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Question 1

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Renaissance paintings often depict ancient Greek and Roman thinkers alongside the artists and thinkers of the Renaissance, which illustrates Renaissance interest in
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  • classical Roman and Greek philosophy.
  • the religious cults of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
  • the painting techniques of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
  • the ritual of the early Christian church.

Question 2

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What was one reason why the Renaissance began in Italy?
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  • Italians were surrounded by the remnants of classical Rome, stimulating interest in the past.
  • Italy was the only region in Europe where scholarship was conducted in the vernacular.
  • Italy was the most technologically advanced society in the West.
  • Italy had connections to Britain and France, where classical texts had been preserved.

Question 3

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The Northern Renaissance started in the low countries of Denmark, the Netherlands, and Britain due to
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  • the end of the Black Death and the end of political wars in those areas
  • the vast wealth of the people of those countries gained from trade and power
  • the excellent art schools located in the region
  • open trade and diplomatic relations with France, especially Paris

Question 4

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Despite the changes of the Renaissance, all but which the following social and cultural norms stayed the same?
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  • patriarchy
  • religion
  • social classes
  • status mobility

Question 5

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In the triangular trade, what was transported from the Americas to Europe?
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  • raw materials/cacao beans
  • skilled workers/slaves
  • luxury products/jewelry
  • manufactured goods/cotton linen

Question 6

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How did European mercantilists think about exports and imports?
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  • They believed that imported luxury goods gave them higher status, so they encouraged imports.
  • They wanted to export goods in order to bring gold and silver into their country.
  • They considered a strict balance between exports and imports to be essential.
  • They valued their own products so highly that they banned most exports.

Question 7

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What was the significance of the Treaty of Tordesillas of 1494?
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  • It divided newly discovered lands between Portugal and Spain.
  • It transferred power from the pope to the Italian city-states.
  • It rewarded Christopher Columbus for his discoveries.
  • It brought the Hundred Years' War to an end.

Question 8

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John Cabot, Jacques Cartier, and Henry Hudson explored part of North America in hopes of finding
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  • a water route to Asia.
  • a source of fish and furs.
  • places to mine gold and silver.
  • Indian allies against the Dutch.

Question 9

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The native population of the Americas was decimated due to contact with Europeans.
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  • True
  • False

Question 10

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Which philosopher felt that humans are inherently good, but their desire for happiness makes them make bad choices?
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  • Wollstonecraft
  • Hobbes
  • Montesquieu
  • Rousseau

Question 11

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Although Hobbes and Locke believe in social contracts, Locke believed ___ while Hobbes believed ___.
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  • people can't govern themselves and need order; people need to be protected from the government
  • people need to be protected from the government, people can't govern themselves and need order
  • people are stupid and cannot govern themselves; kings are stupid and should be put to death
  • kings are stupid and should be put to death; people are stupid and cannot govern themselves

Question 12

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Which philosopher observed that governments were better when the branches were separate?
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  • Montesquieu
  • Rousseau
  • Voltaire
  • Hobbes

Question 13

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The first major breakthrough of the Scientific Revolution was heliocentric theory. Who was not a major scientist connect with it?
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  • Bacon
  • Galileo
  • Copernicus
  • Kepler

Question 14

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Many people believe that European Enlightenment began with the first published book in Europe. What was this book?
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  • The Bible
  • Dante's Inferno
  • Milton's Paradise Lost
  • Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

Question 15

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One of the greatest economic minds of the Enlightenment was Smith, who advocated
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  • free markets
  • colonialism
  • taxing the wealthy
  • answer not present

Question 16

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The Counter-Reformation was a reaction against John Calvin's protest through 95 Theses.
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  • True
  • False

Question 17

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How did Portuguese merchants establish land bases in Asia?
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  • They purchased territory from neighboring empires.
  • They paid rent to local rulers to occupy a piece of land.
  • They found uninhabited islands on which to build their forts.
  • They used cannons on their ships to capture coastal towns.

Question 18

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In contrast to slaves, indentured servants
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  • were usually born in the Americas.
  • paid for their own food and place to live.
  • became free after a set number of years.
  • were taken by force in their home countries.

Question 19

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What was one consequences of the policies in the trade and communication edicts of the Tokugawa Shogunate that banned trade with other nations?
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  • Japan developed a uniquely innovative scientific culture.
  • Popular rebellions arose and most of these edicts were quickly reversed.
  • Japan was unable to take advantage of technological developments from the West.
  • Japanese rulers became more responsive to the will of the people.

Question 20

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John Cabot, Jacques Cartier, and Henry Hudson explored part of North America, resulting in the finding of
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  • a water route to Asia.
  • a source of fish and furs.
  • places to mine gold and silver.
  • Indian allies against the Dutch.
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