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WH Semester 2 Unit 1
WH Semester 2 Unit 1
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Covers the Renaissance, Reformation, Exploration, and Absolute Monarchs
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1
What did the Edict of Nantes grant in France?
Religious freedom
Democracy
Protestant majority
The Estates General
2
What was humanism inspired by?
Science
Greek and Roman culture
Catholic Church
The Buddha
3
What was the goal of Peter I?
End the 30 Years War
Make Russia a democracy
Kill off Ivan the Terrible's family
Modernize Russia
4
What was Louis XIV's nickname?
The Sun King
The French Kisser
Czar of France
The Big French Fry
5
Who is considered the greatest Renaissance Man?
Raphael
Michelangelo
William Shakespeare
Leonardo da Vinci
6
Why did the Austrian War of Succession break out?
The Magdeburg Massacre
Maria Theresa had wedding complications
The assassination of Charles VI
The Holy Roman Emperor shut down churches
7
What two things were the basis of Spanish colonies in the New World?
Plantations and timber
Deep sea fishing and tourism
Mines and fishing
Mines and plantations
8
What was Louis XIV's greatest ambition?
Unite Germany
Convert England to Catholicism
Build up a navy to defeat England and conquer Asia
Go to war to expand France as much as possible
9
Which South American empire built 14,000 miles of roads through the mountains?
Maya
Nazca
Inca
Aztec
10
Who painted the
Mona Lisa
and the
The Last Supper
?
Albrecht Durer
Leonardo da Vinci
Jan van Eyck
Michelangelo
11
What was the goal of Portuguese exploration?
Find a land route to India
Find America
Sail around Africa and get to Asia
Meet the Chinese in Africa
12
Who was the first person to sail around the world?
Christopher Columbus
Vasco da Gama
Zheng He
Ferdinand Magellan
13
What was the name for Peter the Great's plan to modernize Russia?
Easternization
Westernization
Russian Restoration
The Moscow Two Step
14
Who married six women in pursuit of a male heir?
Henry VIII
Otto I
Philip II
Henry VII
15
Who financially supported major Renaissance artists?
Kings
Mayors
Patrons
Poor people
16
Why did Luther write the 95 Theses in the vernacular?
Luther didn't know Latin
So priests could read them
The Pope asked him to
So everyone could read them
17
What was the name for the buying and selling of African slaves who were brought to America?
Muslim Slave Trade
New World Slave Web
Islamic Slave Network
Atlantic Slave Trade
18
Who created the
David
and the
Pieta
?
Michelangelo
Leonardo da Vinci
William Shakespeare
Martin Luther
19
What is the official church of England?
Anglican
Lutheran
Catholic
Presbyterian
20
Who was the first czar of Russia?
Michael Romanov
Ivan III
Ivan IV
Peter the Great
21
What famous Italian political writer said "the ends justify the means"?
Baldassare Castiglione
William Shakespeare
Leonardo da Vinci
Niccolo Machiavelli
22
What did the Edict of Worms say about Martin Luther?
It approved Calvinism
The Protestant Church was legal
It made Martin Luther king of Germany
Martin Luther is an outlaw
23
Who was the richest family in Italy during the Renaissance?
Luther Family
Florence Family
Medici Family
Da Vinci Family
24
Which of the following was NOT an effect from the printing press?
More people can read
Books became cheaper
Books were easier to make
The Catholic Church mass produced Bibles
25
Why did Philip II send the Spanish Armada to England?
Get revenge for his wife
Take their South American colonies
Stop the seadogs (pirates) and make England Catholic again
Return England to the Anglican Church
26
Why did the Protestant Reformation begin?
The Holy Roman Empire quarreled with the Pope
Henry VIII left the Catholic Church for a divorce
Pope Julius II commanded it
Luther wrote the 95 Theses
27
Who helped Cortes defeat the Aztecs?
The Inca
Other Native American tribes
Vikings
French explorers
28
What was a "Renaissance Man" a master of?
Writing
Nothing
Everything
Art
29
Where did absolute monarchs get there power from?
Divine Right
The people
The Pope
Their family
30
What was it called when William and Mary took over England?
The Restoration
The Glorious Revolution
The Reformation
The English Civil War
31
Which Mesoamerican civilization was known for human sacrifices and warlike culture?
Maya
Inca
Olmec
Aztec
32
What was the mother culture of Mesoamerica?
Maya
Aztecs
Zapotec
Olmec
33
Why were African slaves needed in the Americas?
African slaves were cheaper than Native Americans
Disease and war killed off the Native Americans
The Native Americans didn't know how to farm food
Africans wanted to be slaves
34
What was the expensive royal castle Louis XIV built in France?
Versailles
Vatican City
The Reichstag
Buckingham Palace
35
If you have a favorable balance of trade and sell more than you buy what system are you using?
Socialism
Communism
Capitalism
Mercantilism
36
Which is NOT a part of triangle trade?
Finished goods go from Europe to Africa
Slaves go from Africa to the New World
Finished products go from Africa to Europe
Raw goods go from the New World to Europe
37
What was the name for the Mayan books that recorded their culture and history?
Vedas
Ayllu
Codex
Kivas
