Unit 3: The Emergence of the First Global Age, 15th-18th Centuries

Question 1

Which of these is NOT one the three components of Enlightenment thinking?

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Empire

Question 2

The Spanish began to transport African slaves to the Americas by the

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1530s

Question 3

It's said the Spanish were driven by 3 things in conquering the Americas, "Gold, Glory, & _____

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God

Question 4

What was the collective mortality rates for slaves on the Middle Passage?

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25%

Question 5

America's dichotomous culture of individual liberty combined with stringent security comes from

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Locke v. Hobbes

Question 6

European culture was spread throughout the world due to

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Naval superiority and navigation, Diseases killing indigenous peoples, Use of firearms, Strong centralized governments

Question 7

Native Americans were forced to produce what in the Andes?

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Silver

Question 8

What was the backlash against Protestantism called?

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The Counter-reformation

Question 9

Slavery has existed for centuries. Who perpetuated the idea of the, "natural slave"?

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Aristotle

Question 10

One principle in the theory of mercantilism is that colonies should be

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acquired as markets and sources of raw materials

Question 11

When Columbus first arrived in the West Indies, the indigenous people greeted him how?

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They were friendly toward them

Question 12

Luther's insistence that people should read the Bible in their own language resulted in

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Increased literacy

Question 13

Which Florentine master is considered the greatest genius of the Renaissance?

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Leonardo da Vinci

Question 14

Which invention was key in allowing Europeans to navigate during the Age of Exploration?

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Astrolabe

Question 15

Ivan the Great's grandson, who established a harsh precedent in Russian culture, was known as

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Ivan the Terrible

Question 16

The First Russian state centered in the city of

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Kiev

Question 17

The religion of Islam emerged where?

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In the Arabian Peninsula

Question 18

Which invention is considered one of the most important inventions of b/c it spread learning?

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Printing Press

Question 19

By 1550, the largest Spanish-speaking city in the world was

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Mexico City

Question 20

The Renaissance was a revival of the time of _______________

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Ancient Rome

Question 21

People of African and European descent were known as (Not a term to use in modern times!)

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Mulattoes

Question 22

The adoption of Orthodox Christianity & the Cyrillic alphabet by Russians occurred because of

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contact with Byzantine culture in the 10th century

Question 23

What invention was most instrumental in the spreading of Protestantism in Europe?

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The Printing Press

Question 24

What did Luther consider most corrupt about the Catholic Church's practices at the time?

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Selling of indulgences

Question 25

__________ created the Pieta and painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome

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Michelangelo

Question 26

The Renaissance, which lasted from the 1300s to the 1500s, was a period of

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Creativity and change in Europe

Question 27

The Mongol armies led into Russia by Batu were known as the

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Golden Horde

Question 28

What man was chiefly responsible for unifying Russia?

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Ivan the Great

Question 29

What of these was NOT a method of resistance used by slaves against their possessors?

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Filing of lawsuits

Question 30

Martin Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses were a call for

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reforms within the Roman Catholic Church

Question 31

The economic policy of mercantilism first developed during the

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Age of Exploration

Question 32

Churchill's quote, "Russia is a riddle, wrapped in an enigma", means

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Russia struggles to find a clear, unified identity, Russia is unique, It is hard to categorize Russia, Russia has isolated itself for much of its history

Question 33

Which of the following did the Columbian Exchange NOT bring about?

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The practice of slavery

Question 34

Spanish plantations were most plentiful in

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The West Indies

Question 35

Most of the Africans who died in the Middle Passage died of what?

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Dysentary

Question 36

An influence that spread from the Byzantine Empire to Early Russia was the

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Orthodox Christianity

Question 37

What dynasties ruled the Middle East during Mughal rule in India?

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The Ottomans and Safavids

Question 38

Muslims must learn what in order to read the Koran in its original language?

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Arabic

Question 39

Which Enlightenment philosopher wrote the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

Question 40

By the 1600s what four European nations had colonies in North America?

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Spain, France, England, and the Netherlands

Question 41

If a nation ends with the suffix, "-stan", it connotes the nation is

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Mostly Islamic

Question 42

What was a reason Europeans considered Africa as a place to acquire slaves?

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Skilled labor force, Easy to sail there, Indigenous peoples' immunity to many diseases, No diplomatic repercussions

Question 43

The Safavids who ruled Persia were of which Muslim sect?

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Shi'ite

Question 44

Russia has a region of open grassland called a

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Steppe

Question 45

________ wrote a guide to rulers on how to gain and maintain power

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Machiavelli

Question 46

Where did the Renaissance begin?

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Italy

Question 47

The Rus tribe, that expanded their lands to include Kiev, were of what ethnic group?

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Vikings

Question 48

Which of these groups of people would NOT be considered a Gunpowder Empire

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The Mongols

Question 49

Which of these traits describes new world slavery compared to old world slavery?

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Permanent

Question 50

Which sentence is most accurate regarding Europe's involvement in the slave trade?

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Seven nations participated

Unit 3: The Emergence of the First Global Age, 15th-18th Centuries

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Unit 3: The Emergence of the First Global Age, 15th-18th Centuries

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