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Akbarwas considered the greatest of the Mughals for all of the following except:
He allowed religious freedom
He created an improved tax plan
He gave everyone a chance to serve in high offices
He hired Christian scholars to advise him
2
A majoreffect of the Reformation in Europe was the
Decline in religious unity
Increase in men becoming priests
decline in church attendance
Increase in use of indulgences
3
What were some effects of Suleyman’s law code?
A. Reduced bureaucracy and simplified taxation
Increasedgovernment officials and laws
Thefinancial weakening and end of the empire
A. The slaughter of millions of Christians
4
Whowas known as the leader of the Reign of Terror?
Napoleon
Robespierre
Estates General
Louis XIV
5
Whataction did Martin Luther take to begin the Protestant Reformation?
Started a theocracy in Geneva
Invented the printing press to spread his ideas
Went to Rome and spat in the Pope's face
Posted the 95 Theses on a church door
6
Allof the following were actions taken by the Council of Trent EXCEPT
Rejection of the Protestant Bible
creation of the Jesuits
Allowing priests to marry
Banning indulgences
7
What was thefirst and most widely printed book in Europe?
The Bible
The Quran
The Almanac
The Dictionary
8
MartinLuther believed that salvation could be achieved only through
Attending Church
faith
Good Deeds
Studying as a monk, nun, or priest
9
The English Bill of Rights was passed as a means to
Overthrown the monarch
Increase the monarch's power
Increase Parliaments power
Limit Parliaments power
10
Howdid Parliament try to limit the power of the English monarchy?
They forced Charles I to sign the Petition of Right
They banned the king from Parliament
They forced Charles I to sign the Magna Carta
They made Charles I pay high taxes
11
Which people were the founders of the Qing dynasty?
The Manchu
The Muslims
Revolting Peasants
The Mughals
12
Allof the following is true of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and theCitizen except:
Rights of liberty and property
More power to the church
Women's rights were excluded
It proclaimed all men were born free
13
Theprinting press specifically increased these two things in Europe
Corruption and Knowledge
Knowledge and Literacy
Wars and Literacy
Religious belief and wars
14
Thejourneys of Vasco de Gama & Christopher Columbus became possible in the late1400s because of
Development of new navigational technologies
Trade connections made by Prince Henry of Portugal
Support for exploration by the Italian government
Effects of the Atlantic Slave trade
15
All of thefollowing were Renaissance artists EXCEPT
Medici
Michealangelo
Da Vinci
Raphael
16
Whatwas considered to be the first act of revolution in France?
The king's declaration of war
Creation of the National Assembly
Storming the Bastille
The barring of the 3rd estate from a meeting
17
TheRenaissance was a rebirth of these two classical cultures
Chinese and Japanese
French and Spanish
Greek and Roman
Ottoman and Mughal
18
Whatis the best definition of humanism?
On God determines everything
Humans are sinful and need kings
Those with talents should be educated
Everyone is important and valuable
19
Themajor contribution of the Enlightenment philosophers was the introduction ofnew ideas about
Government
Science
Religion
Economics
20
Whoconquered Constantinople and then opened it up to Jews, Christians, and Muslims?
Mehmed II
Selim the Grim
Timerlane
Osman
21
Thisphilosophe argued for separation of powers within government
Voltaire
Locke
Montesquieu
Diderot
22
This visual represents what theory
Gravity
Heliocentric
Geocentric
Mooncentric
23
In1450, this man invented the movable type printing press in Europe
Gutenberg
Martin Luther
Michelangelo
DaVinci
24
Whichbelief system was banned in Japan under the Tokugawa time period?
Buddhism
Confucianism
Islam
Christianity
25
Whatwere major conflicts in the Thirty Years’ War?
Territorial disputes and peasant uprisings
Social class disruptions and tax disputes
Religious and territorial disputes
Peasant uprisings over harsh rule
26
TheRenaissance began in the city-states of this European country
Germany
France
England
Italy
27
Whichof the following characterized thinking in the Renaissance?
Belief in Eastern traditions and life is suffering
Return to classical learning and belief in human potential
A dark age devoted to hard work and little else
Devotion to God and strict social hierarchy
28
Frenchphilosophe Jean Jacques Rousseau believed that the best form of governmentwould be a
Direct Democracy
Constitutional Democracy
Dictatorship
Republic
29
Henrythe VIII was different from Luther and Calvin mainly because
His break from the church was personal/political.
His new church did not recognize authority of the pope
He maintained close ties with the Catholic Church
He considered cards, dancing, and exercise to be sinful
30
IsaacNewton and other enlightened thinkers believed truth could be found through
Application of reason
Obedience to authority
Study of Philosophy
Study of religion
31
Whatwas the purpose of the Treaty of Tordesillas?
To legalize the use of slave labor in the Americas
To ensure further invasion of southeast Asia
To continue the spread of Catholicism
To formalize the division of lands between Spain & Portugal
32
Whatis the significance of England’s defeat of the Spanish Armada?
It destroyed Spain's navy
It weakened Spain
England took control of the Netherlands
It made Phillip II look bad
33
Whatare ghazis?
Devout Islamic Sultans
Warriors for Islam
34
Whatstrategy did Louis XIV use to control the French nobility?
Forced nobles to live at Versailles
He taxed the peasants
Placed nobles on a strict allowance
He matched his friends to noble's daughters
