history

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

Almohades

The three parts that made up Christian Spain in 1140 included: _____.

Castile and Leon, Portugal, Aragon

The man who first used the term Platonic love was:

Ficino

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

France was a strong national power

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

Francis Bacon

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.)

Galileo

Notre Dame in Paris is a famous cathedral built in the ____________________ style.

Gothic

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

Johannes Kepler

A neoclassicist who wrote satiric comedies was _____.

Jonson

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.

Leonardo da Vinci

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

Machiavelli

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

Nicolaus Copernicus

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

Petrarch

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

Reconquista

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

Roger Bacon

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

Savonarola

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

Sir Isaac Newton

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

True

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

True

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

Victorian

The greatest literary figure in the English language was _____.

William Shakespeare

The reign of Charles V did not bring about:

a lasting peace

Erasmus' The Praise of Folly is:

a satire

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

bourgeoisie

Miguel de Cervantes is best known for his satire about _____________________ , titled Don Quixote.

chivalry

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

da Vinci

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

false

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

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.

false

Joan of Arc was a key leader who helped rally English troops and increase nationalism.

false

The 100 Year's War was fought between England and Germany over control of the French throne.

false

List four changes that came with the Renaissance.

government, arts, literature, science.

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

moors

The Venetian school of painting used _________________.

oil paint

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

oligarchy

Renaissance art became more:

realistic, natural

Most Renaissance painters chose ___________ subjects.

religious

Heliocentric means having the ______________ as a center.

sun

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

the Great Council

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

the marriage between Richard II and the daughter of Charles VI

England won most of the territory in France during the war.

true

The 100 Year's War established France as a strong monarchy with an influential and growing middle class.

true

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

true