AP Euro Semester Final

The text above was most likely seen as which of the following at the time it was written?

A guide for educating and training a "universal man."

The passage most clearly shows the influence of which development?

A renewed interest in Classical Greek and Roman texts among humanist thinkers

The above structure contains all of the following elements EXCEPT?

Chiaroscuro

The ideas surrounding the woodcut were most inspired by which of the following?

Christian Humanism

The above structure was MOST likely created to?

Glorify the Catholic Church

The methods of learning described in this passage contributed most directly to which change in thinking?

The rediscovery of secular ideas from Ancient Greece and Rome

Which of the following was a result of support for ideas illustrated in the images?

The religious uniformity of Europe was shattered

Which of the following was more likely to be emphasized by Burkhardt and Michelet than by Brotton?

The role of the Roman Catholic Church in promoting the Renaissance and its values

Which of the following would best account for the differences between the interactions of the Spaniards and the natives as described in the two accounts?

Columbus was biased in favor of himself in his writings

Which of the following motives for exploration is de Las Casas most likely to think is most important in source 2?

Converting the natives to Christianity

Which of the following was most inspired by criticisms such as the ones illustrated by the above images?

Council of Trent

Which book would be most similar to Bruni's view of education?

The Book of Courtier by Baldassare Castiglione

The account of de Las Casas most accurately describes?

The Encomienda System

Which of the following best supports Buckhardt's argument?

The Italians embraced humanism earlier than the peoples of Northern Europe

The above images reflect which of the following statements?

The Lutheran movement rejected corrupt practices that plagued the Roman Catholic Church

Cooperation of European traders with West African leaders who facilitated the slave trade would most noticeably be seen in?

The emergence of the cast as system in New Spain

In the passage above, Christine de Pisan is most likely responding to?

The existence of a patriarchal social structure that dominated European society

The above map implies which of the following trends in early modern Europe?

The interconnection between political and religious issues

Bodin's argument in the passage is best explained in the context of?

The level of increasingly centralized monarchies during the 16th century

What is Dr. Brotton's primary argument against traditional view of the Renaissance as proposed by Michelet and Burckhardt?

The work of earlier historians was flawed because they ignored the importance of trade, finance, and science, and cultural exchange in their analysis of the era

The Colombian Exchange affected the Natives in which of the following ways?

They were subjugated and destroyed

The map most likely represents the borders of European states immediately after the?

Thirty Years' War

The importation of slaves into the New World was part of a process known as?

Triangular Trade

Based on Peter the Great's views on government, he would most likely have supported?

Vast increases in military spending

Which of the following superior technologies was most crucial to the European's success in the New World?

Weapons like cannon and war horses

Michelangelo's David displays which of the following thematic innovations of Renaissance artists?

Accurate human anatomy

All of the following developments in European history contributed to increased tensions between monarchs and their subjects EXCEPT?

An increase in guild memberships in urban areas

Which of the following motivations for exploration is most evident in the document above?

Christianity served as a stimulus for exploration as governments and religious authorities sought to spread the faith as a justification for the physical and cultural subjugation of indigenous civilizations

In the sixteenth century, Spanish conquest as described by de Las Casas in the passage?

Did not occur in India or China

The Columbian Exchange affected the Europeans in which of the following ways?

Economic opportunities were created

The above passage can best be understood in the context of the?

English Civil War

France and England reacted to Spain's conquests in the New World by?

Establishing their own colonies and trade networks

Which of the following was NOT a resolution of European conquest of the Americas realized by the end of the 17th century?

Europeans establish overseas colonies on the coasts of the Americas and throughout the continent of Africa

Which of the following motives for exploration does Las Casas seem to be criticizing in source 2?

Financial gain

Due to historical events that resulted in the political borders illustrated in the map above?

France emerged as the most powerful state in Europe

The "resuscitation of antiquity" mentioned in the passage is most likely a reference to?

Greco-Roman culture

Which of the following features of the Italian Renaissance does Burckhardt endorse most explicitly?

Humanism

Which of the following philosophies underlay the above structure?

Humanism

Which of the following themes of the Renaissance era is the above writing most connected to?

Humanism

The events that Charles I is referring to in this speech were brought as a result of which of the following?

Increased competition between the monarchy and the nobility

Which of the following is best supported by the Twelve Articles of the Peasants, 1525?

Landlords began to restrict some of the traditional rights of the peasantry

Which of the following Renaissance philosophies would most likely agree with Bodin's argument?

Machiavelli

Which of the following is a characteristic of the social and economic situation described in the passage?

Many farmers and peasants were forced to rely upon subsistence agriculture

Which of the following best explains why the labor of enslaved Africans was established in the European colonies?

Most Native Americans had succumbed to disease or overwork

The ideas expressed in the passage were most likely a result of which of the following factors?

New ideas of civic humanism that reflected new models of political behavior

Which of the following likely encouraged the peasants to make demands for change during this time period?

New interpretations of scripture that encouraged the notion of spiritual equality

Religious trials such as the one above, usually focused on the persecution of which of the following?

Recent converts to Christianity

Which characteristics of new monarchs are depicted in the image above?

Religious uniformity

Which is the most likely explanation for the high percentage of enslaved people brought into Brazil and the West Indies?

Sugar plantations in those regions could profitability employ the greatest number of laborers

The sculpture of David was placed in the New Republic's town hall, the Palazzo della Signoria, in Florence, facing Rome and the Pope as a warning against the former power of which of the following families?

The Fugger Family to whom the pope owed huge amounts of money, which eventually led to the selling of indulgences

All of the following conflicts were based on principles contrary to Bodin's interpretation of political power EXCEPT?

The Habsburg-Valois wars

Which of the following reforms would castiglione most likely institute?

The creation of private high schools for elite young men with many extracurricular activities

Based on historical developments by 1650, the above map best represents?

The decline of the Holy Roman Empire as the dominant power in the Mediterranean

The situation described in the above Passage ultimately contributed to?

The depopulation of indigenous peoples in the New World

Which of the following would have best facilitated the spread of ideas discussed by Buckhardt in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth century?

The development of the moveable type printing press

The Renaissance was a time known for educational and intellectual breakthroughs often attributed to which of the following educational systems?

The focus on Greek and Roman classics required by humanism

The illustration above illustrates the draconian tactics at times used during which of the following state actions used to control religion and monarchy?

The initiation of Ferdinand and Isabella's inquisition in 1478 to test the faith of those non-Catholics whom had converted to Catholicism

Which of the following would explain why the city of Florence commissioned a statue of David rather than another biblical or classical hero?

The story of the righteous underdog who defeated a giant had resonance in the young republic, which wanted to preserve its freedom

The above image illustrates Peter the Great cutting off the beard of an "old believer." This image MOST likely demonstrated Peter's desire to?

Westernize Russian society

Which of the following developed in Renaissance Italy in response to the views expressed in the passage above?

Women in positions of power grew in number along with their wealth