Midterm 1

Question 1

What is the importance of Roman roads in the spread of culture

Accepted Answer

spread of roman culture, language, and ideas

Question 2

Martin Luther is remembered for

Accepted Answer

founding the protestant reformatino

Question 3

The vikings originated from North Africa

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

William Shakespeare is famous for writing

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plays and sonnets

Question 5

what did the term "God,Gold,Glory" refer to during the European Expansion?

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Motives for exploration, religious conversion, wealth, and fame

Question 6

the northern renaissance was more focused on religious reform then the southern renaissance

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False

Question 7

"God,Glory,Gold" were motivations for european expansions

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

Where is the birthplace of Democracy?

Accepted Answer

athens

Question 9

what is a nation state

Accepted Answer

Poltiical entity where the popualtion shares a common culture and identity

Question 10

why did the romam empire fall

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 11

Who was romes biggest rival

Accepted Answer

Carthage

Question 12

The fall of the Roman Empire led to the start of the Dark Ages

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

The act of Supremacy made the king of england the ultimate head of the church of england

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

Olympics in ancient Greece were:

Accepted Answer

A festival honoring Zeus with athletic competitions

Question 15

How did science change during the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Scienctists began using observation and experimentation of relying on text

Question 16

What was life like during the dark ages?

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marked by economic decline, invasion and breakdown of centralized authority

Question 17

what was the significance of the printing press?

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allowed for mass production of books and knowledge

Question 18

Jan Van Eyck was a famous painter known for

Accepted Answer

invention of oil painitng techniques and realism in the N. Renaissance

Question 19

Why was the spread of Roman roads important?

Accepted Answer

used to spread Roman culture and facilitate trade

Question 20

Who was Martin Luther?

Accepted Answer

key figure in the protestant reformation who challenged church's practices

Question 21

the equator divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres

Accepted Answer

False

Question 22

Who is Johannes Gutenberg

Accepted Answer

Inventor of Printing Press

Question 23

what does the term "vernacular Language" refer to?

Accepted Answer

everyday language spoken by ordinary people

Question 24

Christopher Columbus was the first European to discover America

Accepted Answer

True

Question 25

the printing press allowed for the widespreadness of knowledge

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True

Question 26

An obligarchy is a system of government where

Accepted Answer

they were used to spread Roman culture and facilitate trade

Question 27

What is a city-state

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An independent city that functions as its own country

Question 28

the globe is the best representation of:

Accepted Answer

Accurate Shape and Size of continents

Question 29

Which Greek-City state used an Obligarchy system?

Accepted Answer

sparta

Question 30

Why did the Roman Empire fall

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 31

Patricians were common citizens in ancient Rome

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False

Question 32

In a Direct democracy:

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Citizens vote directly on laws and policies

Question 33

I will get a ____ on this test

Accepted Answer

>70%, 95% - 100%, 70% - 80%, 80% - 95%

Question 34

Hernando Cortes is famous for:

Accepted Answer

Defeating the Aztec Empire in Mexico

Question 35

What is the act of supremacy?

Accepted Answer

The law that established engalnd as a protestant country under the king

Question 36

What marks the beginning of the Dark Ages

Accepted Answer

Fall of the Roman Empire

Question 37

Desiderius Erasmus is best known as

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Protestant reformer, renasisance humanist and scholar

Question 38

The Renaissance began in France

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False

Question 39

Who were the vikings and what were they known for?

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Seafaring warriors from Scandinavia

Question 40

What was the english reformation

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breakaway of the church of england from the church under Henry 8th

Question 41

Christopher Columbus was the first european to sail around the tip of Africa finding a route to India

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False

Question 42

Longitude lines run east and west

Accepted Answer

False

Question 43

humanism focused on the value of individual human experience and classical learning

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True

Question 44

In a representative democracy:

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Citizens elect representatives to make decisisons

Question 45

The Punic Wars were fought between Rome and Carthage

Accepted Answer

True

Question 46

What did Dante Alighieri write?

Accepted Answer

utopia

Question 47

Where did Rome Start?

Accepted Answer

On the banks of the Tiber River in Italy

Question 48

What is a monarchy

Accepted Answer

a system of government where a king or queen rules

Question 49

Thomas more is known for writing

Accepted Answer

utopia

Question 50

What does Anarchy refer to?

Accepted Answer

The abscence of any goverment or lawa

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