Medieval Europe & The Renaissance
Who was Michelangelo Buonarroti?
A. A sculptor and painter, known for works like David and the Sistine Chapel ceiling, considered one of the greatest artists of all time.
B. An artist and scientist, famous for works like The Last Supper and Mona Lisa, and known for his deep studies of anatomy, engineering, and the natural world.
C. A political philosopher, best known for The Prince, advocating the use of power and pragmatism by rulers, often viewed as amoral.
D. A Dominican friar who opposed the corruption of the church and the Medici family, leading a popular but ultimately failed revolt in Florence.
E. A playwright and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language, known for works such as Hamlet and Macbeth.
F. A Dutch scholar, regarded as the "Prince of Humanists," known for his work on the Greek New Testament and his critique of the Catholic Church.
G. An influential Renaissance painter, known for works such as The School of Athens, which exemplified classical ideals and philosophy.
H. A powerful banker who ruled Florence, increasing the Medici family fortune and heavily influencing the city's politics, economy, and culture.
Quotidian Quadruple
A. A sculptor and painter, known for works like David and the Sistine Chapel ceiling, considered one of the greatest artists of all time.
Which of the following explorers is associated with the first successful circumnavigation of the globe?
a) Ferdinand Magellan
b) Vasco da Gama
c) Christopher Columbus
d) Hernán Cortés
a) Ferdinand Magellan
The Spanish Armada (1588) was primarily defeated by:
a) The Dutch Navy assisted the French in defeating Spain
b) The French fleet due to favorable winds
c) English naval maneuvers and bad weather
d) A massive European alliance organized against Spain
c) English naval maneuvers and bad weather
The crop rotation system developed in Britain during the Agricultural Revolution increased crop yields by:
A) Increasing nutrients in the soil
B) Allowing more land to rest
C) Ensuring more seeds sprouted
D) Decreasing land used for nutrient-depleting crops
A) Increasing nutrients in the soil
What did the Treaty of Versailles lead to?
Led to the end of WWI
What were the core ideas of humanism, and how did they influence Renaissance thought and culture?
A) Humanism emphasized religious devotion and the rejection of worldly matters
B) Humanism advocated for a return to medieval scholasticism, and the desire to excel in understanding cosmological phenomena
C) Humanism focused on the study of classical texts and emphasized the potential of human achievement and rational thought
D) Humanism embraced art and literature, but rejected religious teachings
C) Humanism focused on the study of classical texts and emphasized the potential of human achievement and rational thought
Why was Pope Leo X selling indulgences in 1517?
a) To reform the Catholic doctrine
b) To fund a new crusade
c) To pay off the debt that was incurred from the Black Death labor shortage
d) To finance the building of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome
d) To finance the building of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome
In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus published:
a) Principia Mathematica & the Evolution of the Sun
b) Two Treatises on the Heavenly Bodies
c) The Spirit of the Cosmos
d) On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres
d) On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres
The free-market system of capitalism was defended in the book The Wealth of Nations by:
A) Adam Smith
B)Ernest Hemingway
C) Jeremy Bentham
D) William Wilberforce
A) Adam Smith
What is total war?
War in which countries use all their resources for the war
What does the term “Renaissance” mean?
"Rebirth" of interest in the classical art, philosophy, and literature of ancient Greece and Rome
Desiderius Erasmus was critical of the Catholic Church, but unlike Luther, he did not want to break from it. What did he emphasize?
a) The importance of ethical reform within the Church
b) The need for justification by faith alone
c) The rejection of papal authority
d) The call for the abolition of the sacraments
a) The importance of ethical reform within the Church
What was Louis XIV of France known as?
Daily Double
The Sun King
The process of enclosure during the 1700s tended to increase:
A) Farmers' reliance on a single cash crop
B) The use of the broadcast method of seeding
C) Farming efficiency
D) The amount of common land available for grazing
C) Farming efficiency
Who made up the Triple Entente?
Britain, France, and Russia
How did the Great Western Schism affect the authority of the Catholic Church?
It weakened the authority of the church by creating multiple popes
Henry VIII’s divorce from Catherine of Aragon and subsequent marriage to Anne Boleyn triggered a significant religious shift. What was one of the major outcomes of this?
a) England became a strictly Catholic nation after Henry VIII was excommunicated from the Church
b) The Church of England was officially established, rejecting the authority of the Pope
c) England embraced Lutheranism in an effort to deny the Pope's authority
d) England remained firmly under Papal authority despite Henry VIII's efforts to abdicate from Rome's authority.
b) The Church of England was officially established, rejecting the authority of the Pope
What did the Treaty of Paris (1763) result in?
France largely losing its North American territories
Which of the following was a key idea in the free-market system?
a protect the nation's industries from foreign competition
b. establish minimum wages and maximum working hours
c. give government complete control of the means of production
d. refuse to interfere in any economic matters
d. refuse to interfere in any economic matters
What was the Battle of Midway?
The Battle of Midway was a decisive naval battle in the Pacific Ocean during World War II, fought between the United States and Japan from June 4 to June 7, 1942.
Who was the Pope who called for the Crusades in 1095?
Pope Urban II
Who was the first person to translate the Bible into English?
William Tyndale
Why were the American colonists taxed after the Seven Years' War?
Parliament believed they should help pay for war expenses
Governing in a "parental" way by providing for needs but not giving rights is known as __________
paternalism
Who made up the Triple Alliance?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
How did the Black Death's decline in population affect the social structure of Europe?
A decrease in population led to labor shortages and the decline of the manorial system
What was the primary result of the Thirty Years' War in 1648?
The Peace of Westphalia which established religious liberty for Catholics and Protestants alike
Why was Absolutism widely accepted in 17th-century France?
People yearned for security, order, and prosperity after the horrors of the Thirty Years’ War
Explain what happened in the scramble for Africa.
Diamonds were discovered in South Africa in 1867. Gold was discovered there in 1886. Because of this, European nations agreed at the Berlin Conference that any nation could claim any part of Africa by telling the others and by showing that it had control of the area.
How did imperialism lead to World War I?
It expanded the European empires and intensified rivalry and competition among these empires.