world history

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oligarchy

A government ruled by only a privileged few is a(n):

chivalry

Miguel de Cervantes is best known for his satire about ______titled Don Quixote.

poet laureate

a court poet

Michelangelo

"David"

da Vinci

"The Last Supper"

False

Edward III's major contribution was to restore Archbishop Stratford as chancellor

true

One of the most powerful political families in Italy was the Medici family.

Francis Bacon

Two Englishmen who wrote about an idealized world were Sir Thomas More and _____.

Masaccio

perspective and chiaroscuro

Holbein

portrait of Henry VIII

Giotto

the illusion of depth

The Republic of Florence

was an important banking center, governed by seven major guilds

Savonarola

A Florentine Dominican friar who attacked church corruption and who was later excommunicated and executed as a heretic was _____.

Jonson

A neoclassicist who wrote satiric comedies was _____.

the great council

A very efficient form of government consisting of a ruling assembly of 200 merchants and bankers in Venice was:

False

Although the French won most of the battles after 1350, the English won the war.

a satire

Erasmus' The Praise of Folly is:

Van Eyck

Flemish painter

A royal police force which restored civil peace,the recapture of Grenada, with conversion or expulsion of the Jews and Muslims the spread of Spanish influence through trade and expansion.When Ferdinand of Aragon married Isabella of Castile, a greater national unity was achieved. Under Ferdinand and Isabella, the Spanish Inquisition, a form of church court, was established. For the first time unity existed among the people of Spain, a unity of both faith and of territory. During Ferdinand and Isabella's reign the beginnings of a world power were established

Four accomplishments Ferdinand and Isabella achieved were

sun

Heliocentric means having the ___ as the center

Various styles of type were developed by European printers. Books at last were available to the public. Previously hand-printed copies had been too expensive for the average person to buy, since an average book took around six months to copy by hand. The development of movable type encouraged the spread of learning during the Renaissance.

How did Gutenberg's printing press contribute to the growth of learning and literacy (especially Bible reading) in Europe?

Almohades

In 1146 a new Muslim power which came out of Africa was called the _____

False

In spite of the help she provided the French, Joan of Arc was eventually tried as a witch and burned at the stake by the French leaders.

Growth of trade and wealth rise of the middle class the decline of feudalism stronger national governments a new approach to the study of science, with experimentation as a scientific technique the return to early Greek and Roman ideas.

List four changes that came with the Renaissance

religious

Most Renaissance painters chose_____ subjects.

Gothic

Notre Dame in Paris is a famous cathedral built in the _______style.

the marriage between Richard II and the daughter of Charles VI

One factor which did NOT lead to the Hundred Years' War was:

natural, realistic

Renaissance art became more:

Raphael

Sistine Madonna"

Velazquez

Spanish painter

Petrarch

The 14th century Italian who tried to spread an interest in the classics was:

True

The Tudor dynasty brought over one hundred years of peace and prosperity.

oil paint

The Venetian school of painting used

Machiavelli

The author of The Prince, which justifies many unethical practices in politics was:

True

The barons deposed Edward II because they feared a strong monarchy, which paved the way for a parliamentary government.

William Shakespeare

The greatest literary figure in the English language was _____.

Ficino

The man who first used the term Platonic love was:

da Vinci

The man who most closely approached the ideal of a universal man was ____

bourgeoisie

The middle class; originally a citizen or freeman of a French city are the definitions of the word _____.

Reconquista

The movement to drive out the Moors from southern Spain was called the ___

a lasting peace

The reign of Charles V did not bring about:

Castile and Leon Portugal Aragon

The three parts which made up Christian Spain in 1140 were:

Moors

The_______ a Muslim people of mixed Arab and Berber stock coming from northwestern Africa. They invaded Spain and occupied it for 700 years.

Victorian

Which is NOT one of the three major styles of medieval architecture?

France was a strong national power

Which of the following was NOT true of France during the period before 1364?

Leonardo da Vinci

Who contributed to the fields of botany, anatomy, engineering, and geology? He sketched muscle and bone. He drew inventions for man's flight and various weapons and machines. He studied rock and water (geology) and developed canals and locks.

Nicolaus Copernicus

Who discovered heliocentric theory? He wrote a book about heliocentrism.

Sir Isaac Newton

Who discovered laws of gravity and motion? He discovered aspects of light and color, leading to today's spectrum analysis:

Johannes Kepler

Who discovered that planetary orbits were oval, not circular? He also discovered three laws of planetary motion.

Galileo

Who discovered the concept of specific gravity, and laws of pendulum?

Galileo

Who invented telescopes and discovered four satellites around Jupiter? (He also found that the earth's moon was rough and only reflected light.)

Roger Bacon

Who wrote a book (Opus Majus), encouraged experimentation, and described eyeglasses?

Neoplatonism

a philosophical and religious system composed of the writings of Plato and elements of Christianity

Christian humanism

a study of the humanities from a Christian point of view

The Papal States

consisted of Rome and the central portion of the Italian Peninsula

humanities

cultural studies, as opposed to the sciences, including language and literature, philosophy, and art

The Duchy of Milan

manufactured silks, woolens, and armor

The Republic of Venice

was the wealthiest and most politically stable of the Italian states

The Kingdom of Naples

was under French rule until Spain took over


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