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

Humanist value of individual potential of people

Why were the French the most bitter of the participants in the Versailles peace negotiations?

They lost over a million soldiers & land was destroyed

money paid by a woman's family to her husband

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

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

the quality of having grace,manners,& well-rounded knowledge

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

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

Gorbachev felt Perestroika was necessary because...

stabilize Russia &back down frm aggressive Cold War policies

The most important thing destabilizing Russia during Tsar's reign,Prov Gov't,& early Soviets:

food shortages caused by mismanagement

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

The increased influence personal wealth had in Ren Italy

Divine Right of Kings is...

Belief that God chooses the Monarch

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

The rise of Enlightenment ideas led to the French Revolution

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

Rejects the role of God in human creation

Office of the Pope, Lovers of Papaya

A Petty-Burgher is...

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

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

Surrealist art is all of the following EXCEPT:

influenced by American artistic movements

The purpose of marriage in Renaissance Europe was...

make alliances between powerful families

A Renaissance artist depicts a woman as hideously ugly. This is...

making a commentary on her bad character

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

Streltsy guards,angry at lost tradition rebel against Peter

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

Medieval artists honored God, Ren artists did not.

use of light and dark in art to emphasize certain parts

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

Nobles rebel, angry at the centralization of power

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1
Pico della Mirandola's Oration on the Dignity of Man BEST represents...
Humanist value of individual potential of people
Humanist value of Secularism
Humanist value of the indifference of God toward humans
Humanist value of Civic involvement
2
Kennedy and Kruschev went eyeball to eyeball over:
The Suez Canal Crisis
Missiles in East Germany
Development of a Defensive missile shield
Missiles in Cuba
3
Why were the French the most bitter of the participants in the Versailles peace negotiations?
Schlieffen plan had been successful: French caught off guard
They were embarrassed--it was a matter of pride
The Germans refused to leave occupied French Territory
They lost over a million soldiers & land was destroyed
4
Which of the following is MOST CLOSELY associated with the term "Provisional Government"?
Alexander Kerensky
Joseph Stalin
Tsar Nicholas II
Vladimir Lenin
5
A dowry is...
the education package a woman receives growing up
A pledge by the husband to love his wife unconditionally
money paid by a woman's family to her husband
The clothing trunk a woman brings to the marriage
6
Which BEST represents Pico della Mirandola's view of knowledge?
It's hidden like easter eggs-but can be uncovered w/ study
Only what is visible is knowable
It's automatically gifted by God to some people at birth
It's unknowable and a divine mystery
7
Sprezzatura is...
A Renaissance food staple,wine infused with carbonated water
Obsession with material goods that was frowned upon in Ren
the quality of having grace,manners,& well-rounded knowledge
Obsession with material goods people strove for in Ren.
8
An example of an economic causation of an event would be...
The rise of Enlightenment ideas led to the French Revolution
A rise in price of bread led to the overthrow of Louis XVI
Streltsy guards,angry at lost tradition rebel against Peter
Nobles rebel, angry at the centralization of power
9
Gorbachev felt Perestroika was necessary because...
strategically gain an economic advantage over United States
prepare the Soviet Union for entry into European Union
stabilize Russia &back down frm aggressive Cold War policies
bring down Soviet Empire and create a new, democratic Russia
10
The most important thing destabilizing Russia during Tsar's reign,Prov Gov't,& early Soviets:
food shortages caused by mismanagement
lack of industrialization
autocratic rule
too much land distribution
11
Lorenzo d'Medici could be used by historians to illustrate...
The increased impact of nobility on Ren Society
The increasingly autocratic governments in Ren Society
The decreased impact of nobility on Ren Society
The increased influence personal wealth had in Ren Italy
12
Divine Right of Kings is...
Belief that God chooses the Monarch
Belief that the monarchy should be elected
Belief that God, not a human, is the monarch
Belief that the monarch is God
13
An example of an intellectual causation of an event would be...
Nobles rebel, angry at the centralization of power
Streltsy guards,angry at lost tradition rebel against Peter
The rise of Enlightenment ideas led to the French Revolution
A rise in price of bread led to the overthrow of Louis XVI
14
Humanists, used which of the following as a role model for written words & rhetoric?
Jesus Christ
Leonardo da Vinci
Cicero
Plato
15
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
Emphasizes the achievements of classical civilizations
Makes use of new artistic techniques like Linear Perspective
16
Papacy means...
Office of the military establishment
Office of the Doge
Office of the Pope
Lovers of Papaya
17
A Petty-Burgher is...
A tasty treat you can get at the McDonalds drive-thru
a small business owner
a nobleman in Renaissance Italy
a member of the working class
18
ecclesiastical means...
church-related
when the Pope is a Patron of the arts
a book in the Bible
anti-clerical in nature
19
Renaissance means...
time of constant warfare
rebirth of art and learning
period of rapid change
a complete break from the past
20
Which of the following does NOT belong in this collection of words?
uncertainty
Newtonian World Machine
subjectivity
existentialism
21
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 lacked the right to vote
women did not have equal job opportunities
women are always compared in relation 2 men-not as own being
22
Peter Burke says Jacob Burckhardt created a "19th c. Myth of the Renaissance." his evidence is:
Burckhardt emphasized artistic brilliance that didn't happen
Burck. didn't use proper historical analysis in his writing
Burckhardt was too nationalistic
Burckhardt is wrong
23
Surrealist art is all of the following EXCEPT:
influenced by the popularity/growth of study of psychology
an exploration of dreams & subconscious
a reaction to the uncertainty of the 1920s and 30s
influenced by American artistic movements
24
The purpose of marriage in Renaissance Europe was...
demonstrate the Humanist ideal of Romantic Love
emphasize importance of the Ideal Renaissance man & woman
escape the control of overbearing family
make alliances between powerful families
25
Which of the following most likely AGREED with Wilson's Idealist proposals at Versailles?
The US Senate
David Lloyd George
Friedrich Ebert
Georges Clemenceau
26
A Renaissance artist depicts a woman as hideously ugly. This is...
emphasizing idea that beauty and grace wasn't impt in Ren
unusual, Renaissance women were always shown beautiful
making a commentary on her bad character
demonstrating that she is virtuous and not vain.
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Machiavelli's Writings are all of the following EXCEPT ....
an example of civic humanism
fused with biblical principles
an example of Renaissance secularism
the foundation for modern political science
28
secularization means...
increased attention to religion
decreased emphasis on religion
decreased attention to women
increased attention to women
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An example of a social causation of an event would be...
The rise of Enlightenment ideas led to the French Revolution
A rise in price of bread led to the overthrow of Louis XVI
Streltsy guards,angry at lost tradition rebel against Peter
Nobles rebel, angry at the centralization of power
30
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
Ren Art used linear perspective medieval did not
Medieval artists honored God, Ren artists did not.
31
Chiaroscuru is...
The use of oil paints in frescoes
the use of art to demonstrate internal character
use of light and dark in art to emphasize certain parts
the careful use of linear perspective to make art appear 3D
32
A Patron is...
A fan of the Patriots
A supporter of the arts
A religious person
A supporter of the Church
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An example of a political causation of an event would be...
Nobles rebel, angry at the centralization of power
Streltsy guards,angry at lost tradition rebel against Peter
The rise of Enlightenment ideas led to the French Revolution
A rise in price of bread led to the overthrow of Louis XVI

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