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AP EURO CHAPTER 2 RENAISSANCE
AP EURO CHAPTER 2 RENAISSANCE
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CH 2 of Kagan for AP EURO
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1
By the time of the Spanish conquest, the Aztecs ruled almost all of ________________.
Cuba
eastern Peru
Central Mexico
present-day California
2
Who sponsored Genoese adventurer Christopher Columbus?
Catherine of Aragon
Archduke Phillip
King Henry VIII
Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain
3
Which of the following cities played a key role in the trade between Europe and the Near East?
Florence
Milan
Venice
Bolgona
4
What English humanist wrote a famous book called Utopia?
Thomas More
William of Ockham
Johann Reuchlin
Roger Bacon
5
The term “Machiavellian” has become synonymous with ________.
ruthless political expediency
welfare policies
slow decision-making
tools made by machinists
6
Which of the following expresses a viewpoint held by Machiavelli?
Italian political unity and independence = ends that justified any means.
Ancient Roman patriotism and self-sacrifice were ineffective.
Roman rulers and citizens did a poor job of defending their homeland.
Republican ideals were outdated.
7
Renaissance art was much more likely than medieval art to attempt to represent________.
the cosmic order
imaginary worlds
what we see
the abstract concept of the world
8
The monarchy of Ferdinand and Isabella in Spain was an example of the emergence of ________ in the 1400s.
sovereign states
absolute monarchy
enlightened absolutism
despotism
9
European voyages of discovery provided several profound biological impacts on Native Americans, including the ________.
introduction of a new species of fish
introduction of corn
spread of measles and smallpox
spread of a virulent form of syphilis
10
A new style of art called “mannerism” allowed the artist to include ________ in his or her work.
the strange and the abnormal
perfectly refined images
people dining together
outdoor scenes
11
Whose most famous painting is the
Mona Lisa
Michelangelo
da Vinci
Raphael
Donatello
12
Which of the following comprised Florence’s popolo grosso in the Renaissance?
the old merchant classes
capitalists and bankers
the lower urban classes
guild masters
13
Which of the following was the most important intellectual recovery made during the Italian Renaissance?
Greek studies
Spartan military strategies
Roman studies
Roman law
14
The primary reason monarchs sought out new sources of income in the 15th and 16th centuries was due to the ________.
growing cost of warfare
need to build new public offices
growing cost of farming equipment
food and clothing needs of the peasants
15
The ________ greatly helped reduce the need to go to war and allowed increased control over the enemy.
art of diplomacy
use of despotism
purchase of enemy territory
hiring of mercenaries
16
Medieval art tended to be abstract and formulaic, whereas Renaissance art showed ________.
small scenes in the margins of text
religious figures without faces
the natural world and human emotions
sacred images painted on wood
17
Who was known as the "father of humanism"?
Guarino da Verona
Giovanni Boccaccio
Francesco Petrarch
Dante Alighieri
18
Humanism prepared the way for Protestant reforms in which of the following countries?
England, France, and Germany
England, France, and Spain
France, England, and Denmark
Germany, the Netherlands, and Spain
19
Which of the following ideas was held to be true in both Renaissance Italy and in Reformation Europe?
Art must be abstract and formulaic.
The philosophies of Plato and Aristotle are counter to truth.
Medieval Christian values are important teachings.
The interests of laity are no longer subordinate to clergy.
20
Cosimo de’ Medici brought stability to which city after his rise to power in 1434?
Venice
Rome
Milan
Florence
21
The Spanish voyages of discovery can be seen as an outgrowth of__________________.
the unification of Spain
the beginning of the Reconquista
the Renaissance
the Inquisition
22
The Portuguese exploration of the African coast began as a search for gold and slaves, but later it established _______
friendly relations with Muslims and pagans
an organization promoting the freedom of slaves
an organization promoting freedom of religion
a sea route around Africa to Asia’s spice markets
23
Medieval Europe was a feudal society that had a(n)_______
urban economy based on organized commerce and capitalism
growing national consciousness and political centralization
agricultural economy and was dominated by the church
growing lay and secular control of thought and culture
24
What was the primary reason Spanish explorers sailed the Atlantic Ocean?
to find more gold on the other side of the Atlantic
to measure the actual size of the Atlantic Ocean
to find a shorter route to the East Indies
to bring more slaves back to Spain
25
What argument about Native Americans caused tension between the poor friars and Spanish conquerors?
the need to conquer Native Americans to convert them
preserving Native American traditions
the education of Native American children
the renaming of Native American groups
26
Columbus thought his first landfall was______________________________.
Japan
China
India
Indonesia
27
What occurred in 1378 due to the misery for those at the bottom of society and the disruption caused by the Plague
signing of the Treaty of Lodi
the Jacquerie
Ciompi Revolt
French Revolution
28
The first humanists were_________
orators and poets
historians and musicians
farmers and blacksmiths
politicians and their secretaries
29
Which of the following cities had uninterrupted trade with the Near East throughout the Middle Ages?
Lyon
Naples
Pisa
Paris
30
Who is considered the “father of Renaissance painting”?
Michelangelo
Raphael
Donatello
Giotto
31
The ______ of the West Indies and Brazil became the major center for black slavery in the mid-sixteenth century.
cotton plantations
sweet-potato fields
sugar plantations
gold mines
32
The great masters of the High Renaissance were ________.
Titian, Donatello, Giotto
da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo
Titian, van Gogh, Masaccio
van Gogh, Donatello, Giotto
33
The Inquisition was a key national agency established in 1479 for the purpose of ________.
monitoring the activity of converted Jews and Muslims in Spain
increasing the size of the empire of Spain
merging the Anglican church and the English Reformation
converting Christians to join Jewish and Muslim religions