Renaissance Rules
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Reformation Rocks
& Absolutism is
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Chris
Columbus is
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Non
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Enlightenment
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Revolution
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RRA for 1
An Italian Humanist who hunted down Greek and Latin
manuscripts was
a.
Sforza.
b.
Bruni.
c.
Petrarch.
d.
Chrysoloras.
e.
Ficino.
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Petrarch.
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The fifteenth-century Tuscan republic, whose government
was run by the Medici family, was
a.
Venice.
b.
Milan.
c.
Florence.
d.
Urbino.
e.
Brindisi.
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Florence.
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Niccolò Machiavelli
a.
killed Cesare Borgia in a duel.
b.
argued that a prince serves only the interest of the
state, doing whatever is necessary to protect or advance
its interests.
c.
was the unofficial other of The Divine Comedy as
well as The Prince.
d.
e.
was a well known condottieri.
wrote The Book of the Courtier.
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b. argued that a prince serves only the
interest of the state, doing whatever is
necessary to protect or advance its
interests.
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The most influential Dutch humanist, who popularized the
reform program of Christian humanism (including a
vernacular translation of the Bible) was
a.
John of Ockham.
b.
Martin Luther.
c.
John Calvin.
d.
Desiderius Erasmus.
e.
Ulrich Zwingli.
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Desiderius Erasmus.
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RRA for 5
Which of the following was not a position taken by Martin
Luther?
a.
Salvation would be achieved through faith.
b.
The purchase of indulgences would not lead to
salvation.
c.
The German princes should establish a reformed
German church.
d.
Acts of good work are the sole source of salvation.
e.
Reading the Bible is important.
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Acts of good work are the sole source of
salvation.
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Chris for 1
Prince Henry
a.
was the first European to get to the source of the
Zambezi.
b.
established a school for naval gunners in
Portsmouth, England in 1438.
c.
was depicted as the "epitome" of greed by
Bartolomeu Dias.
d.
established a school for navigators in 1419.
e.
became king of England in 1628.
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established a school for navigators in 1419.
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Chris for 2
Christopher Columbus
a.
was an escaped criminal from Munich when he
sailed to the Americas.
b.
was of Genoese origin, although he gained fame in
the service of the Portuguese king.
c.
was the brother of Hessin Cortes.
d.
converted to Islam on his forty-third birthday.
e.
believed that Asia was larger, and closer to Europe
by water, than people then thought.
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believed that Asia was larger, and closer to Europe by
water, than people then thought.
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Chris for 3
The Treaty of Tordesillas
a.
divided the "new" areas discovered by Europeans
between the English and the French.
b.
divided the "new" areas discovered by Europeans
between Spain and Portugal.
c.
gave the English the eastern route around the Cape
of Good Hope.
d.
gave the French the eastern route around the Cape
of Good Hope.
e.
ended the Hundred Years War.
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divided the "new" areas discovered by
Europeans between Spain and Portugal.
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Under the encomienda system, New World
natives were
a.
forced to accept Islam.
b.
permitted to retain control over their local
lands.
c.
subjected to exploitation and harsh
treatment by the Dutch.
d.
supposed to be protected by the Spanish.
e.
taken to Spain to be used as laborers.
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d) supposed to be
protected by the Spanish.
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Chris for 5
The Dutch and Portuguese
a.
worked together in Southeast Asia to counter the
strength of the French and the Danes.
b.
tried to induce the inhabitants of areas under their
control to accept Islam, and thus make them easier to
control.
c.
played no part in European trade with Africa.
d.
jointly administered Brazil until after 1750.
e.
were bitter trade rivals in Southeast Asia until the
Dutch won out.
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were bitter trade rivals in Southeast Asia until
the Dutch won out.
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Non-Euro for 1
Which of the following statements is not an accurate
characterization of the nature of Ottoman governmental
processes?
a.
Originally, Ottoman rule was dominated by tribal
law and augmented by Muslim law.
b.
After the empire arose, Byzantine and Persian
influenced Turkish rule.
c.
The sultan ruled from the Topkapi with the
assistance of the Grand Vezirs, who were primarily the
products of the devshirme process.
d.
The government was located in Istanbul, the
former Constantinople.
e.
The government refused to allow any religion to be
practiced in the empire except for Islam.
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The government refused to allow any religion to be
practiced in the empire except for Islam.
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Non-Euro for 2
It can be said of Safavid cultural achievements that
a.
its pottery ignored eastern influences and
duplicated ancient Persian designs.
b.
it was minimally involved with textile production.
c.
its seventeenth-century carpets epitomized the
height of its artistic achievement.
d.
its painting was intensely affected by Western
methods and subjects.
e.
its architecture was almost wholly imitative.
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c) its seventeenth-century carpets epitomized
the height of its artistic achievement.
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Non-Euro for 3
Following the defeat & expulsion of the Mongols from China,
a) A legalist regime was established.
b) The Ming Dynasty arose.
c) Peasants were granted equality w/ the scholar gentry and
noble classes.
d) The civil service exam system of the Mongols was ended.
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b) The Ming dynasty was founded by Hongwu,
responsible for overthrowing the last Mongol
emperor.
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Non-Euro for 4
Government, under the Qing Dynasty,
a. gave Europeans preference over Chinese for civil
service positions.
b. was actually no different than it had been under the
Ming.
c. saw compromises made in the civil service
examination system as positions were increasingly
assigned to candidates who purchased their degrees.
d. although a dyarchy, in reality favored the Chinese over
the Manchus.
e. abandoned all of its Manchu roots.
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c) saw compromises made in the civil service
examination system as positions were
increasingly assigned to candidates who
purchased their degrees. This came along with
the rise of the merchant class.
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Non-Euro for 5
Hideyoshi expelled missionaries from his domain in 1587
because the missionaries were
a.
supportive of the emperor rather than the shogun.
b.
c.
d.
selling indulgences.
destroying local Christian religious shrines.
interfering in local Japanese political matters.
e.
from France, whose revolutionary tradition was a
concern to the shogun.
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d) Interfering in local Japanese matters- Japan
self-isolated during the Tokugawa Shogunate to
curtail Euro influence.
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Dutch Wildcard for 1
The slave trade out of Africa was controlled by
a. African trading guilds. c.
Muslim traders.
b. European slave traders and African rulers working
jointly.
c. Muslim traders.
d. the Europeans, especially the Dutch and Portuguese.
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b. European slave traders and African rulers working
jointly.
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With regard to the slave trade & slavery in Africa,
contacts with Europeans
a. decreased warfare between African states as Africans
united against European slavers.
b. led to open warfare between Christians and Muslims
for the control of the slave trade.
b. increased violence and the disruption of African
societies.
c. benefited most African states, which received high
quality goods in exchange for slaves.
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increased violence and
the disruption of African
societies.
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Double Dutch for 3
Unlike Spanish Latin America, in Portuguese Brazil,
A) Indians retained their rights and properties
B) Gold was the most important mineral extracted prior
to 1600.
C) Caucasian Europeans immigrated to settle the land.
D) Sugar and sugar refining provided the most important
economic activity.
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e) Early in its
development of Brazil,
Portugal established
sugar plantations
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Under the doctrine of mercantilism, Spain & Portugal
encouraged their Latin American colonies to
a) Buy manufactured goods only from the mother
country.
b) Permit foreign merchants to trade within the empires.
c) Allow the free settlement of English colonists within
the New World.
d) Practice free trade.
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a) Mercantilism dictates that the mother
country will use its colonies as markets for
finished goods, while monop0lizing the
extraction of raw materials.
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The large numbers and high volume of Africans in the
slave trade was necessary b/c
a) Most Africans escaped from slavery before arriving in
the Americas.
b) Muslim fleets patrolled the Atlantic coast of Africa &
freed the slaves.
c) The mortality of slaves was high and their birth rate
was low.
d) African slaves were also needed on estates in Europe
after the Black Death.
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c) Shipboard mortality was extremely high for enslaved Africans,
& the birth rate was low, especially in Latin America.
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E&R for 1
Mercantilism differs from capitalism because
mercantilism
a) Discourages colonies and overseas adventures.
b) Encourages skilled workers to demand better pay and
benefits.
c) Does not encourage state or government intervention
in the economy.
d) Promotes wealth of a national economy at the
expense of free trade.
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d) Mercantilism differs from capitalism in promoting
national wealth over free trade and individual gain. It
relies on tariffs obtained through government
intervention, and is based on colonies.
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E&R for 2
The chief intellectual cause of the French and American
revolutions was the
a) Enlightenment
b) Economic ideas of mercantilism
c) Renaissance
d) 1688 Glorious Revolution in England.
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a) The ideas of the Enlightenment, especially the innate
right to freedom, were key in both revolutions. Critique of
the clergy was an important part of the French revolution.
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E&R for 3
All of these led to the outbreak of the French Revolution
in 1789 EXCEPT:
a) The inability of the French govt to reform itself.
b) An invasion of France by Austria
c) A massive debt and need for tax reform.
d) A desire to limit the powers & rights of the king,
nobles, and clergy.
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b) All of the answers except for B influenced the
Revolution.
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E&R for 4
The formal event which led to the break between the
American colonies and England was the
a.
creation of the Articles of Confederation.
b.
confrontation at Yorktown.
c.
confrontation at Fort Pitt.
d.
signing of the Declaration of Independence.
e.
creation of the United States Constitution.
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d) signing of the Declaration of
Independence. Duh.
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E&R for 5
The most ironic aspect of Napoleon's career or rule in
France was that
a.
it was more autocratic than that of Louis XVI,
which had initially sparked the Revolution.
b.
Napoleon never understood of the nuances of
French domestic political developments.
c.
the ruling European monarchs failed to recognize
the fragility of the political dilemma that such a regime
could promulgate.
d.
it always took advice from the Bishop of Rome, or
the Pope, in all domestic matters.
e.
it ended where it began, back in Corsica.
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a) it was more autocratic than that of Louis XVI,
which had initially sparked the Revolution.
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