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AP European History Chapter 2 Worksheet Name ______________________________ Date ________________________ Period ____________ MULTIPLE CHOICE _____ 1. Which of the following cities played a key role in the trade between Europe and the Near East? A. Bologna B. Venice C. Florence D. Milan _____ 2. Medieval Europe was a feudal society that had a(n) ________. A. growing lay and secular control of thought and culture B. agricultural economy and was dominated by the church C. growing national consciousness and political centralization D. urban economy based on organized commerce and capitalism _____ 3. Which of the following cities had uninterrupted trade with the Near East throughout the Middle Ages? A. Lyon C. Paris B. Pisa D. Naples _____ 4. What occurred in 1378 as a result of the unbearable conditions for those at the bottom of society and the disruption caused by the Black Death? A. the Jacquerie B. Ciompi Revolt C. French Revolution D. signing of the Treaty of Lodi _____ 5. Cosimo de’ Medici brought stability to which city after his rise to power in 1434? A. Florence C. Milan B. Rome D. Venice _____ 6. The first humanists were ________. A. orators and poets B. politicians and their secretaries C. farmers and blacksmiths D. historians and musicians _____ 7. Who was known as the “father of humanism”? A. Giovanni Boccaccio B. Dante Alighieri C. Francesco Petrarch D. Guarino da Verona _____ 8. Which of the following was the most important intellectual recovery made during the Italian Renaissance? A. Spartan military strategies B. Roman law C. Roman studies D. Greek studies AP European History Chapter 2 Worksheet _____ 9. The great masters of the High Renaissance were ________. A. Titian, Donatello, and Giotto B. Titian, Vincent van Gogh, and Masaccio C. Vincent van Gogh, Donatello, and Giotto D. Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo _____ 10. Who is considered the “father of Renaissance painting”? A. Donatello C. Michelangelo B. Raphael D. Giotto _______ 11. Whose most famous painting is the Mona Lisa? A. Donatello C. Raphael B. Michelangelo D. Leonardo da Vinci _____ 12. The term “Machiavellian” has become synonymous with ________. A. tools made by machinists B. ruthless political expediency C. welfare policies D. slow decision-making _____ 13. The Habsburg-Valois wars were fought between France and ________. A. Austria B. Spain C. the Holy Roman Empire D. Russia _____ 14. A new alliance between monarchs and ________ helped break the bonds of feudal society. A. nobles B. clergy C. peasants D. townspeople _____ 15. One way in which the northern humanist Desiderius Erasmus gained fame as a religious reformer was by ________. A. elaborating Scholastic theology B. editing the works of the Church Fathers C. issuing a new edition of Abelard’s works D. pleasing church authorities _______ 16. Humanism prepared the way for Protestant reforms in which of the following countries? A. England, France, and Spain B. France, England, and Denmark C. Germany, the Netherlands, and Spain D. England, France, and Germany _____ 17. What English humanist wrote a famous book called Utopia? A. Roger Bacon B. Thomas More C. William of Ockham D. Johann Reuchlin AP European History Chapter 2 Worksheet _____ 18. Columbus thought his first landfall was ________. A. India C. Indonesia B. China D. Japan _____ 19. The _______ of the West Indies and Brazil became the major center for black slavery in the midsixteenth century. A. cotton plantations B. sugar plantations C. gold mines D. sweet-potato fields _____ 20. Endemic warfare between the pope and the Holy Roman Emperor ________. A. was a boon for the landed nobility B. had all but ended by the year 1000 C. assisted the growth of Italian city-states D. had little effect on Italy _____ 21. Social strife and competition for political power became so intense within the cities that most evolved into ________. A. despotisms B. feudal states C. oligarchies D. democracies _____ 20. The ____ greatly helped reduce the need to go to war and allowed increased control over the enemy. A. use of despotism B. art of diplomacy C. hiring of mercenaries D. purchase of enemy territory _____ 21. How did Lorenza Valla become a hero to Protestant reformers? A. his defense of free will against the advocates of predestination B. his defense of predestination against the advocates of free will C. his teaching to depict humans as the only creatures in the world who possess the freedom to be whatever they choose D. his work, Oration on the Dignity of Man _____ 22. Which of the following ideas was held to be true in both Renaissance Italy and in Reformation Europe? A. The interests of laity are no longer subordinate to clergy. B. Medieval Christian values are important teachings. C. The philosophies of Plato and Aristotle are counter to truth. D. Art must be abstract and formulaic _____ 23. Medieval art tended to be abstract and formulaic, whereas Renaissance art showed __. A. the natural world and human emotions B. religious figures without faces C. sacred images painted on wood D. small scenes in the margins of text AP European History Chapter 2 Worksheet _____ 24. A new style of art called “mannerism,” allowed the artist to include _____ in his or her work. A. perfectly refined images B. outdoor scenes C. people dining together D. the strange and the abnormal _____ 25. The political alliance known as the Treaty of Lodi did which one of the following? A. brought Milan and Naples into an alliance with Florence B. brought the Papal States into an alliance with Florence C. brought Venice and Naples into an alliance with Florence D. brought Milan and Naples into an alliance with Venice _____ 26. Which of the following expresses a viewpoint held by Machiavelli? A. Roman rulers and citizens of ancient Rome did a poor job of defending their homeland. B. Italian political unity and independence were ends that justified any means. C. Ancient Roman patriotism and self-sacrifice were ineffective. D. Republican ideals were outdated. _____ 27. The primary reason monarchs sought out new sources of income in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries was the ________. A. growing cost of warfare B. growing cost of farming equipment C. food and clothing needs of the peasants D. need to build new public offices _____ 28. The monarchy of Ferdinand and Isabella in Spain was an example of the emergence of ________ in the 1400s. A. absolute monarchy B. sovereign states C. despotism D. enlightened absolutism _____ 29. What caused the secure government of France created by Louis XI to become a defeated nation under his successors? A. bad foreign policy B. the collapse of the English empire C. the dissolution of Burgundy D. newly acquired Burgundian lands _____ 30. The Inquisition was a key national agency established in 1479 for the purpose of ________. A. monitoring the activity of converted Jews and Muslims in Spain B. increasing the size of the empire of Spain C. converting Christians to join Jewish and Muslim religions D. merging the Anglican church and the English Reformation _____ 31. During an assembly in Worms in 1495, Emperor Maximilian allowed the members to create ________. A. a permanent representative body B. the Golden Bull agreement C. a seven-member electoral college D. a Supreme Court of Justice AP European History Chapter 2 Worksheet _____ 32. The Brothers of the Common life, an influential lay religious movement, eliminated what requirements from the religious life of men and women? A. abstinence from food and drink before holy communion B. sleeping on wooden floors and benches C. eight hours of prayer and meditation each day D. vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience _____ 33. Why did German humanists rush to Reuchlin’s defense when Pfefferkorn attacked Reuchlin for being a Jew? A. to promote pro-Jewish sentiment B. to promote academic freedom and good scholarship C. to promote Luther’s ninety-five theses against indulgences D. to support the Dominican order in Cologne _____ 34. The Portuguese exploration of the African coast started out as a search for gold and slaves, but by the century’s end it had established ________. A. an organization promoting freedom of religion B. friendly relations with Muslims and pagans C. an organization promoting the freedom of slaves D. a sea route around Africa to Asia’s spice markets _____ 35. What was the primary reason Spanish explorers sailed the Atlantic Ocean? A. to measure the actual size of the Atlantic Ocean B. to bring more slaves back to Spain C. to find more gold on the other side of the Atlantic D. to find a shorter route to the East Indies _____ 36. European voyages of discovery and conquest provided several profound biological impacts on Native Americans, including the ________. A. spread of measles and smallpox B. spread of a virulent form of syphilis C. introduction of corn D. introduction of a new species of fish _____ 37. What argument about Native Americans caused tension between the mendicant friars and Spanish conquerors? A. the renaming of Native American groups B. the education of Native American children C. the need to conquer Native Americans to convert them D. preserving Native American traditions _____ 38. Based on “The Renaissance Garden,” which of the following is most accurate? A. A garden’s main purpose was to romance and seduce potential suitors. B. A garden was a sign of wealth and privilege that only the wealthy could enjoy. C. A garden was a source for food and medicine, and a space of social and religious significance. D. A garden lacked a practical function, but the social dimensions created outweighed the cost to maintain the garden’s beauty. AP European History Chapter 2 Worksheet _______ 39. Renaissance art was much more likely than medieval art to attempt to represent ________. A. what we see B. the cosmic order C. an abstract concept of the world D. imaginary worlds _____ 40. Examine Map 2-2. According to the map, which of the following statements is true? A. By 1600, Spain controlled most of coastal Central and South America. B. Portugal had the largest claims to land in the New World. C. Spain claimed all of Central and South America. D. Spain held claims in both modern India and the Philippine Islands. Answer the following on a separate piece of paper and attach. 1. What did Machiavelli believe is the most important trait for a ruler? Did Machiavelli see the potential for this trait in any of his contemporaries? Do you agree with Machiavelli’s ideas on governing? Explain.
