Famous Figures
Who is credited with creating the statues of David and Pieta, as well as the Sistine Chapel ceiling?
a. Donatello
b. Baldassare Castiglione
c. Michelangelo Buonarroti
d. William Shakespeare
c. Michelangelo Buonarroti
The European Renaissance was primarily a rediscovery of which ancient civilizations?
c. Roman and Greek
Which philosopher believed people were inherently evil and needed absolute rule?
a. Locke
b. Rousseau
c. Hobbes
d. Montesquieu
c. Hobbes
Which European monarch changed their country's religion to obtain a divorce?
a. Louis XIV
b. Henry V
c. Louis XVI
d. Henry VIII
d. Henry VIII
Who wrote "Utopia" about Christian Humanist principles?
a. Thomas Moore
b. Machiavelli
c. Da Vinci
d. Baldassare Castiglione
a. Thomas Moore
Who built the Palace of Versailles to control the French nobility?
a. Ivan the Terrible
b. Louis XIV
c. Frederick II
d. Catherine the Great
b. Louis XIV
What significant event occurred as a result of Martin Luther's stand against indulgences?
a. Germany rejected Lutheranism and remained Roman Catholic.
b. Lutheranism spread first to England and Scotland, then to France and Italy.
c. Henry VIII started a new religion in England called Anabaptism.
d. The Protestant Reformation began.
d. The Protestant Reformation began.
This is a form of government when a ruler holds complete power over their subjects.
a. Constitutionalism
b. Absolutism
c. Fascism
d. Socialism
b. Absolutism
Which crop introduction to the Americas contributed significantly to African slavery?
sugar cane
This enlightenment thinker believed that free markets lead to economic well-being.
a. Voltaire
b. John Smith
c. Wollstonecraft
d. Descartes
b. John Smith
Who first proposed that the sun, not Earth, was the center of the universe?
a. Copernicus
b. Newton
c. Galileo
d. Harvey
a. Copernicus
What was the first widely printed book after the invention of the moveable type printing press in Europe?
bible
What type of government requires rulers to follow a governing document?
a. Constitutionalism
b. Absolutism
c. Fascism
d. Socialism
a. Constitutionalism
Which Russian ruler became known for the destruction of Novgorod?
a. Louis XIV
b. Frederick II
c. Catherine the Great
d. Ivan the Terrible
d. Ivan the Terrible
This person believed that because people were inherently good that they could successfully govern themselves.
a. Locke
b. Rousseau
c. Hobbes
d. Montesquieu
a. Locke
Who was known for introducing the concept of separation of powers?
a. John Locke
b. Jean Jacques Rousseau
c. Thomas Hobbes
d. Montesquieu
d. Montesquieu
What was the sea journey undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the West Indies called?
a. Triangular trade
b. Columbian exchange
c. Middle Passage
d. Human trafficking
c. Middle Passage
What concept justified rulers' power based on their birth status?
a. Birthright
b. Divine Right of Kings
c. Divine Power
d. God Given Right of Kings
b. Divine Right of Kings
Which branch of Protestantism can trace its roots to a royal figure (King Henry VIII)?
a. Presbyterian
b. Calvinism
c. Lutheranism
d. Anglican
d. Anglican
This document was signed by William and Mary of England, which granted more power to Parliament and the people.
a. Petition of Right
b. English Constitution
c. Declaration of Independence
d. English Bill of Rights
d. English Bill of Rights
Who developed the theory of gravity and natural laws?
Sir Isaac Newton
What was the name for the transport of plants, animals, diseases, and technology between colonies and developed nations?
Columbian Exchange
Which term literally means "rebirth"?
renaissance
Which female monarch became a great social reformer in Russia?
Catherine the Great
How many theses did Martin Luther write in his stand against indulgences?
95