Renaissance Unit Review

Question 1

Many achievements of Islamic civilization reached European society by way of the

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Crusades and eastern Mediterranean trading networks

Question 2

An important effect of the Protestant Reformation in Europe was that it strengthened the

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power of Monarchies (Kings)

Question 3

Which period was a revival of the Classical Greco-Roman ideas?

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Renaissance

Question 4

Which factor contributed to the beginning of the Renaissance in Italian cities?

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access to important trade routes

Question 5

The Renaissance in western Europe is best described as a period marked by

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great intellectual and artistic creativity

Question 6

In China, Civil Service and the belief in filial piety reflect the influence of

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Confucianism

Question 7

In western Europe, Martin Luther’s Ninety-five Theses led to

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an end to Christian unity

Question 8

The Four Noble Truths, Eightfold Path,and nirvana are most closely associated with

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Buddhism

Question 9

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

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Leaders may do anything necessary to benefit their state

Question 10

Which innovation directly led to a rise in Literacy rates and allowed Secular ideas to spread

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printing press

Question 11

Which statement concerning the Renaissance in Europe is based on opinion rather than on fact?

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European art was better than art in the Middle East

Question 12

Which innovation had the greatest impact on the Protestant Reformation?

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movable-type printing press

Question 13

Which period of history had the greatest influence on the ideas of natural law and reason?

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Scientific Revolution

Question 14

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

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being too concerned with worldly (secular) power and riches

Question 15

Pope Leo authorizes the sale of indulgences. - This event is most closely associated with the

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Protestant Reformation

Question 16

Galileo Galilei faced serious challenges to his scientific theories because his ideas

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contradicted (went against) traditional European beliefs

Question 17

Buddhism spread from India to China. This is an example of

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cultural diffusion

Question 18

One similarity between Renaissance and the Scientific Revolution is that both

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emphasized the value of human reasoning

Question 19

The proper name for the model of the universe created during the Scientific revolution was

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The Heliocentric model

Question 20

The Scientific Revolution,

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encouraged the spread of new ideas

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