World History First Semester Review

Frederick the Great ruled _______ in Central Europe

Document from Parliament to Charles I could not imprison anyone without cause, no new taxes,

Which province of France experienced rebellion resulting in drowning death of thousands

Which law said you could be arrested for not enthusiastically supporting the Republic?

How did Prince Henry change the course of Portugal's history?

The French colonial empire was based largely on

Which of the following explains the result of the Columbian Exchange on Native Americans

Panic that nobles were hiring outlaws to terrorize peasants was known as

Who is the explorer that America is named for?

King Louis XVI may have regretted locking out the Third Estates from the Estate General because

This scientist urged experimentation before drawing conclusions

How did the printing press affect Europe?

The basis of Roman Law was

Henry of Navarre issued the ______, providing religious tolerance of the Huguenots

Which of the following played a role in causing the French Revolution?

Interest bearing notes that were similar to savings bonds and used as money

How rulers could gain and maintain power was the focus of the "The Prince", written by

What is Marie Antoinette credited as saying?

Salons were

The city that was at the center of the Enlightenment movement was

The landowning nobles from Prussia were the

This country supported a harsh inquisition of all protestants, Jews, and Muslims

This philosopher wrote about political liberty and separation of powers with checks and balance

What right was restored by the Directory that has been banned by the National Convention

Which goods did Europeans trade for slaves in Africa in the triangular trade system?

The first ruling monarch to be tried and beheaded was

All of the following lead to the Renaissance EXCEPT

Cardinal _____ controlled France under Louis III, working to increase the power of monarchs

This declared that there would be no compromise between the Protestants and Catholic church

Who officially changed the church to the Church of England

By the 1500's, the most important element of African trade with Europe was

The capitol of Russia that was built on a swamp to allow Russia a warm water port was _____

HRE, Charles V ordered leaders of the German states to come together and create Peace in the

The group that made up 80% of the population was

Under the Directory, voting rights were granted to all men over 21 and based on

Conquistadors were attracted to the Americas by

__________ wrote the Leviathan

Who declared "women is born free and her rights are the same as those of man"

Which event or time period caused the ideology of the French Revolution?

The man that lead the Reign of Terror was

This philosopher wrote about the justice system and that laws existed to preserve order

The king responsible for the pope being removed as the head of the church in England was

___________ took center stage during the Enlightenment

The intellectual movement that stressed reason and thought

Who began a vast global exchange that included people, plants, technologies and cultures?

The first successful British colony in North America was

Who was the first navigator to sail around the world?

The ____ were middle class men appointed by Louis XIV to collect taxes and hand out justice.

The Italian family that started as merchants, became bankers and supported the Renaissance arts

The author of Utopia, a place where greed, corruption, and war was outlawed, was

What was abolished first in France and later in the French Colonies?

All of the following were part of Spain's downfall EXCEPT

Catherine the Great obtained the throne of Russia by

Which disease was perhaps the greatest weapon of the conquistadors?

____________ wrote satirical writings about the monarchs and aristocracy

Louis XVI called the Estates General in 1789 because

The League of Augsburg was formed to stop _____ from trying to gain more land

The conqueror of Constantinople by carrying his ships across dry land and a break in the wall

The _____ was the strongest naval fleet for Spain and was defeated by England

What significant reform to weights and measures was adopted by the National Convention?

What law abolished the rights of an accused person giving the person no chance of a defense?

The Romans, in their early history, elected Senators to represent them. What is this government

This book contained the reading material banned by the Catholic Church

Which of the following best explains why European rulers encouraged exploration

Which country does Napoleon invade that ultimately destroys part of his army?

Which of the following represents Native American influence on European colonists

The scientist that developed the law of gravity

The Continental System restricted

The __________ War was marked by two phases, Hapsburg victories and Hapsburg defeats.

The estate that held the most wealth was

The oath not to disband until the new constitution was written

A _______ is an agreement between the people and the government

A Renaissance man is a man who

Which country was Louis and family trying to escape to?

All of the following played a part in starting the French Revolution EXCEPT

Which of the following is correct?

Louis XIV made the nobles dependent on him by all of the following EXCEPT

This emperor married a Hindu princess to promote religious peace

All of the following were social reforms began by Peter the Great EXCEPT

The Reign of Terror ended when

All of the following are great Renaissance artists EXCEPT

_____ gives prisoners the right to a writ to go in front of a judge to specify charges

What issue was a cause of the French Republic

One of the main goals of European Exploration was to

This Greek philosopher used the question and and answer method to question the universe

Which of the following statements accurately describes the economic policy of mercantilism?

A common factor in the decline of the Ottoman, Mughal, and Ming Empire was

Who introduced Calvinism to Scotland, creating the Presbyterian church

The Congress of Vienna wanted to _?_ after the Revolution and Napoleon's quest for power.

The Line of Demarcation was to separate the new colonies for

Which of the following best describes the motivations of explorers known as the three "G"s

Which country gained the most after the Seven Years War?

Which event took place first?

The following were all economic changes in France EXCEPT

The "middle passage" refers to the part of the transatlantic trade network that carried

Until the Columbian Exchange, Italians had never seen the

All of the following were long term effects of the Enlightenment EXCEPT

The name of the ruling group after Robespierre is executed was called the

Where was Marat when Charlotte Corday murdered him?

The art style that emerged out of the Enlightenment was

The representatives of the Third Estate declared themselves

The estate that paid the most in taxes

The theory that nations should protect home industries by exporting more than they import

The _____ limited the monarch's power and gave rights to citizens

What nickname was given to Maximillian Ropespierre by his peers?

The monarch(s) that agreed to rule jointly with Parliament

The Jesuits did all of the following EXCEPT

In what region of Europe did the Renaissance begin

This group helped spread the Renaissance north

Louis XIV and Marie Antoinette lived in a manner that was

After the Europeans arrived in the Caribbean, what caused the death of countless natives?

In the late 1500's, France was torn apart by religious wars between the Catholics and

The bloodless overthrow of James II was called the

All of the following types of government control every aspect of people's lives EXCEPT

Paris residents stormed the Bastille for

In the Spanish empire, these were mixed Spanish and Natives near the bottom of the class system

The _____ is a logical procedure for gathering information and testing ideas

Descartes developed ________.

This Ottoman Sultan created lasting reforms within the Ottoman Empire and wrote laws still used

This is the rule by the few, noble, landowning families

The works of Shakespeare is perhaps the best example of ________ literature

Robespierre and the Jacobins are best known for

Michelangelo, Raphael and Leonardo Da Vinco were all

Which radical journalist was the publisher and main contributor to the Friend of the People

Martin Luther posted the _____ in response to the indulgences.

What name was given to the elected lower house of the legislature under the Directory?

The Spanish artist that focused on distorted human figures and deep Catholic faith

Inflation made which essential commodity very expensive in France in the 18th century?

De Gama's cargo, from his trip to India, was worth ____ times the amount of the voyage

These monarchs embraced the ideas of the philosophes

What disease causes swollen bleeding gums due to lack of Vitamin C?