Most early factory workers were women because

Employers could pay women less than men

How did Italy's location help it become the birthplace of the Renaissance?

a trading center between the Christian west & Islamic east.

Japan lacked many basic resources, yet it industrialized rapidly after 1868 because

Japanese leaders placed a high priority on modernization

Why did the Industrial Rev. occur in Great Britain before it occurred elsewhere in Europe?

Natural Resources: Water, Coal, Iron Ore

For what is the Medici family famous?

for being rulers and supporters of the arts

Which of the following was not part of Napoleon’s policy in France?

He restored land taken during the revolution to the nobility

One reason the Spanish conquistadors were able to conquer the Aztec/Inca Empires rapidly

the Spanish had better weapons than the Aztecs and Incas did

What kind of person represented the ideal of the "Renaissance man"?

someone who excelled in many areas of study

According to Karl Marx, history is the record of

Struggle between classes in society

After Tokugawa Ieyasu united Japan, the Japanese responded to Europeans by

executing Christian missionaries.

How did Japan modernize during the Meiji Restoration?

Modeled their gov, military, and economy after the west.

How did Adam Smith’s laissez faire economic system DIFFER from that of the mercantilistsystem?

It restricted government involvement in a free-market

What was an important effect of the invention of the printing press?

It increased literacy and the use of the vernacular.

Humanist scholars differed from medieval thinkers in that humanists

tended to focus more on worldly subjects.

How did European expansion of the slave trade affect African states in the 1600s and 1700s?

African states competed to dominate the slave trade.

How did Europeans usually acquire African captives for the slave trade?

They relied on African traders to bring captives

How did the Renaissance contribute to the Age of Exploration?

awakening a spirit of discovery and innovation in Europe

Determine which of the following best describes an enlightened despot

a ruler who influenced political and social change

A major result of the Age of Exploration was

the end of regional isolation w/ European global domination

The Haitian Revolution was particularly unique because:

was the first slave rebellion resulting in self-governance

In what way did Leonardo Da Vinci represent a Renaissance man?

He was a painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientist.

What was the Industrial Revolution?

Increased output of machine-made goods in England

Luther protested the practice of selling indulgences. What was that practice?

A pardon releasing a person from punishment due for a sin.

Which of the following was a long-term result of the Industrial Revolution?

General rise in standard of living

A main theme of Machiavelli’s “The Prince” is

survival of the state must take precedence over moral law

A cultural change that occurred due to interaction between the Euro. and the Native Americans?

Euro. missionaries introduced Christianity to the Native Am.

During the Reign of Terror, Robespierre tried to do what?

crush all opposition to the revolution

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1
What was the Renaissance a rebirth of?
Christian devotion
art and learning
good health after the plague
chivalry and tournaments
2
Most early factory workers were women because
Employers could pay women less than men
Women were less likely than men to have accidents
Women were more willing than men to work long hours
More women than men sought employment
3
How did Italy's location help it become the birthplace of the Renaissance?
Italy had not suffered from the bubonic plague
a trading center between the Christian west & Islamic east.
Italy had access to Roman ruins and ancient manuscripts
Italy was protected from the rest of Europe by the Alps.
4
The technique known as linear perspective is most useful in the creation of
drama
scuplture
two-dimensional art
the sonnet form in poetry
5
The abolition movement was influenced by which Enlightenment philosopher?
Locke
Hobbes
wollstonecraft
Rousseau
6
The best synonym for secular is
humane
worldly
new
religious
7
Japan lacked many basic resources, yet it industrialized rapidly after 1868 because
Japanese engineers developed superior technology
German engineers were invited to Japan & set up industries
Japanese business leaders had wealth to invest
Japanese leaders placed a high priority on modernization
8
Why did the Industrial Rev. occur in Great Britain before it occurred elsewhere in Europe?
Natural Resources: Water, Coal, Iron Ore
British had more wealth from colonies
British had the largest population
British were more intelligent
9
Which event on the following list was an EFFECT of the other items on the list?
Improved Sanitation
Tenement housing
Urbanization
Cholera Outbreak
10
What was the main reason for Henry VIII's split with the Roman Catholic Church?
his religious beliefs
his desire for a male heir
his treatment of Catherine of Aragon
his unwillingness to pay Church taxes
11
For what is the Medici family famous?
for being writers
for being rulers and supporters of the arts
for being religious reformers
for being artists
12
Which of the following was not part of Napoleon’s policy in France?
He set up a comprehensive system of laws
He restored land taken during the revolution to the nobility
He established a fairer tax code
He set up government-run public schools
13
One reason the Spanish conquistadors were able to conquer the Aztec/Inca Empires rapidly
these empires had no standing armies
the Aztecs and Incas joined together to fight the Spanish
the Spanish had better weapons than the Aztecs and Incas did
the Spanish greatly outnumbered the Aztecs and Incas
14
What kind of person represented the ideal of the "Renaissance man"?
someone who specialized in a particular field of study
someone who excelled in many areas of study
someone who supported the arts without creating art
someone who enjoyed worldly pleasures
15
According to Karl Marx, history is the record of
Increased prosperity from Industrialization for all
Struggle between classes in society
Wars and conflict between nations
Granting more political liberties to all people
16
Which technology is the basis for the others?
Steam Engine
Ships
Railroads
Spinning Jenny
17
After Tokugawa Ieyasu united Japan, the Japanese responded to Europeans by
allowing foreign trade in multiple cities.
executing Christian missionaries.
tolerating foreign traders and sailors.
allowing Japanese to travel freely outside Japan.
18
What was the spark that finally set off widespread revolt in Latin America in the early 1800s?
The French Revolution
Uprisings in the Balkans
Napoleon’s invasion of Spain
The American Revolution
19
How did Japan modernize during the Meiji Restoration?
Modeled their gov, military, and economy after the west.
allowed communist ideas to dominate its government
Established a social system to benefit the samurai
Started an ambitious program to expel foreign manufacturers
20
How did Adam Smith’s laissez faire economic system DIFFER from that of the mercantilistsystem?
It wanted increase in government control
Encouraged trade by expanding tariffs on local goods/service
Expanded a monarch’s power by controlling trade/trade goods
It restricted government involvement in a free-market
21
What was an important effect of the invention of the printing press?
It led to a renewed study of Latin and Greek.
It increased literacy and the use of the vernacular.
Wealth from the invention to support artists
It led to the development of public libraries.
22
Humanist scholars differed from medieval thinkers in that humanists
tended to focus more on worldly subjects.
tended to focus more on spirituality.
rejected the learning of Greece and Rome.
used Latin as their language for scholarship.
23
How did European expansion of the slave trade affect African states in the 1600s and 1700s?
African states became too weak to resist the slave trade.
African states united to oppose the slave trade.
African states competed to dominate the slave trade.
African states began to trade in European slaves.
24
Reformers in what movement argued that the use of alcoholic beverages harmed family life
Aboliton
Social Gospel
Suffrage
Prohibition
25
Destination of most slaves on the Middle Passage
British North American colonies
Africa
Europe
Brazil and the Caribbean
26
The first industry to industrialize in all countries
textiles
coal
cottage
steel
27
Which is NOT a factor of production?
Capital
Coal
Labor
Land
28
The independence movement in Mexico was started in part by Father Hidalgo, Indians, and who?
Mestizos
Mulattos
Creoles
Peninsulares
29
How did Europeans usually acquire African captives for the slave trade?
They most often enslaved only people they defeated in battle
They relied on Dutch traders to bring captives
They relied on African traders to bring captives
Seized captives through expeditions into Africa’s interior
30
How did the Renaissance contribute to the Age of Exploration?
fostering a belief in the importance of working as a group
awakening a spirit of discovery and innovation in Europe
persuading Euro. that the pursuit of wealth was important
emphasizing the importance of converting people to Buddhism
31
Determine which of the following best describes an enlightened despot
a ruler who gave up absolute power
a ruler who allowed limited voting rights
a ruler who influenced political and social change
a ruler who wrote satire to expose corruption
32
A major result of the Age of Exploration was
extensive migration from the W. Hemisphere to Europe & Asia
a long period of peace and prosperity for Western Europe
the fall of European national monarchies
the end of regional isolation w/ European global domination
33
The Haitian Revolution was particularly unique because:
It was a fight for independence
was the first slave rebellion resulting in self-governance
The Creoles are the one’s who pushed for independence
It was a revolution that happened without shedding any blood
34
If you are mestizo, what are your parents?
Creole and African
Native and European
Mulato and Native
Peninsular and creole
35
What concept was the belief in “divine rights” used to support?
Separation of church and state
Waging war for religious purposes
Freedom of religion
Absolute rule
36
In what way did Leonardo Da Vinci represent a Renaissance man?
He lived in Italy during the 1500s.
He was a painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientist.
He painted the Mona Lisa while holding scientific debates.
He used perspective in all of his drawings and paintings.
37
According to laissez-faire economists, the cure for poverty was:
Welfare
Reform Movements
Free market
Minimum wage law
38
Identify which one of the following types of government Hobbes would most likely support
A federal republic
a democracy
an absolute monarch
a theocracy
39
The separation of powers in the U.S. gov. is based on a theory proposed bywhich philosopher?
Montesquieu
Socrates
Locke
Aristotle
40
The heliocentric, or sun-centered, theory was proposed by
Nicolaus Copernicus
Galileo Galilei
Francis Bacon
Issac Newton
41
What was the Industrial Revolution?
End to child labor in mining
Widespread use of men in textile factories
Increased purchases of land by wealthy landowners
Increased output of machine-made goods in England
42
Luther protested the practice of selling indulgences. What was that practice?
Shakespeare told people that this was a ticket to heaven
Clergy members bought indulgences to reach higher offices
A pardon releasing a person from punishment due for a sin.
Indulgences permitted priests to marry and have children.
43
What did the Catholic Church do to Martin Luther?
They excommunicated him
They made him be a monk
They ordered and forced him to make a public apology
They burned him at the stake
44
Which of the following was a long-term result of the Industrial Revolution?
Overall decline in population
Overall poverty of the working class
General rise in standard of living
General decline in the living standard
45
Which of the following was NOT a cause of revolution in America AND France?
Radical ideas about government
War debt
Desire for representation; voice in government
Unequal social classes
46
A main theme of Machiavelli’s “The Prince” is
human nature strives naturally toward justice and religion
survival of the state must take precedence over moral law
the ruler is God’s lieutenant on earth
the survival of the state depends on its adherence to morals
47
A cultural change that occurred due to interaction between the Euro. and the Native Americans?
Europeans made houses in the style of Native Americans
European schools started teaching Native American languages
People in Europe began dressing like Native Americans
Euro. missionaries introduced Christianity to the Native Am.
48
The declaration of Independence clearly reflect the ideas of
Catherine the Great
George III
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
49
To become known as an important patron, one most needed to be
creative
wealthy
religious
intellectual
50
The Line of Demarcation separated world trade and exploration rights between the
Spanish and Portuguese
Portuguese and Dutch
Spanish and English
English and Dutch
51
During the Reign of Terror, Robespierre tried to do what?
execute all French Nobles
reinstate the monarchy
crush all opposition to the revolution
restore the Catholic Church
52
During the Industrial Revolution, life changed in what basic way?
people migrated from rural areas to cities
people migrate from villages to work on large farms
people began selling their goods instead of trading them
people learned how to use machines & make their own clothes
53
Which statement explains how Enlightenment thinkers challenged the established social order?
They called for an end to government.
They supported peasant rebellions.
They denied the existence of heaven.
They called for a just society based on reason.
54
A person who produces work "in the vernacular" is one who
uses only natural light
writes in a local, rather than a classical, language
relies on realism
uses a verse form of writing
55
Both The Dec. of the Rights of Man and the Citizen and The Dec. of Independence stated that
All male citizens had the right to vote
All citizens had to pay equal taxes
Male and female citizens were equal before the law
All men were born free and equal
56
Why did Euro traders pay for Chinese silks in gold/silver instead of exchanging trade goods?
The Chinese offered lower prices when paid in gold or silver
The Chinese did not want inferior European trade goods.
Gold and silver was easier for the Europeans to transport.
The Europeans had more gold and silver than trade goods.
57
The Declaration of Rights of Man and the Citizen was modeled on the
United States Bill of Rights
United States Constitution
British Magna Carta
Declaration of Independence
58
Japan’s closed country policy developed in response to
military threat from China and Korea
the success of European Christian missionaries in Asia
the Confucian emphasis on agriculture over commerce
civil wars between the daimyo and samurai
59
The journys of Vasco de Gama & Christopher Columbus became possible in the late 1400s b/c of
the support of exploration by the English government
trade connections made by Ibu Battuta
effects of the Atlantic slave trade
development of new navigational technology
60
Which of the following impacts of exploration was a cause of the other three?
advances in learning & tech. made far ocean voyages possible
European diseases had an adverse effect on the native pop.
warfare increased as European nations competed 4 land/power
Europeans brought food, animals, & ideas

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