Montesquieu’s separation of powers

B. Government form with legislative, executive & judicial branches

D. The belief that through education, individuals can improve human nature

Montesquieu’s three branches of government have what functions?

A. Make laws, apply laws and enforce laws

What is vernacular literature?

C. Literature that was written in the language locally spoken by the pop.

Adam Smith was an advocate of

D. Concept that the government should leave the economy alone

What did the European economy’s silver shortage have to do with Asia?

D. It led Britain to trade opium with China, leading to the Opium wars

What is the Christian idea that God has decided someone’s before they are born?

B. The doctrine of predestination

How did being a tributary state to China help Korea?

D. China provided them military assistance and protection

A. A formal agreement between two or more nations, agreed/signed by both

What ideas came together to form our modern scientific method?

B. Descartes’s (importance of reason) & Bacon (inductive reasoning)

Why did England’s King Henry VIII form the Church of England?

C. Because the Catholic Church would not annul his first marriage

Who were the Anabaptists?

B. Protestant reformers who believed in equality of all men in God’s eyes

Columbus landed _, but he believed, even after 4 voyages, that he had landed _

C. In the Bahamas; in Indonesia

A. Establishing temporary control over an area by military means

Hong Xiuquan led the _ which is a _ war that resulted in _

C. Taiping Rebellion, civil, an estimated 30,000,000 people

A tributary state is one that

B. Pays taxes to a larger state in return for military protection

What did European explorers do when they arrived in the new world?

B. Commerce, conquer, convert, claim, colonize

One of Descartes’s most important contributions to the Scientific Revolution is

A. Explaining the importance of doubt and reason in proving knowledge

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1
What is the art technique of showing depth of three dimensions in a work of art?
A. Fresco
C. Figurative painting
B. Perspective
D. Oil on canvas
2
During the Renaissance there were three strata (layers) of society. What were they?
D. Rulers, workers, slaves
C. Nobles, clergy, peasants
A. Peasants, farmers, clergy
B. Clergy, peasants, royalty
3
The Italian Renaissance depended on the urban society in the city-states of:
D. None of the above
B. London, Paris, Vienna
C. Genoa, Sicily, Corsica, and Rome
A. Florence, Venice, and Milan
4
The Boxer Rebellion is significant because
B. It weakened the already struggling Chinese empire
D. A and B only
A. Caused international problems for the Chinese empire; brought Europeans
C. It caused China to draft soldiers in response
5
Which of the East Asian countries developed compulsory (required) public education?
C. Korea
A. China
B. Japan
D. All of the above
6
A sacrament:
D. All of the above
C. Is necessary for salvation
A. Is a religious rite of the Catholic Church
B. Must be administered by the clergy
7
Vernacular literature changed education by
D. All of the above
B. Creating standards for the written language or a region or country
A. Making classical texts understood by non-readers when read aloud
C. Making the Bible available to people who did not understand Latin
8
One of Newton’s most important contributions to the Scientific Revolution is
B. The Theories of General and Special Relativity
D. Geometry
A. The invention of the first telescope
C. The Laws of Motion
9
The Scientific Revolution included advancements in the specific disciplines of
B and C only
B. Biology and chemistry
A. Salons and publications
C. Physics and mathematics/ astronomy and optical magnification
10
Montesquieu’s separation of powers
D. Concept that the government should leave the economy alone
B. Government form with legislative, executive & judicial branches
A. The shifting of wealth from a rich minority to a poor majority
C. A restriction formed to enforce international law
11
The Dowager Empress Cixi served as regent for three Emperors
False
True
12
What is humanism?
B. The belief that better humans will create a better Church
C. The rejection of the spiritual world for the material world
A. The focus on individual personality and ability
D. The belief that through education, individuals can improve human nature
13
China’s export trade products were
B. Silk
C. Opium
A. Tea
D. A and B only
14
The scientific revolution took place
C. 1765-1783
D. None of the above
B. 1756-1763
A. 1543-1700
15
Montesquieu’s three branches of government have what functions?
D. All of the above
C. To force people to adhere to the Social Contract
B. Elect leaders, tell leaders what to do, hold leaders accountable
A. Make laws, apply laws and enforce laws
16
In the Modern Era, Korea paid tribute to China
True
False
17
What is vernacular literature?
B. Literature that was written only in Latin
A. Spoken language, not written
D. Literature that was not scriptural and had nothing to do with religion
C. Literature that was written in the language locally spoken by the pop.
18
Adam Smith was an advocate of
C. A restriction formed to enforce international law
A. The shifting of wealth from a rich minority to a poor majority
B. Government form with legislative, executive & judicial branches
D. Concept that the government should leave the economy alone
19
Which of the following were contributions of Leonardo da Vinci?
C. The theory of gravity
B. The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
D. The Last Supper
A. The Birth of Venus
20
The Enlightenment took place mostly in the
A. 1500s
D. 1800s
C. 1700s
B. 1600s
21
What did the European economy’s silver shortage have to do with Asia?
A. It caused Portugal bringing guns to Japan
D. It led Britain to trade opium with China, leading to the Opium wars
B. It changed China’s agricultural economy to a silver-mining economy?
C. It led to the loss of the Mandate of Heaven in the Ming dynasty
22
What is the Christian idea that God has decided someone’s before they are born?
A. The doctrine of free will
B. The doctrine of predestination
C. The doctrine of baptism
D. The doctrine of the future
23
John Locke advocated for
A. A replacement of the government if it does not protect people’s rights
C. Freedom of trade, speech and religion
B. Natural rights including life, liberty and property
D. A and B only
24
How did being a tributary state to China help Korea?
B. China did not make them pay taxes
D. China provided them military assistance and protection
C. China allowed them to benefit from Chinese government
A. China gave it a percentage of their agricultural harvest
25
What is a treaty?
B. A military draft of eligible men to fight in the state’s armed forces
A. A formal agreement between two or more nations, agreed/signed by both
D. A written document declaring sovereignty
C. Government overthrow, or seizure of power, often by military means
26
Trading ports set up by European merchants lead to colonization
True
False
27
Which countries claimed land in North America?
C. Great Britain
B. Spain
D. All of the above
A. The Netherlands and France
28
Who is credited with determining that there was a continent, rather than just islands, in the new world?
B. Hudson
A. Columbus
C. El Cano
D. Vespucci
29
Coups occurred in China and Japan in the modern era
True
False
30
What ideas came together to form our modern scientific method?
C. Copernicus’s Heliocentric beliefs & Boyle’s law of gas pressure + volume
D. None of the above
A. Rousseau’s concept that a society agrees to be governed by general will
B. Descartes’s (importance of reason) & Bacon (inductive reasoning)
31
Why did England’s King Henry VIII form the Church of England?
B. Because he wanted a divorce
D. Because the Pope would not admit the Divine Right of Kings
C. Because the Catholic Church would not annul his first marriage
A. It was a condition of the treaty to end the war with France
32
Many Southeast Asian states paid tribute to Qing China
True
False
33
Who were the Anabaptists?
B. Protestant reformers who believed in equality of all men in God’s eyes
A. Protestant reformers who practiced baptism
C. Protestant reformers who had women in clergy
D. Missionaries sent from the Lutheran church
34
Who is celebrated as the leader that reformed Korea, stablizing the country and bringing great prosperity?
A. General Yi Songye
B. The daimyo
C. The hostage system
D. Sejong the Great
35
What type of work did most of the East Asian people do during this era?
D. Agriculture
C. Warfare
A. Trade and sailing
B. Cooking
36
Which of the East Asian empires became a constitutional monarchy?
A. China
D. None of the above
C. Korea
B. Japan
37
Most women were excluded from scientific pursuits during the Scientific Revolution in Europe
False
True
38
Columbus landed _, but he believed, even after 4 voyages, that he had landed _
B. In Indonesia; in the Bahamas
A. In Mexico; in China
C. In the Bahamas; in Indonesia
D. In South America; in North America
39
Occupation is
D. The deliberate killing of a large number of a particular people
B. The illegal, forceful takeover of 1 state’s territory by another state
C. The process of settling among indigenous people
A. Establishing temporary control over an area by military means
40
Hong Xiuquan led the _ which is a _ war that resulted in _
A. Boxer Rebellion, foreign, unequal treaties
D. None of the above
B. Opium war, international, 800,000 opium addicts
C. Taiping Rebellion, civil, an estimated 30,000,000 people
41
A tributary state is one that
C. Is paid taxes in order to trade on their land
B. Pays taxes to a larger state in return for military protection
A. Worships the gods and follows the government of an empire
D. Is located on a lake or branch of a river
42
During the Reformation, the church provided education for illiterate people by
A. Reading aloud from scripture translated into vernacular
C. Opening missionary schools around the world
D. All of the above
B. Educating men and women who took Holy Orders, joining convents, etc.
43
Which of the following were identified as problems in the Roman Catholic Church?
B. Human Sacrifice
D. The sacraments
C. Indulgences
A. Poverty and women in the clergy
44
What was the role of the Medici family in Renaissance Europe?
C. Textile merchants and bankers
A. Patrons of the arts
D. All of the above
B. Rulers of Italian duchys, French Kingdom, and the Roman Catholic Church
45
The Catholic Church was in full support of the Scientific Revolution
False
True
46
Betweeen what years did the Renaissance occur?
D. 1775-1789
C. 1789-1799
B. 1550-1700
A. 1350-1600
47
Sci. Rev. Discoveries credited to Europeans were based on earlier Asian, middle eastern, Greek & Egyptian technologies
True
False
48
Calvinists supported their Church members taking an active role in government
False
True
49
What did European explorers do when they arrived in the new world?
B. Commerce, conquer, convert, claim, colonize
A. Claim, communicate, conquer, condemn, cannibalize
C. Convene, coerce, compel, convert, communicate
D. Enslave, imprison, infect, inflict, endeavor
50
One of Descartes’s most important contributions to the Scientific Revolution is
A. Explaining the importance of doubt and reason in proving knowledge
B. The Theories of General and Special Relativity
D. Geometry
C. The Laws of Motion
51
Which lasted longest?
C. Tokugawa Japan
D. Joseon Dynasty
A. Ming Dynasty
B. Qing Dynasty
52
Montesquieu’s three branches of government are
D. The People, the Courts, and the Monarchy
C. Legislative, Judicial and Executive
B. First Estate, Second Estate, Third Estate
A. House, Senate and Supreme Court
53
What 2 classes of people disappeared in Japan after the Meiji Restoration?
C. Samurai and shogun
B. Emperor and cho’mmin
A. Eta and yangban
D. Daimyo and Han
54
What boat-building technologies enabled long-distance navigation?
C. Carvel-built hulls
B. Multiple sails of different shapes and sizes
D. All of the above
A. The stern rudder
55
Which country was first to explore along the west coast of Africa?
D. Portugal
A. The Nethlands and France
C. Spain
B. France
56
When the Qing dynasty ended, China became a
D. Communist State
A. Republic
B. Empire
C. Protectorate
57
Descartes’s ideas were important because they developed
C. System of thought that reason is the chief source of knowledge
D. Scientists should make observations & experiments(scientific method)
B. Study of origin of words & way their meanings changed throughout history
A. The theory that all knowledge is derived from sense-experience
58
Why did Galileo, Kepler, and Newton’s study of the movements of planets make such an important impact on science?
C. It led to the development of laws of gravity and motion
B. It led Copernicus to assert the Theory of Heliocentrism
D. All of the above
It provided an understanding of geometry and trigonometry
59
What is a constitutional monarchy?
D. None of the above
B. Power is held by the people and their elected representatives(president)
C. Prohibits all opposition parties; has extremely high if not all control
A. King or queen’s authority is defined in a constitution; has parliament
60
Bacon’s inductive reasoning led to
D. Scientists should make observations & experiments(scientific method)
A. System of thought that reason is the chief source of knowledge
C. Study of origin of words & way their meanings changed throughout history
B. The theory that all knowledge is derived from sense-experience
61
Chinese culture is heavily influenced by which of the following belief systems?
C. Daoism, Christianity and Shinto
D. Sunni, Shi’a, and Quran
A. Confucianism, Daoism and Buddhism
B. Confucianism, Islam and Buddhism
62
Which of the following defines Christian Humanism?
C. Movement focusing on important humans in the Bible, rather than God
B. Movement to promote individual education for reform of Catholic Church
D. Movement to promote the Pope rather than the Bible
A. Belief which emphasizes value of individual and education in society
63
What did Mary Wollstonecraft argue for in the Enlightenment?
B. Women’s right to education
A. Women’s right to vote
D. Women’s right to own property
C. Women’s right to work
64
Which were features of “unequal treaties agreed to by Qing China after wars with Europeans?
B. China had to open ports to foreign trade
A. China had to allow foreigners to do business in the capital
C. China had to limit trade tariffs on foreign imports
D. All of the above
65
Who took control of the spice trade in Indonesia?
D. Both A and B
A. The Netherlands
B. Portugal
C. Great Britain
66
How did the government of Tokugawa Japan make foreigners feel unwelcome?
D. All of the above
A. They passed the Christian Expulsion Edict
B. They did not allow foreigners to trade or settle freely in Japan
C. They crucified 26 Christian missionaries
67
What is a militia?
B. A military draft of all men into the armed forces of a state
A. An untrained military force that is raised from the general population
D. A military overthrow of the government
C. An unarmed group of rebels
68
What did the British control in China after the Opium wars?
B. Free trade
C. Opium Trade
D. All of the above
A. Hong Kong
69
What policy restricts other countries from trading within an empire?
C. Isolationism
B. Imperialism
D. Confucianism
A. Nationalism
70
Which of the following were Korean consequences of the wars of the late 1500s between Japan, Korea and China?
B. Korean agriculture flourished
D. Korea became the most powerful East Asian empire
C. Japan annexed Korea
A. Korea remained a tributary state of China
71
Nationalism is
A. Identification with 1’s own nation and support for its interests
A. Political movement; nations’ greater economic and political cooperation
C. Ideology of the means of production, distribution and exchange
D. None of the above
72
Martin Luther identified
B. Wealthy nobles who gave indulgences, in the newspaper
D. Ninety-five things wrong with the Catholic Church, church door letter
A. Corrupt members of the Roman Catholic Church, in a letter to the Pope
C. New verses in the Bible, in his translations
73
Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu are known as the three
A. Emperors of the Qing dynasty
B. Reformers who unified Japan
D. Leaders of the Boxer Rebellion
C. Emperors of the Joseon Dynasty
74
What action taken by Meiji Japan fostered nationalism among its people?
C. Outlawing traditional practices
D. None of the above
B. Nationalized health insurance
A. Compulsory public education
75
What did the Portuguese bring to Japan in 1528 that changed the Samurai’s training and battle?
C. Christianity
D. Tanegashima
B. Soldiers
A. Unequal treaties
76
What is a republic?
C. Prohibits all opposition parties; has extremely high if not all control
D. None of the above
A. King or queen’s authority is defined in a constitution; has parliament
B. Power is held by the people and their elected representatives(president)
77
A military overthrow of the government is a
D. Coup de theatre
A. Coupe de ville
C. Coup d’etat
B. Coup de grace
78
What is annexation?
D. The deliberate killing of a large number of a particular people
C. The process of settling among indigenous people
A. Establishing temporary control over an area by military means
B. The illegal, forceful takeover of 1 state’s territory by another state
79
What was decided by the Peace of Augsburg in 1555?
D. None of the above
B. Right of each person to determine whether it was Protestant or Catholic
A. Right of each state to determine whether it was Protestant or Catholic
C. Right of each Church to determine whether it was Protestant or Catholic
80
What is the art technique of using pigment to paint on wet plaster?
C. Figurative painting
D. Stucco
A. Fresco
B. Perspective
81
Voltaire argued for civil liberties, including freedom of
B. Trade and speech
A. Religion and press
C. Choice and votes
D. All of the above
82
Where were many of John Calvin’s reforms put into place?
D. B and C
A. England
C. France
B. Switzerland
83
What was set by the Treaty of Tordesillas?
C. Areas of the sea to be explored by Catholic countries
B. Peoples to be made subjects of European kingdoms
A. Lands to be claimed by Catholics and Protestants
D. Lands to be claimed by Spain and Portugal
84
What was the mission of Magellan and ElCano?
B. To establish a westward passage to the spice trade
D. All of the above
A. To circumnavigate the earth/convert as many people as possible (cath.)
C. To claim new territories and subjects for Spain
85
What art technique was fully developed during the Renaissance?
B. Perspective drawing
C. Frescoes
A. Oil painting
D. All of the above
86
What led to the end of the Qing dynasty?
A. The Opium Wars
D. A and B only
B. The Taiping and Boxer Rebellions
C. Earthquakes, famine and plague
87
Which of the East Asian empires became a republic?
B. Japan
A. China
D. None of the above
C. Korea
88
What is the divine right of kings?
A. The idea that kings are Gods
B. Idea that since God allowed you to be king he supports your decisions
C. The idea that kings, not Popes should be the head of the Church
D. Idea that Kings’ decisions overrule God and are exempt from Church laws
89
What foreign ethnic minority brought the Qing dynasty to China?
C. Mogul
A. Manchu
D. Japanese
B. Mongol
90
Laissez-faire
A. The shifting of wealth from a rich minority to a poor majority
C. A restriction formed to enforce international law
D. Concept that the government should leave the economy alone
B. Government form with legislative, executive & judicial branches
91
Why did European countries perceive a need to explore by sea?
A. There were no more resources and were seeking new subjects to populate
B. Trade routes to riches of Asia were blocked by OE & geographic features
C. They were looking for workers to enslave
D. All of the above
92
Why were Luther’s writings and translations into German so impactful?
C. Because he had been a monk and a professor of theology
B. Even those who could not read could understand scriptures read aloud
D. All of the above
A. Common people understand scriptures & set standard for written German
93
Scientific claims are only supported by evidence claim testers
True
False
94
The Social Contract included
B. Elegant drawing rooms, people gathered to discuss ideas of philosophies
C. The belief that the sun was the center of the known universe
D. A restriction formed to enforce international law
A. Rousseau’s concept that a society agrees to be government by its will
95
Which class ran the government in Joseon Korea?
D. Chungin
B. Sangmin
A. Ch’ommin
C. Yangban
96
What was the most effective method for the Europeans in conquering indigenous people in the Americas?
C. Imprisoning and enslaving war captives
B. Deposing or imprisoning leaders
A. Horses and better weapons
D. Infection with diseases
97
The dominant religion in Europe after the Reformation was Calvinism
True
False
98
What is the term for someone who pays to support “makers” in the arts?
B. A noble
D. A grantor
C. A patron
A. A funder
99
A regent is someone who
A. Advises a monarch of the correct action to take
D. Is the next in line to a royal throne
B. Serves in the place of a monarch who is too young or sick to rule
C. Pays to be a member of the monarch’s court
100
Which was the first of the following to cross an ocean?
D. Marco Polo
A. Vasco DaGama
B. Christopher Columbus
C. Zheng He

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