World History First Semester Review

Michelangelo, Raphael and Leonardo Da Vinco were all

The first ruling monarch to be tried and beheaded was

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

The landowning nobles from Prussia were the

Robespierre and the Jacobins are best known for

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

The man that lead the Reign of Terror was

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

Which country gained the most after the Seven Years War?

What is Marie Antoinette credited as saying?

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

This emperor married a Hindu princess to promote religious peace

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

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

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

This scientist urged experimentation before drawing conclusions

Until the Columbian Exchange, Italians had never seen the

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

Which of the following is correct?

The estate that held the most wealth was

All of the following lead to the Renaissance EXCEPT

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

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

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

Paris residents stormed the Bastille for

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

___________ took center stage during the Enlightenment

All of the following are great Renaissance artists EXCEPT

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

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

This group helped spread the Renaissance north

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

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

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

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

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

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

A Renaissance man is a man who

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

What nickname was given to Maximillian Ropespierre by his peers?

What issue was a cause of the French Republic

The Reign of Terror ended when

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

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

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

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

The Continental System restricted

Which of the following best explains why European rulers encouraged exploration

The intellectual movement that stressed reason and thought

Who introduced Calvinism to Scotland, creating the Presbyterian church

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

How did the printing press affect Europe?

The group that made up 80% of the population was

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

In what region of Europe did the Renaissance begin

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

The bloodless overthrow of James II was called the

These monarchs embraced the ideas of the philosophes

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

The Line of Demarcation was to separate the new colonies for

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

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

Louis XVI called the Estates General in 1789 because

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

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

Conquistadors were attracted to the Americas by

Frederick the Great ruled _______ in Central Europe

__________ wrote the Leviathan

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

Which country was Louis and family trying to escape to?

____________ wrote satirical writings about the monarchs and aristocracy

The first successful British colony in North America was

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

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

Which event took place first?

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

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

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

Louis XIV and Marie Antoinette lived in a manner that was

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

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

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

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

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

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

The estate that paid the most in taxes

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

Which disease was perhaps the greatest weapon of the conquistadors?

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

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

Catherine the Great obtained the throne of Russia by

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

The French colonial empire was based largely on

Which of the following represents Native American influence on European colonists

The art style that emerged out of the Enlightenment was

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

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

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

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

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

Where was Marat when Charlotte Corday murdered him?

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

Martin Luther posted the _____ in response to the indulgences.

The scientist that developed the law of gravity

The following were all economic changes in France EXCEPT

Who was the first navigator to sail around the world?

Salons were

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

One of the main goals of European Exploration was to

Descartes developed ________.

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

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

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

A _______ is an agreement between the people and the government

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

The basis of Roman Law was

The Jesuits did all of the following EXCEPT

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

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

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

The representatives of the Third Estate declared themselves

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

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

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

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

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

Who officially changed the church to the Church of England

This book contained the reading material banned by the Catholic Church

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

The oath not to disband until the new constitution was written

Who is the explorer that America is named for?