An example of an intellectual causation of an event would be...

The rise of Enlightenment ideas led to the French Revolution

money paid by a woman's family to her husband

A Petty-Burgher is...

A tasty treat you can get at the McDonalds drive-thru, a small business owner

Which of the following is NOT a major difference between Renaissance and Medieval Art

Medieval artists honored God, Ren artists did not.

Which of the following did NOT make Stalin paranoid of a Western Attack?

Anti-communist Eastern European governments

Divine Right of Kings is...

Belief that God chooses the Monarch

Pico della Mirandola's Oration on the Dignity of Man BEST represents...

Humanist value of individual potential of people

Humanist Art, such as Raphael's School of Athens does all of the following EXCEPT:

Rejects the role of God in human creation

Peter Burke says Jacob Burckhardt created a "19th c. Myth of the Renaissance." his evidence is:

Burck. didn't use proper historical analysis in his writing

Which BEST represents Pico della Mirandola's view of knowledge?

It's hidden like easter eggs-but can be uncovered w/ study

If wages decrease, the likely cause of the decrease is...

Population increases due to better nutrition

An example of an economic causation of an event would be...

A rise in price of bread led to the overthrow of Louis XVI

Office of the Pope, Lovers of Papaya

Which of the Following was a factor in causing Churchill to warn of an "Iron Curtain"?

Failure of Soviets to hold open free elections in E Europe

An example of a social causation of an event would be...

Streltsy guards,angry at lost tradition rebel against Peter

The purpose of marriage in Renaissance Europe was...

make alliances between powerful families

What was the PRIMARY motive of Stalin in creating the Warsaw Pact and ComEcon

wanted a defensive buffer against Western aggression

Gorbachev felt Perestroika was necessary because...

stabilize Russia &back down frm aggressive Cold War policies

Lorenzo d'Medici could be used by historians to illustrate...

The increased influence personal wealth had in Ren Italy

An example of a political causation of an event would be...

Nobles rebel, angry at the centralization of power

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1
Machiavelli's Writings are all of the following EXCEPT ....
fused with biblical principles
the foundation for modern political science
an example of Renaissance secularism
an example of civic humanism
2
An example of an intellectual causation of an event would be...
Streltsy guards,angry at lost tradition rebel against Peter
The rise of Enlightenment ideas led to the French Revolution
Nobles rebel, angry at the centralization of power
A rise in price of bread led to the overthrow of Louis XVI
3
A dowry is...
the education package a woman receives growing up
The clothing trunk a woman brings to the marriage
money paid by a woman's family to her husband
A pledge by the husband to love his wife unconditionally
4
A Petty-Burgher is...
a nobleman in Renaissance Italy
A tasty treat you can get at the McDonalds drive-thru
a small business owner
a member of the working class
5
Which of the following is NOT a major difference between Renaissance and Medieval Art
Ren art obsessed over accurate body depiction, medieval not
Ren artists were "rock stars" well paid-medieval were not
Medieval artists honored God, Ren artists did not.
Ren Art used linear perspective medieval did not
6
Which of the following did NOT make Stalin paranoid of a Western Attack?
Br, Fr, and USA cooperating to unify West Germany
Anti-communist Eastern European governments
Marshall Plan
Formation of NATO
7
Divine Right of Kings is...
Belief that the monarchy should be elected
Belief that God chooses the Monarch
Belief that God, not a human, is the monarch
Belief that the monarch is God
8
Pico della Mirandola's Oration on the Dignity of Man BEST represents...
Humanist value of the indifference of God toward humans
Humanist value of Secularism
Humanist value of individual potential of people
Humanist value of Civic involvement
9
Which of the following is NOT an argument made by Simone de Beauvois in her book Second Sex?
women are paid less than men
women did not have equal job opportunities
women are always compared in relation 2 men-not as own being
women lacked the right to vote
10
One impact of the decrease in population in the 14th cen. due in part to the Black plague was
Increase in price of wheat
Increase in Wages
Decrease in need for workers on farms
Increase in Cost of Rent
11
secularization means...
decreased emphasis on religion
increased attention to religion
increased attention to women
decreased attention to women
12
Humanist Art, such as Raphael's School of Athens does all of the following EXCEPT:
Glorifies the potential of humans
Rejects the role of God in human creation
Makes use of new artistic techniques like Linear Perspective
Emphasizes the achievements of classical civilizations
13
Peter Burke says Jacob Burckhardt created a "19th c. Myth of the Renaissance." his evidence is:
Burckhardt is wrong
Burckhardt emphasized artistic brilliance that didn't happen
Burck. didn't use proper historical analysis in his writing
Burckhardt was too nationalistic
14
Which BEST represents Pico della Mirandola's view of knowledge?
It's unknowable and a divine mystery
Only what is visible is knowable
It's automatically gifted by God to some people at birth
It's hidden like easter eggs-but can be uncovered w/ study
15
If wages decrease, the likely cause of the decrease is...
The Bubonic Plague cutting population numbers
Women delaying marriage in order to have fewer children
Massive migration to the countryside in search of work
Population increases due to better nutrition
16
An example of an economic causation of an event would be...
Streltsy guards,angry at lost tradition rebel against Peter
A rise in price of bread led to the overthrow of Louis XVI
Nobles rebel, angry at the centralization of power
The rise of Enlightenment ideas led to the French Revolution
17
Which of the following does NOT belong in this collection of words?
Newtonian World Machine
subjectivity
uncertainty
existentialism
18
Papacy means...
Office of the military establishment
Office of the Pope
Office of the Doge
Lovers of Papaya
19
Which of the Following was a factor in causing Churchill to warn of an "Iron Curtain"?
Failure of Soviets to hold open free elections in E Europe
Soviet aggression in moving beyond occupied Eastern Europe
Stalin's liquidation of the Kulaks
Stalin's formation of the Warsaw Pact
20
ecclesiastical means...
anti-clerical in nature
church-related
a book in the Bible
when the Pope is a Patron of the arts
21
An example of a social causation of an event would be...
Streltsy guards,angry at lost tradition rebel against Peter
A rise in price of bread led to the overthrow of Louis XVI
The rise of Enlightenment ideas led to the French Revolution
Nobles rebel, angry at the centralization of power
22
The purpose of marriage in Renaissance Europe was...
make alliances between powerful families
demonstrate the Humanist ideal of Romantic Love
escape the control of overbearing family
emphasize importance of the Ideal Renaissance man & woman
23
What was the PRIMARY motive of Stalin in creating the Warsaw Pact and ComEcon
wanted a defensive buffer against Western aggression
to get a base from which to launch econ assault on West
He wanted a place nerds could go to indulge fandom obsession
to get a base from whch to launch military assault on West
24
Gorbachev felt Perestroika was necessary because...
strategically gain an economic advantage over United States
stabilize Russia &back down frm aggressive Cold War policies
bring down Soviet Empire and create a new, democratic Russia
prepare the Soviet Union for entry into European Union
25
A Patron is...
A religious person
A supporter of the arts
A supporter of the Church
A fan of the Patriots
26
Lorenzo d'Medici could be used by historians to illustrate...
The increased influence personal wealth had in Ren Italy
The increased impact of nobility on Ren Society
The increasingly autocratic governments in Ren Society
The decreased impact of nobility on Ren Society
27
An example of a political causation of an event would be...
A rise in price of bread led to the overthrow of Louis XVI
The rise of Enlightenment ideas led to the French Revolution
Nobles rebel, angry at the centralization of power
Streltsy guards,angry at lost tradition rebel against Peter

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