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1
Who were the 'free' serfs who Russia used to settle the frontier?
Dumas
Boyars
Tatars
Cossacks
2
What 'advantage' did Europeans have when it came to gunpowder over their Asian rivals?
Frequent wars and rivalry sped up advancements due to competition.
They invented it so they had more time to develop it
They figured out quicker that they could effectively use gunpowder on boats
Actually they were much weaker and slower than Asia and had worse weapons
3
Which European explorer was able to use the Pax Mongolica and travel to China, increasing Euro. interest in East Asia?
Vasco da Gama
Jacques Cartier
Christopher Columbus
Marco Polo
4
Which of the following was
NOT
an effect the Mongols had on Russia?
Isolated Russia from Western Europe
Set up a tribute system
Improved Russian economy by introducing paper currency
Destroyed Kiev, Russia's capital and main trading city
5
The trend in Western Europe(and Russia) of monarchs having total power by "divine right" was called____
Oligarchy
Limited Monarchy
Absolutism
Democratization
6
Which Post-Classical Empire 'finally' was destroyed by the Ottomans in 1453CE, thanks in part to gunpowder tech?
Mongols
Kiev-Rus
Byzantine Empire
Safavid Persia
7
Which figure is sculpted by Donatello here?
Apostle Paul
Moses
Judas
King David
8
After the Mongols lost power in Russia, what city became the center of the new Russian Empire?
Moscow
Minsk
St Petersburg
Stalingrad
9
After the Mongols left Russia, what best describes the political situation in Russia?
Czars gradually got more power at the expense of Boyars
Cossacks got more power at the expense of the Boyars
Russia turned to democracy
Boyars got more power at the expense of the Czar
10
Perhaps the greatest Scientific Revolution contribution was the rethinking of
Causes of social unrest
Geocentrism vs Heliocentrism
Justin Bieber's stardom
The shape of the Earth
11
Where did the Renaissance begin, due to its connection to new wealth from merchants/banking/and Roman Catholic Church?
Greece
England
Russia
Italy
12
Aside from nice art, what is perhaps the greatest legacy from the Renaissance?
The desire to look back and return to the good ol days of feudalism
A renewed interest/drive for Western Europeans to explore on the sea.
A desire to end Christianity in Europe
The goal of rebuilding the literal Roman Empire and reestablishing paganism
13
Which war best shows how religiously fractured Europe was after the Protestant Reformation?
Franco-Prussian War
7 Years War
30 Years War
War of Roses
14
In
general
how did the subjects of the Northern and Italian Renaissance Differ?
Italian focused on Classical topics, North focused on Protestant subjects
Italian focused on Catholic+Classical things. North focused on common stuff
North focused on Catholic things Italian focused on Science topics
They both ignored religion completely and only painted nature scenes.
15
Where would you find this piece of Renaissance art?
Versailles, Paris
Sistine Chapel, Rome
Hagia Sophia, Constantinople
School of Athens
16
Which Russian ruler 'flirted' with Enlightenment ideas but maintained absolute rule and centralized their power?
Yaroslav the Great
Catherine the Great
Ivan the Terrible
Anastasia the Wise
17
What subject does this painting show?
The assumption of Anne Boleyn after her execution
The birth of Venus
The assumption of the Virgin Mary into Heaven
The crowning of Queen Mary of Scots
18
The concept the God may exist, but plays no active role in human salvation is known as:
Deism
Atheism
Humanism
Absolutism
19
The Renaissance thought that mankind had high potential through God's creation and should strive to meet it is called___
Humanism
Deism
Nihilism
Scholasticism
20
What conflicts provide context for Europeans having renewed enthusiasm for learning and trade seen in the Renaissance?
Crusades
30 Years War
Atlantic Revolutions
Wars of Roses
21
Which movement do many historians consider to be 'overrated' b/c it focused on art and had limited impact at the time?
Enightenment
Catholic Reformation
Protestant Reformation
Renaissance
22
Which conflict helped consolidate the English and French monarchies and largely end chivalric/feudal warfare?
War of Spanish Succession
7 Years War
Napoleonic Wars
100 Years War
23
How did the Pugachev Rebellion highlight a deep problem in Russia?
Peasants rejected Westernization
Muslims in Russia wanted religious freedom
Boyars wanted more autonomy from the czars
Serfs pushed for more freedom and rights
24
Someone who is skilled at many different skills, subjects is considered:
A Protestant Papist
A Renaissance Man(Woman)
An Enlightened Despot
A Scholastic Populist
25
More frequent use of gunpowder in Europe led to political decentralization.
False
True
26
How did Peter the Great get his ideas for Westernization?
He didn't westernize, he looked to China for inspiration
He followed the USA on Instagram
He won several wars against England and Spain
He travelled 'incognito' through Western Europe
27
What did
Western Europe
benefit from
ECONOMICALLY
without the negative social/political effects?
Black Plague
Pax Mongolica
30 Years War
Protestant Reformation
28
As a result of Mongolian influence/control, what group rose in power in Russia?
Vodka Guilds
Eastern(Russian) Orthodox Church
Russian Internet Troll Unions
Communist National Party
29
Which monarch
best
exemplifies an "Absolute Monarch"
Louis XIV of France
William of Orange in England
Baron von Montesquieu
Joseph II of Austria
30
In what way did Russian expansion differ from that of Western Europe?
Russia was able to expand, Western Europe was NOT
Russia expanded for religious reasons, Western Europe did not
Russia only expanded by land, Western Europe expanded by sea
Russia did NOT expand, it remained constant
31
What Renaissance work is shown below?
Adoration of Kings
School of Athens
The Birth of Venus
School of Rome
32
What Renaissance work is this?
Pieta
Adoration of the Kings
Mona Lisa
The Ambassadors
33
Which of the following best describes the
political
situation in Western Europe during period of 1450-1750?
Kingdoms like England, France, and Spain were centralizing.
They were decentralizing thanks to new love for democratic anarchy
Italy and Germany were in process of unifying and centralizing.
They were moving on from loyalty to the Catholic faith.
34
Martin Luther and King Henry VIII are best associated with what movement in Europe 1450-1750CE?
Renaissance
Enlightenment
Absolutism
Protestant Reformation
35
What do the Gunpowder Empires + Western European political leaders have in common when it comes to art in their states?
They paid for arts to glorify themselves and their state
They ignored the arts completetly because they had bigger priorities
They wanted artwork to be their only economic activity
They hated all art that wasn't religious
36
Whose
laws of motion
provided new understandings of physics in the Scientific Revolution?
Renee Descartes
Robert Boyle
Isaac Newton
Nicholas Copernicus
37
Which technological innovation drastically influenced and transformed culture in Western Europe?
Astrolabe
Printing Press
Gunpowder
Magnetic Compass
38
Pieter Bruegel's ___________(pictured below) would go best with which part of the ____________Renaissance.
Peasant Wedding: Italian
Peasant Wedding: Northern
Judgement of Paris: Italian
Feast of Cana: Russian
39
What time/situation allowed increased trade during the Mongolian Empire?
Pax Mongolica
Pax Khanatia
Pax Romana
Ghengis Revolution
40
In which of the following ways did Peter
NOT
Westernize Russia?
He ended serfdom
He adopted Western European styles of clothing
He gave higher class women more rights
He adopted Western styles of military
41
The use of _______language not only improved literacy in Western Europe but also laid foundation for the Reformation
Greek
Latin
Vernacular
Muslim
42
In a world where absolutism was sweeping Europe, which country had a monarchy limited by a parliament?
France
England
Russia
Spain
43
W/all of the changes in Europe like the Reformation & Scientific Revolution, what group was targeted in big "hunts"?
Poor women
African slaves
Scholars
Aristocrat Men
44
So Peter the Great did not end serfdom...well what's serfdom?
The strict Christian laws that governed Russia
The tradition of worshipping the Czars
A harsh form of feudalism w/peasants being tied to the land
Practice of having democracy at the local level
45
How did the Romanovs treat the Russian Orthodox Church?
It should be higher than the state like the Pope in Western Europe
Russian Orthodox Church should be under state control
It should be syncretic and mix with Islam
Russian Orthodox should be banned b/c they worked with Mongols
46
What was the Catholic Reformation
When the Catholic Church admitted Martin Luther was correct
An attempt by the Catholics to reaffirm their authority & change itself
When the Catholics and Protestants allied against Islamic forces
An art movement to promote Catholicism in the Americas
47
What czar showed the relationship from previous question by killing many Boyars?
Joseph Stalin
Catherine the Great
Peter the Great
Ivan IV