Middle Ages
How did the nature of warfare change during the Hundred Years’ War?
The peasant foot soldiers won the main battles
What was the Renaissance a rebirth of?
Art and learning
Which of these were a complaints of religious Europeans around 1500
The belief that the Roman Catholic Church was being invaded by the Eastern Orthodox Church
The charge that Pope Erasmus wanted to divide the church
The belief that the clergy were too interested in financial matters and disinterested in religion
The church was too involved in spiritual affairs after the black death
3. The belief that the clergy were too interested in financial matters and disinterested in religion
All of the following were impacts of the slave trade on African societies EXCEPT
A. increased warfare. C. depriving communities of youngest and strongest
B. depopulation of some areas. D. transfer of European political ideas.
D. transfer of European political ideas.
The Treaty of Tordesillas gave Spain control of almost all of...
The Americas.
Serfs were different from peasants in that serfs
Serfs were legally bound to the land that they worked on
Why was Leonardo da Vinci a Renaissance man?
He was a painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientist.
What is the belief that people had the ability to reason and improve themselves through reading classical basic works of Christianity, which would result in eventual reform of the Church and society?
Christian Humanism
Slaves from Africa were obtained by Europeans from
African slave merchants
In order to support colonization, settlement, and exploration, the British, French, and Dutch
Hired companies to establish and created control over trade in a given region
The population increased during the Middle Ages for all of these reasons EXCEPT
A. increased peace and stability.
B. better food production.
C. new technology.
D. more doctors.
D. more doctors
Who was Petrarch?
The father of Humanism
What is vernacular?
The everyday language of a group of people
All of the following were discoveries made as a result of the Scientific Revolution EXCEPT
The heart was the center of the body
beliefs associated with Ptolemy’s theories were affirmed
The sun was the center of the universe
Planets were made of matter
2. beliefs associated with Ptolemy’s theories were affirmed
What did mercantilists believe that the prosperity of the nation depended on?
A large supply of gold and silver.
What did Joan of Arc do to bring the Hundred Years’ War to a decisive turning point?
Inspiring the French with her faith
The ruling family of Florence during the Renaissance period was?
Medici
Which of the following is NOT one of the Italian city-states important during the Renaissance?
A. Florence C. Venice
B. Naples D. Milan
B. Naples
Who was the first person to use the telescope?
Galileo
European expansion was driven by all of the following EXCEPT
A. wealth and trade. C. political ambition.
B. religious passion. D. fear of African empires.
D. Fear of African Empires
What is the major conflict between England and France that had its roots in feudalism
Hundred Years' War
Who painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling?
Michelangelo.
What is the major religion during the middle ages?
Catholicism
Which of the following Enlightenment thinkers would have agreed with the statement: “The purpose of government is to protect the citizens’ rights.”
John Locke C. Montesquieu
Thomas Hobbes D. Beccaria
B. Thomas Hobbes
What philosophe is associated with the study of reason?
René Descartes