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The British imported approximately how many slaves to their colonies
2.1 million
When was the fall of the Western Roman Empire
476 AD
Which of these events during the Age of Exploration was a cause of the other three
Advances in navigational technology made long ocean voyages possible
Frederick the Great of Prussia
Aggresively pursued war with his neighbors
Which type of government is shown in the cartoon
An absolute monarchy in France
What was the Protestant Reformation
An attempt to reform the Catholic Church
All of the following contributed o the spread of the Black Death EXCEPT
Aqueducts that carried the water born illness to large populations
The ideas of the Renaissance spread to northern Europe in all of the following ways EXCEPT
Arab traders stopped in Italian ports before sailing to Britain and the Low COuntries to sell their goods
All of the following are characteristics of a nation EXCEPT
Army
Why did Columbus sail West in 1492
Because trade routes to Asia were controlled by Muslims
The Fronde caused Louis XIV to do all of the following EXCEPT
Build a royal palace called the Louvre
What was reborn during the Renaissance
Classical Culture
Which of the following was not an important Renaissance city
Constantinople
The expeditions of Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro resluted in the
Destruction of the Aztec and Incan empires
Which of the following has the most important influence on culture:
Discoveries
Why was absolutism difficult to achieve in England
England had democratic traditions that limited the power of the king
All of the following were effects of the 100 Years' War EXCEPT
England won
Which was an immediate result of the Age of Exploration
Europeanization of many places around the world
Which of the following best describes the food exchange between Europe and the Americas
Europeans brought wheat, sugar, and sheep to the Americas, and took corn, potatoes, and tobacco to Europe
Which of the following was a conquistador
Francisco Pizarro
Which of the following best describes the three G's
God, Gold, Glory
What was one reason the Renaissance was born in the northern cities of Italy in the 14th century
Growing prosperity from trade and business brought wealth to the cities
Which of the following is NOT true of Charlemagne's rule
He developed strong alliances with the people he conquored by allowing them to maintain their own religious beliefs
Henry II did all of the following EXCEPT
He formed a representative assembly called the Great Council
Which of the following was NOT part of Louis XIV's typical day
Hunting
Catherine the Great changed Russia by
Introducing Western ideas and capturing a warm water port
The manorial system is described by all of the following statements EXCEPT
It created a large trade network between manors in Europe
The Magna Carta was important for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
It made all Englishmen equal
The feudal system is described by all of the following statements EXCEPT
It was a system of centralized government based upon mutual obligation (It wasn't centralized)
All of the following are true of Versailles EXCEPT
It was originally designed as a fortress for the French military
The Ottoman Empire made its greatest military impression on Europe in 1683 by
Laying siege to Vienna
Why was the invention of moveable type so important
Literacy rates increased throughout Europe
Renaissance painting was characterized by all of the following EXCEPT
New emphasis on religious subjects
Which of the following statements about joint stock companies is FALSE
Only the Dutch set up joint stock companies
Africans were caputured and sold to European slavers by
Other africans
Martin Luther believed in all of the following ideas EXCEPT
Participation in the seven sacraments is necessary for salvation
Which European coutnry was the first to send out exploreres
Portugal
Who established a school in Portugal for sailing, mapmaking, and navigation
Prince Henry the Navigator
Elizabeth I's religious reforms in the Anglican Church can best be described as
Protestant doctrine and traditional Catholic ritual
The Pragmatic Sanction
Provided a legal basis for the inheritance of Maria Theresa to the Hapsburgh throne
The Pope made the call for the Crusades in AD 1095 in order to
Reunited the Christian world and to recapture the Holy Lands
The Hohenzollerns subdued the power of the nobles by requiring them to
Serve in the military
Why was Mary, Queen of Scots, a challenge for Elizabeth
She had a legitimate claim to the throne
The defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588
Shifted power to England and France
The Crusades indirectly contributed to the discovery of the New World by
Stimulating European demand for goods from the East
All of the following were effects of the Catholic Reformation EXCEPT
The Bible was tranlsated into vernacular languages
Which Church did Henry VIII establish
The Church of England
All of the following are true of Louis XIV's wars EXCEPT
The Hapsburg became the dominant power in Europe
Why was the Battle of hastings important
The Normans conquered England
All of the following happened when the government of the Western Roman Empire fell EXCEPT
The Pope, who needed protection, sent envoys to convert the Visigoths to Christianity
Which of the following was one result of the Treaty of Tordesillas
The Spanish Empire was large than the Portuguese Empire
All of the following were trends during the Renaissance EXCEPT
The feudal system reached its highpoint as many feudal lords fought with each other
How did the northern humanists differ from those in the south
The northern humanists resisted ideas that were critical of the Church
Which of the following was NOT true of the Italian city-states during the Middle-Ages
The popes controlled nearly all of the city-states
What did Martin Luther criticize the Catholic Church for in his 95 theses
The sale of indulgences
Where were most slave forts located
The west coast of Africa
The Christian Church along with monasteries and convents helped preserve European culture in each of the following ways EXCEPT
They asked the leaders of the Orthodox Church to help them fight the Germans
How did the Anabaptist differ from other Protestants
They baptized only adults
Why did the Calvinists emphasize right behaviour and hard work
They believed right behaviour was a clue as to who was destined for salvation
What did Machiavelli give to rulers in The Prince
To do whatever it took to maintain the stability of the state
What was the goal of the Spanish Inquisition
To eliminate non-Catholics from Spanish society
What was the goal of the Puritans
To purify the Anglican Church from all Catholic influence
Why did Peter the Great travel around Europe in 1697-98
To study Western models of government, military structure, and culture
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Black Death
Warfare changed as firearms were used
The Babylonian Captivity and Great Schism
Weakened the reputation of the papacy
Sailors could calculate their location based on the position of the sun and stars in relation to the horizon with the
astrolabe
Planters in the Americas began to use African slaves for labour because
disease had killed millions of Native Americans
Peter the Great accomplished all of the following except
he assured continuity by naming his son Alexis to be the nest tsar
Leonardo da Vinci is considered the ideal Renaissance Man because
he was able to do so many things well
Absolutism is a political system
in which the monarch has complete power based upon divine right theory
According to the theory of mercantilism, nations should
increase their supply of bullion