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1
Who was known as THE renaissance man and was a artist, scholar, inventor, scientist, visionary, and anatomist
Michelangelo
Donatello
Raphael
Leonardo
2
Which Portuguese navigator is depicted in this map, who was the first to reach India?
Vancouver de Gama
Bartolommeo Diaz
Luis Pedro Gomez
Pedro Álvarez Cabral
3
13 years later Henry changed his mind about Protestantism, why?
He was fickle like that.
Divorce & Money (seizing church property and land)
Getting to wear fancier hats
There was a free gift for signing up.
4
Constantinople's location on the Bosporus Strait was one reason that the Byzantine Empire was able to
control key trade routes between Europe and Asia
spread Judaism throughout western Europe
conquer the Russian city of Moscow
unite the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches
5
How long was the 100 year was actually?
116 years
100 years
101 years
99 years
6
the vanishing point is used in what modern form of architecture plan.
Wire frame model
Flow Chart
Schematics
Blueprints
7
Mr. Buonarotti, sculptor and artist better known as
Donatello
Michelangelo
Don Estello
Leonardo
8
The family of Pope Leo X was famous in its own right as Patrons of the Arts, and Florentine Bankers. Who were they?
The Medici's
The Ghiberti's
The Davinci's
The Brunelschi's
9
What is the best conclusion based on the information provided by the map?
Islam spread to regions that had cultures similar to those of Arabia
Islam’s influence is rapidly decreasing in the modern world
Islam was very slow to expand from its original development in Persia
Islam has become the dominant religion in many diverse cultures over time
10
In western Europe, feudalism developed after the
Renaissance began
city of Constantinople fell
Roman Empire collapsed
Mongols invaded
11
Which Portuguese explorer made his way around South Africa’s Cape of Good Hope
Diaz
De Gama
Cabral
Gomez
12
How did the Dutch rise to power during the age of Absolutism?
Growing a well trained Navy, taking control of the high seas
Marijuana Café Exploitation
Piracy! Arrr!
Developing overseas trade (Dutch East India Company).
13
Which transatlantic voyage is this?
Columbus’s First Voyage
Capt. James Cooks Third Voyage
John Cabot’s First Voyage
Henry Hudsons Second Voyage
14
The situation described in this passage led to the
tensions between Protestants and Catholics
fall of Constantinople
division of Sunnis and Shiites
Pogroms in Russia
15
Pope Alexander VI came from a family as notorious as the Medici for their wealth, corruption and all the vices. He was a
Da Vinci
Corleone
Borgia
Giuliani
16
Queen Mary I executed Protestant heretics at the stake, by ______ ________ ___ ___ ________ .
Burning them alive
Decapitation
Hanging, drawing and quartering
Pressing to death
17
The centerpiece of Renaissance Florence, the dome was topped off 200 years later. What is it called?
Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi
Sagrada Família
Hagia Sofia
Santa Maria Del Fiore
18
Whose voyage is represented here?
False
True
19
Which can be concluded about Islamic society during its Golden Age can be best supported by these statements
People of diverse faiths were required to convert to Islam
social status of Muslims was determined at birth
Cities developed self-sufficient economies
achievements relied on a knowledge of math and science
20
Whose voyage is represented here?
Magellan
Columbus
Drake
Chichester
21
From the 9-14th century Muslim rule of conquered territories was characterized by
the rejection of Greek and Roman scientific works
the toleration of members of other cultures
a decrease in trade and commerce
the creation of democratic governments
22
The rapid changed that occurred during the late Middle ages in Europe had the effect of
limiting the power of the merchant class
expanding the influence of the feudal lord
eliminating religion as a form of social control
strengthening the power of monarchies
23
Repairs to what structures would lead to Rome's population increasing in the 15th Century?
Tearducts
Tierducts
Viaducts
Aquaducts
24
Under the leader Pericles which post Persian War Greek City is the ideal that many see as a "Golden Age"
Athens
Corinth
Sparta
Epirus
25
Which Portuguese navigators voyage is depicted in the map?
Gomez
Diaz
De Gama
Cabral
26
Many people think that modern culture culture begins with the ______________ .
Renaissance
Romans
Reformation
Philosophers
27
Which cultural spread from the Byzantine Empire to early Russia
latin language
democratic ideas
orthodox Christianity
silk cloth
28
The map shows that the Mongol Empire stretched across
North America and Europe
Europe and Asia
South America and Asia
Africa and Southeast Asia
29
Which Pharaoh of the New Kingdom changed the Egyptians religion to Monotheism from it's long held polytheistic beliefs
Ankhaten
Tutmoses III
Tutankhamun
Seti I
30
Which English King initiated the 100 year war
Edward IV
Edward II
Edward VI
Edward III
31
In the 13th and 14th Centuries the Northern Italian City States/Republics were what for Europe?
Soft Centers
Plague Centers
Power Centers
Hard Centers
32
Pope Pius II in 1458. His passion for architecture was shown in the redesign and rebuilding of his hometown of ___
Asissi
Sienna
Venice
Pienza
33
Which of the following is correct?
Elizabeth I
Mathilda
Victoria
Anne
34
1525 saw a rebellion by
who
they felt Protestantism was for them giving them a license to overthrow the establishment
The Peasants
The Pheasants
The German Princes
The German Princesses
35
The Renaissance changed Bastion forts. Why do cities and forts/castles employ this new type of defensive structure?
Angled walls deflect cannon balls/shells
It is a new aesthetic fashion in military technology
It was cheaper and more efficient to build in this new way
Gothic straight walls were no longer cool.
36
the pyramids of Giza were constructed during which ancient Egyptian Kingdom
Upper Kingdom
Old Kingdom
Newer Kingdom
New Kingdom
37
Which chain of Pacific Islands were named after this Spanish Absolute Monarch?
New Zealand
The Hawaiian Islands
The Philippines
Samoan Islands
38
Which factor contributed to the success of the vast empire created by the Mongols
avoiding contacts with the West
employing superior military skills
paying monetary tribute to local rulers
converting conquered peoples to Confucianism
39
Austria, France, Russia Vs. Britain and Prussia - It can only be the ___________ ______ War!
Thirty Beers’ War
Seven Years War
Australian Succession War
Cheesy Peas War
40
A major characteristic of European art during the Renaissance was the
introduction into Gothic culture
use of abstract ideas
lifelike portrayal of people and their environment
reproduction of prehistoric buildings
41
Which Italian city is home to an annual historical costumed horse race in main square, with Fonte Gaia
Sienna
Milan
Florence
Piza
42
15c, after the Black Death and beginnings Feudalism, caused the Merchant Class to become what of the Italian city-states
The richest people in Europe.
Deeply religious.
Converts to Protestantism.
Rulers of the Italian City States/Republics.
43
This passage leads to the conclusion that the Mongols
Contributed to cultural diffusion
Were urbanized
Were peaceful people
Rejected technology
44
The purpose of the Great Wall of China was to
supply food drom the south to Khanbalik
control the flood waters of the Huang He and the Chang Jiang rivers
protect the Chinese from the nomadic tribes of northern and central Asia
protect the port city of Guangzhou
45
The use of the Silk Road in Asia and caravan routes in northern Africa and southwestern Asia encouraged
self-suffucuency
cultural diffusion
ethnocentrism
cultural isolation
46
The Warring States period of China were a time of violent upheavals. Chinese philosophers created a philosophy of
Taoism and Hang
Confucianism and Taoism
Confucianism
Tang and Hang
47
The phrase "from southern Spain across northern Africa occupying the Arabian peninsula to southeast Asia" once described
Aztec Empire
Pax Romana
Muslim World
Gupta Empire
48
What alphabet was invented by the Sumerians and adopted by other civilizations throughout Mesopotamia. What is it called
Cuneiform
Assyrian
Babylonian
Akkadian
49
What was his invasion fleet known as? DWQ 12/6 Q 5 Text
The Spanish Armor
The Spanish Armadillo
The Spanish Battleships
The Spanish Armada
50
Mayflower 37/102 passengers were of what denomination a protestant group that was an offshoot of the Church of England
Methodists
Amish
Restorationists
Puritains
51
One reason Spain sponsored+ the first voyage of Columbus to the west was
trade established ports in the America
find a more direct trade route to Africa
make contact with the Empire of Benin
obtain military technology
52
The Black Death killed off 60% of the population of this Northern Italian City State/Republic?
Sienna
Pisa
San Remo
Milan
53
Which Pharaoh held the longest reign in his time he built amongst many things the temple of Abu Simbel
Ptolemy IV
Ankhaten
Rameses II
Seti I
54
The Bronze Age collapse affected Mycenean Culture and a group of illiterate people with no written language Who are they
The Dorians
The Parthians
The Persians
The Corinthians
55
What was the main purpose of Portuguese explorers sailing across the coast of Africa
chicken butt
finding a water route to India's spices
finding a new world no one has seen
finding natives who would trade with them
56
What was one result of large armies traveling great distances during the Crusades
Europe's population severely declines
Democracy in the Middle East grew
Cultural diffusion increased
Slavery was eliminated
57
Which was a major result of the Crusades
the permanent dominance of Christianity in the Middle East
a lessening in the power and influence of the European middle class
a decentralization of the power of the Roman Catholic Church
the development of new economic interests for Europe
58
Holy Roman Emperor, King of Germany, King of Italy, King of Spain, Archduke of Austria and Lord of the Netherlands, ____
Charles V
Phillip II
Robert the Chin
Huge Carpet
59
____ de Medici below. Known as "The Magnificant" A Florentine statesman and banker. Father of Poe Leo X
Lorenzo
Giovanni
Piero
Cosimo
60
After civil war, England became a commonwealth after a dictatorship under which former Parliamentarian Puritan General?
Charles III
Angry Bob McGurty
Richard Fairfax
Oliver Cromwell
61
Mick and Leo turned their hand to what when needed?
Shower Installation
Plumbing
Dry Wall
Military Engineering
62
Which statement about the Golden Age of Islam is a fact rather than an opinion
Muslims were the best early mathematicians
Islamic art was more abstract than Greek art
Muslim artists had more talent than European artists
Islamic society preserved Greek and Roman culture
63
The Pieta a sculptor of crucified Jesus and his mother is a work of an artist whos also done work for Pope Julius II
Leonardo
Raphael
Donatello
Michelangelo
64
Which Greek city state was a militaristic, brutal, Oligarchy
Macedon
Corinth
Sparta
Athens
65
What do we refer to the rebuilt Babylon as the capital of nebuchadnezzar II empire to not get confused with Hammurabi's
Cauldron
Chaldean
Hittie
Assyrian
66
The principal cause of the trend in England shown in the graph was
famine
immigration
a lower birthrate
disease
67
Ancient Greek experimented with many different types of governments, which of the following did they NOT use
Oligarchy
Democracy
Tyranny
Anarchy
68
The War of Devolution, the Franco-Dutch War and the Nine Years War. Instigated by this Absolute Monarch, who is he?
Louis XIV
Leopold I
Louis XIII
Charles II
69
The Pantheon in Rome, has a domed roof made of concrete was studied by which Artist/Architect in prep for Santa Maria
Michelangelo
Ghiberti
Brunelleschi
Verrocchio
70
To quote Peter Weller " All the hip cats split" For where, when Florence went broke?
Venice
Rome
Pisa
Turin
71
Which Absolute Monarch launched an attack upon Elizabethan England in 1588?
Phillip II
Louis XIV
Peter I
Catherine the Great
72
The recovery of ancient knowledge in relation to engineering can be said to be what?
the result of the Renaissance
enterprise of the Renaissance
the origin of the Renaissance
the cause of the Renaissance
73
formal imperial capital and is home to the Sistine Chapel where Michelangelo's frescos are painted on the walls and more
Rome
Remu
Florence
Venice
74
what area of Europe was least effected by the Black Death
Eastern Europe
Bristish Isles
southwestern Europe
Mediterranean Coast
75
Whose voyage is represented here?
Francis Drake
Captain Cook
Captain Hook
Fern in and Magellan
76
Queen Mary I was married to King Phillip II of Spain, she was a _______________ .
Protestant
Calvinist
Catholic
Lutheran
77
One major result in the Crusades was the
long-term decrease in European trade
permanent occupation of the Holy Lands by the Europeans
conversion of most Muslims to Christianity
spread of Middle Eastern culture and technology to Europe
78
Which was a characteristic of feudalism in both medieval Europe and Japan?
All the people knew their roles in a rigid class system
Political power was held by a string centralized government
The middle class required more power than any other class did
The army encouraged strong nationalistic feelings among the people
79
In the 700s AD Arabian merchants played an important role in
uniting most of Asia and Europe under a single religion
converting large numbers of Western Europeans to Islam
spreading new technology among Asia, Africa, and Europe
80
In Europe, a long-term effect of the Crusades was
the strengthening of the feudal system
the adoption of Islamic religious practices
an increased demand for goods from the East
increased European isolation
81
Focussing on worldly subjects rather than on religious issues is a hallmark of _________
Inhumanism
Socialism
Humanism
Communism
82
Absolute Monarchs could make laws, administer justice, control state officials, determine foreign policy, ____
Levy Taxes
Design the Kingdom's flag
Demand a Shrubbery
Open Parliament
83
Calvinists were more extreme Protestants than Lutherans. Their key belief in their church was what?
Prescience
Procrastination
Predestination
Prestidigitation
84
Henry VIII of England was Phillip's father in Law. He famously had six wives. But, how many wives did Phillip have
He remained a confirmed batchelor
Four
Fourteen
Five
85
A major goal of the Christian Church during the Crusades was to
capture the Holy Land from Islamic rulers
unite warring Arab people
establish Christianity in western Europe
strengthen English dominance in the Arab world
86
Which statement accurately describes the actions of Muslims during the Crusades
most Muslims converted to Christianity
many Muslims visited Europe for the first time to obtain luxury goods
Muslims defended Jerusalem because it was sacred to them
Muslims attacked and conquered Constantinople
87
This Pope was determined to beautify Rome, he had Vandals executed just to make sure. Which pope was he?
Leo X
Sixtus V
Alexander VI
Julius II
88
Constantinople became the center of the Byzantine Empire because
its location made it the crossroads of Europe and Asia
it was a geographically isolated from surrounding people
the pope had made it the capital of the Christian world
it was a religious center for Muslims
89
What was an important effect of the Black Death on the populations of Europe in the late 1340's
decline in average worker wages
decrease in public confidence in the Church
elevated position of lesser nobles and local leaders
increase in medical and pharmaceutical research
90
In Europe during the Middle Ages the force that provided unification and stability was the
federation of the craft guilds
Roman Catholic Church
central government in Rome
military alliance between France and Germany
91
The two main characteristics of an Absolute Monarchy are: Centralization of Power and the Concept of ___________________
Really big portraits by famous 16th,17th and 18th Century artists
Rule by Divine Right
Socialism
Peace and Prosperity come from fiscal unity
92
Dominican Friar he predicted trouble for Florence that prompted the Bonfire of The Vanities, was taken as proof
Savlon
Salamander
Savanorola
Servalan
93
In
The Prince
Niccolò Machiavelli was most concerned with
the expansion of the churches authority
equality and justice for all
the use of political power
government regulation of the economy
94
in the 1400s cities of Venice Constantinople and Canton achieved prominence because their
democratic governments attracted trade
pleasant climate led to an increased in population
locations were favorable for trade
military power led to industrialism
95
Which statement best describes the result of the Crusades
Europeans maintained a lasting control over much of the Middle East
Trade between Europe and the Middle East was expanded
Islamic influence dominated Europe
Europeans developed tolerance of non-Christian religions
96
Where was the printing press created before the Renaissance
Egypt
India
Greece
China
97
the Hejira Mohammed's journey from Mecca to Medina in 622 AD is important to Muslims because the journey
signified the establishment of the Islamic faith
ended Mohammed's attempts to spread Isalm throughout Asia
established Byzantine rule throughout the region
resulted in his early death
98
An interest in the ancient world that develops in Renaissance Italy is used to describe which philosophical movement?
Existentialism
Utilitarianism
Humanism
Skepticism
99
What's going on here?
Martin Luther starts the Reformation
Father Ted, tries to cover the hole in the church door to keep out the cold
Father Dougal has glued his hand to the door by accident
Brother Tetzel advertises his Indulgence Sale, 2 for the price of 1