1st Semester Exam Review

For what is the Medici family famous?

Who declared himself head of the English Church?

Who captained the first European ship to sail around the tip of Africa

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

The idea of direct democracy is explained in

Which of the following was/were great accomplishment(s) of Philip II as the king of Spain?

Which war was sparked by religious conflict and resulted in increased power for France?

What was the purpose the the joint-stock companies of the 1500s and 1600s?

Why were new business and trade practices established in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries?

Which of the following was originally a Dutch settlement?

The scientific method was developed by

Why did Peter the Great build St. Petersburg?

The study of classical texts caused humanists to focus on what subject?

The principles in the Bill of Rights were influenced by

Which country was the leader in developing & applying 15th century sailing innovations?

The Enlightenment philosophers influenced Catherine the Great's

By the end of the 1600s even to today, England's system of government is considered to be:

Why was the caravel an important development in navigation?

In general, the philosophers believed in all of the following EXCEPT

What did the encomienda system provide for New Spain?

What as the main motive for the French to establish New France in the Americas?

What is the Renaissance a rebirth of?

Henry Fielding was a writer who

What were Desiderius Erasmus, Thomas More, and Francois Rabelais?

Who was the successor to the Austrian throne after Charles VI?

The concept of "absolute rule" supported which belief:

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

What was the main cause of the civil wars that were fought in France between 1562 and 1598?

The law of universal gravitation was explained by

Who was the important Catholic Reformer who founded the Jesuit order?

Who conquered the Aztec empire?

European art of the 1600s and the early 1700s was dominated by grand, ornate style called

Where did Christopher Columbus land first?

Which European country was the first to import enslaved Africans to the Americas?

What was the first full-sized book Gutenberg printed?

William and Mary came to the throne of England during

The Heliocentric theory of our solar system was first proposed by

Which French king boasted "I am the state"?

Why did Europeans see Africans as a better source of labor than Native Americans?

During the Columbian Exchange, which of the following was carried WEST across the Atlantic?

This group suffered the greatest loss of power during the reign of Ivan the Terrible:

In what way did Leonardo da Vinci represent the Renaissance Man?

What was one of John Calvin's major teachings?