Europeans in contact with Arab merchants who sold spices from the Far East?
The Magyar invasions
The Crusades
The reign of Charlemagne
The Fall of Rome
27
Very ambitious, made several social reforms, and corresponded with several Enlightenment philosophers. Also, Ruthless.
Ivan the Terrible
Peter the Great
Catherine the Great
28
Which of the following accurately describes Thomas Aquinas?
His work encouraged others to study nature and paint more realistically
He helped recover a more Biblical view of creation
He Christianized the newly discovered works of Aristotle
He is one of the greatest theologians of the Middle Ages
29
Who was overthrown during the “Glorious Revolution”?
James II
Charles I
Charles II
30
What happened after Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes in 1685?
This action resumed the persecution of the French Huguenots
This action ended the authority of the pope in France
This action ended the persecution of the French Huguenots
This action required the nobles to live in Versailles
31
The most famous artist of the Renaissance who painted The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa.
Raphael
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
32
Which cunning chief minister strengthened absolutism in France during the reign of Louis XIV?
Cardinal Mazarin
Cardinal Richelieu
Jean Baptiste Colbert
Bishop Bossuet
33
What religion did India follow?
Confucius
Himduism
Buddhism
34
Who was a Portuguese leader who established schools for sailing and navigation?
Prince Henry the Navigator
Vasco de Gama
Matteo Ricci
Francis Xavier
35
Location #3 represents which form of Christianity?
Anglican
Calvinism
Catholicism
Orthodox
36
What was decided at the Council of Trent?
Faith alone is necessary for salvation
The Council made some minor reforms, but refused to compromise on key isues
The decision was made to allow everyone to own a copy of the Bible
The Bible is the ultimate authority
37
Which of the following is accurate about Marco Polo’s role in helping to start the Age of Discovery?
He was the first European to bring spices back to Europe from Middle East
His book described an ocean to the east of Asia, which inspired Columbus
He was the first European to travel across the Middle East to India
He wrote about the legend of Prester John, which inspired people to look
38
Which of the following is NOT true about the Treaty of Tordesillas?
The treaty gave Portugal most of the land in the New World
The pope was the one that drew the line
Spain got the western land and Portugal got the eastern land
It was a treaty between Spain and Portugal to determine who owned the land
39
What is the significance of Antonio Montesino’s sermon that he preached in 1511?
It called for Spain to leave the New World
all of the above
It was the first time that the Gospel was preached in the New World
It was the first open protest against the exploitation of Indians
40
Location #5 represents what country or empire?
Portugal
France
Morocco
Spain
41
Location #7 represents what country or empire?
Holy Roman Empire
Poland
France
Russia
42
Which of the following is NOT true about the Thirty Years’ War (1618-1648)?
Spain won the war and emerged as the dominant power in Europe
Denmark and Sweden intervened to help the German Protestants
The Treaty of Westphalia ended the war; Ensured HRE would remain fragmented
Catholic France joined to the Protestants out of fear of the Habsburg famil
43
What religion did China follow?
Buddhism
Confucius
Hinduism
44
The father of Frederick the Great. Bad-tempered. Said, “Salvation belongs to the Lord, everything else is my business”.
Frederick William (Great Elector)
Fredrick II (The Great)
Frederick William I (Soldier King)
Frederick I (King in Prussia)
45
Which of the following is NOT true about King James I?
He believed that Parliament existed to advise and and shouldn’t have power
He sponsored a new version of the English Bible
Though James claimed to rule with absolute power, he never seized it
Parliament took his crown away and gave it to his daughter, Mary II
46
Which Spanish conquistador conquered the Inca Empire in Peru?
Tupac Amaru
Hernando Cortez
Francisco Pizarro
Vasco de Balboa
47
Which of the following describes the Stuart dynasty?
They were popular in England
They were pro-France
They were pro-catholic
They were pro-divine right and absolutism
48
Who was a Jesuit missionary who planted churches in India and Japan?
Vasco de Gama
Matteo Ricci
Francis Xavier
Pedro Cabral
49
What were the Spanish conquistadors searching for when they landed in Colombia, South America?
fabled Fountain of Youth
legendary kingdom of Prester John
fabled city of gold called El Dorado
mythical chupacabra
50
Location #2 represents what city?
Wittenburg
Geneva
Worms
Augsburg
51
Which of the following is NOT part of how the Protestant Reformation started?
It started on October 31, 1517
It started in Geneva, Switzerland
Luther nailed the 95 Theses to a church door
The printing press spread the ideas of the Reformation across Europe
52
Location #10 represents which form of Christianity?
Reformed Church (Calvinism)
Orthodox Church
Lutheran Church
Roman Catholicism
53
Which of the following best describes why the Reformation started in England?
King Henry VIII believed that the Church needed to be reformed
The pope excommunicated Henry for following Martin Luther’s teachings
The pope refused to grant Henry a divorce do Henry broke away
John Calvin helped spread the ideas of the Reformation in England
54
Location #1 Represents what city?
Zurich
Wittenburg
Trent
Worms
55
What did Louis XIV mean when he said, “L’etat, c’est moi”?
I am the sun king
I think therefore I am
I am the state
none of the above
56
The Europeans lost access to the land trade route with Asia after the fall of which Christian city in 1452 to the Turks?
Antioch
Constantiople
Jerusalem
Carthage
57
Which of the following is NOT accurate about Portugal in the Age of Discovery?
Instead of conquering land, Portugal wanted to control trade routes to Asia
Portugal attempted to get to India by sailing west around the Americas
Portugal was the first European country to sponsor voyages of exploration
58
Which of the following is a TRUE statement?
Henry VIII married 6 times, but never had a son
After Henry VIII died, his son Henry IX, became king and spread Catholicism
Queen Elizabeth I placed England under the authority of the Catholic Church
Henry VIII married 6 times, but only had one legitimate son, Edward
59
Which of the following describes the reign of Frederick the Great?
He became Prussia’s greatest military hero
During his rule, Prussia began to compete with the Habsburg rulers (Austria
He was known as an Enlightened Monarch
all of the above
60
A scholar and poet from Florence who was alarmed at the moral, religious, and political decay. He recognized Renaissance
Francis Rebelais
Gerard of Cremona
Lorenzo de Medici
Petrarch
61
Which of the following explains why Prussia rose to power during the Age of Absolute Monarchs?
Prussia had many natural barriers which protected against invasion
Prussia had bountiful natural resources
none of the above
Prussia possessed rich farming soil
62
Which of the following is NOT accurate about the French in the New World?
The main French settlement was Quebec, near St Lawrence River in 1608
French merchants and traders first arrived in late 1500’s and traded
France sent many settlers to N.A. and eventually outnumbered British people
63
Which of the following describes the Austrian-Hungarian Empire during the Age of Absolute Monarchs?
none of the above
The Habsburg rulers were able to create the strongest absolutist state
They were unable to create a strong absolutist state because of the church
The Habsburg’s created an absolutist state after they defeated Prussia
64
The first permanent English settlement in the New World? Though gold wasn’t found, the colony grew tobacco.
Roanoke Island Colony
Plymouth
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Jamestown
65
Who painted over 300 Biblical characters on the ceiling of Sistine Chapel in Rome?
Michelanglo
Giotto di Bondone
Raphael
Leonardo de Vinci
66
Why did the power of kings remain limited during most of the Middle Ages?
The Catholic Church wielded significant influence and power
all of the above
The pope claimed to be the representative of Christ on earth
The power of the nobility limited what the king could do
67
Which of the following is NOT accurate about Bartolome de Las Casas?
He returned to the royal court and spent the next 40 years advocating
He declared that the Christian faith didn’t match the Indian exploitation
He was eventually arrested and killed by the Conquistadors who disagreed
He was a Spanish settler who gave up his encomienda after hearing the sermo
68
Who was the first to move away from the flat 2D painting style of the Middle Ages. AKA “Father of Renaissance painting”.
Brunelleschi
Raphael
Giotto di Bondone
Michelangelo
69
Which of the following accurately describes the Spanish encomienda system?
Encomiendas were large plantations established by the Spanish settlers
The encomienda system essentially made the Indians slaves to Spanish sett
All of the above
The encomienda system entrusted Indians to the Spanish who educated them
70
What is one of the main ideas found in Erasmus’ book, “In Praise of Folly”?
It criticizes the worldliness of the Church and Renaissance society
It effectively explores human behavior and feelings
It criticizes the poor manners and etiquette found in Italy
It mocks Medieval chivalry as being unrealistic
71
Location #9 represents which form of Christianity?
Protestant (Lutheran)
Orthodox Church
Roman Catholicism
Anabaptist
72
Which of the following applies to John Calvin?
He was a French Huguenot; main ideas were God’s sovereignty and predestinat
He rejected the ideas of Martin Luther after studying his ideas in college
He was born in Germany, but moved to Geneva, Switzerland
He helped start the Reformation in England
73
After the ___, the HRE remained a fragmented land made up of small, weak states. One of these, ___, later formed Germany
War of Austrian Succession, Austria
Thirty Years’ War, Austria
Seven Years’ War, Saxony
Thirty Years’ War; Prussia
74
First to adopt the title of Tsar, built St. Basil’s Cathedral and expanded territory, but was a cruel tyrant who murders
Peter the Great
Ivan the Terrible
Catherine the Great
75
Who was the first to translate a portion of the Bible into English?
John Wycliffe
Jon Huss
76
Where did the Renaissance begin in Italy?
Genoa
Rome
Venice
Florence
77
An example of an Italian scholar who found and translated 70 of the lost manuscripts of the ancient world in Toledo
Francis Rebelais
Thomas Aquinas
Gerard of Cremona
Petrarch
78
Who was excommunicated and burned alive at the stake?
Jon Huss
John Wycliffe
79
Which of the following is NOT true about the book, “The Courtier”?
Knowledge or Greek and Latin was highly valued in Renaissance society
It is a book about etiquette and proper behavior
It emphasizes education as the cornerstone of proper conduct
It was written by Petrarch
80
Who was the first important ruler of Prussia who gained the support of the German Junkers?
Frederick I (King im Prussia)
Frederick Williams (Soldier King)
Frederick II (The Great)
Frederick William (Great Elector)
81
All of the following were significant events for Spain that took place in 1492 EXCEPT?
Columbus reached the new world
The last Muslim kingdom Grenada was captured, the 700-year Reconquista ends
Hernando Cortez captured the capital city Tenochtitlan in Central America
82
Who was a Jesuit missionary who brought Christianity to China by learning Mandarin and impressing the Ming emperor?
Francis Xavier
Matteo Ricci
Vasco de Gama
Pedro Cabral
83
The Church drew up a list of books, called the ___, which Catholics were forbidden to read, own, or sell.
none of the above
Act of Supremacy
Domesday Book
Index
84
This French humanist philosopher summarized the Renaissance by saying, ”Let nothing in the world be unknown to you!”
Petrarch
Thomas Aquinad
Lorenzo de Medici
Francis Rebelais
85
Which of the following describes the “Glorious Revolution”?
Parliament took the throne away from king and offered it to his daughter
The English Bill of Rights came into existence
It was the bloodless change of rulers
The power of monarchy became even more limited
86
Famous for his painting of the Virgin Mary and the School of Athens, which shows Plato and Aristotle debating philosophy
Raphael
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
87
Which group invaded and Conquered Russia during the 1200’s?
Ottoman Empire
Mongolians
Austria-Hungary
Prussia
88
The French and Indian War started because if a disagreement between the French and British over who owns what land?
Mississippi River Valley
Quebec
Ohio River Valley
St. Lawrence River Valley
89
What role did Johann Tetzel play in starting the reformation?
He declared Martin Lither to be guilty at the Diet of Worms
He burned the papal bull
He delivered the excommunication paper to Martin Luther
He was sent by the pope to sell indulgences in Germany
90
The economic problems created during the reign of Louis XIV (1643-1715) eventually led to what event in 1789?
The French and Indian War
The Thirty Years’ War
The French Revolution
World War I
91
The Renaissance marks the beginning of what new time period in history?
The Modern Era
The Early Modern Era
The Middle Ages
The Ancient World
92
Which Spanish conquistador defeated Montezuma and the Aztec Empire in Mexico?
none of the above
Francisco Pizzaro
Hernando Cortez
Vasco de Balboa
93
Which of the following best describes the “New Laws of the Indies” that were created as a result of de Las Casas’ work?
They were a series of laws that established the encomienda systems
They were a series of laws that established religious freedom
They were a series of laws that limited the power of Spanish settlers
94
Location #6 represents what city?
Augsburg
Wittenburg
Geneva
Worms
95
Who is considered to be the premier sculptor of the Renaissance? His work includes The Moses, The Pieta, and The David.
Raphael
Brunelleschi
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
96
Which Russian city broke free in 1480 and laid the foundation for the Russian state?
Kiev
Moscow
Tsaritsyn
St. Petersburg
97
Which European kingdom invaded Austria when Maria Theresa came to the throne, started the War of Austrian Succession?
Prussia
Russia
England
Ottoman Empire
