Semester I Final Review

The expeditions of Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizarro resulted in the

“the king is from God, and law is from the king.” This quotation best reflects the concept of

Humanism during the Italian Renaissance was focused on

What was the main reason for Henry VIII’s split with the Roman Catholic Church?

This decrease in native population in Americas was mainly a result of

What was a direct result of the transAtlantic slave trade on African cultures?

What was the Thirty Years War a conflict over?

Rousseau and Locke both agreed that a government should be based on

What was one result of the loss of native lives to diseases during the Columbian Exchange?

In what ways did Leonardo da Vinci represent the Renaissance man?

The Five Pillars of Islam can best be described as:

What is meant by Machiavelli’s belief that “the end justifies the means”?

What were some of the actions Peter the Great used to westernize Russia?

What Enlightenment philosopher believed women should have the same political rights as men?

Which statement best describes a change that occurred in both Renaissance and Enlightenment?

The writings of the 18th-century French philosophers Diderot, Rousseau, and Voltaire influenced

Which statement does NOT express a European motive for exploration?

Calculus, the laws of thermodynamics, and the mathematics of gravity were created by

Filial Piety and Five Relationships are most associated with

During the Age of Absolutism (1600s and 1700s), European monarchs tried to

Which product is in the Columbian Exchange did NOT transfer from the Americas to the Old World?

Philosophers of the Enlightenment period believed that society could best be improved by

What strategy did Czar Alexander I use to defeat Napoleon?

Which pair of ideas was central to the Scientific Revolution?

Which individual’s work had the greatest impact on the spread of Martin Luther’s ideas?

“Most gracious, most merciful” The translation from the Koran (Qur’an) refers to:

Louis XIV and Peter the Great would most likely agree with the expression

The French people supported Napoleon Bonaparte because they hoped he would

the Magna Carta, the English Petition of Right, and Glorious Revolution are similar in each

In Europe, a long-term effect of the Crusades was

Feudalism influenced Europe and Japan by

What was one effect of the French Revolution?

the Black Death was primarily spread by the actions of

The major reason that Portugal and Spain established water routes to Asias spice markets was to

Prior to the Protestant Reformation, the medieval church in Western Europe was criticized for

philosophers of the Enlightenment believed in all of the following ideas EXCEPT

What was the most important force in providing stability throughout the Middle Ages?

What was a major characteristic of the Renaissance in Europe?

Which culture is credited with the development of gunpowder, the abacus, and the compass?

Islam, Judaism and Christianity are all similar in that they