Unit 2

Question 1

All of the following set the stage for the Renaissance in Western Europe EXCEPT…

a. the increased power and wealth of monarchs who then became patrons of the arts and sponsors of academic projects
b. traded expanded, bringing wealth into Europe that funded education, research, and innovation
c. the Crusades led to connections between Europe and the Islamic Empire, exposing Europeans to the scholarship, technology and progress of Muslim socities
d. the growth of cities, creating more interactions for cultural sharing and the spread of ideas
e. a declining merchant class that made way for more church sponsored art and scholarship

Answer 1

e. a declining merchant class that made way for more church sponsored art and scholarship

Question 2

The Ottoman Empire gained a lot of their wealth due to..

a. Their powerful military pillaging neighboring countries
b. Their control of the spice trade in Southeast Asia
c. Their location between Asian and Europe, making them middlemen in trade
d. Exporting silk and spices

Answer 2

c. Their location between Asian and Europe, making them middlemen in trade

Question 3

What was the dominant religion of the Safavids?

a. Sunni Muslim
b. Judaism
c. Hindu
d. Shi’a Muslim

Answer 3

d. Shi’a Muslim

Question 4

What group created the Ottoman Empire?

a. Hindus from India
b. Shi’a Muslims
c. Turks from Anatolia
d. Descendants of Mongols

Answer 4

c. Turks from Anatolia

Question 5

All of the following correctly describes the Omani Empire EXCEPT…
a. the empire was heavily dependent on trade over land from the silk road
b. the empire was a web-like collection of ports around the Indian Ocean
c. the empire is located in present-day Oman
d. trade was used to exchange goods and ideas in this empir

Answer 5

a. the empire was heavily dependent on trade over land from the silk road

Question 6

Which of the following is not one of the conditions for Absolutism?

a. centralized authority
b. increased power for nobles
c. weakened church authority
d. wealth to pay for war, palaces, and monuments

Answer 6

b. increased power for nobles

Question 7

Which of the following is not a characteristic of absolute monarchs?

a. Build up military and use it
b. Strengthen political & economic power
c. Build monuments to their power
d. Religion is kept separate from government

Answer 7

d. Religion is kept separate from government

Question 8

All of the following are evidence of the Ming dynasty’s success EXCEPT..

a. Reinstituting and strengthening the Civil Service program and drawing up a new law code that was more accessible for average citizens creating more consistancy in how laws were interpreted and implimented
b. The construction of the imperial palace known as the Forbidden City, to serve as a fortress to protect the imperial family
c. Restoring, expanding and strengthening the Great Wall to over 3,000 miles including tens of thousands of towers.
d. Large sea expeditions made up of 200- 300 enormous treasure ships, believed to be 400 feet long, sent out to build trade and political relationships
e. Chinese invasion and take over of Japan through the use of the Jinyiwei, a secret police that answered directly to the emperor

Answer 8

e. Chinese invasion and take over of Japan through the use of the Jinyiwei, a secret police that answered directly to the emperor

Question 9

Which of the follow could be considered an overarching effect of the Protestant Reformation?

a. end of religious warfare
b. the Crusades
c. decline in the power of the Roman Catholic Church
d. sale of indulgences

Answer 9

c. decline in the power of the Roman Catholic Church

Question 10

The Omani Empire is best described as:

a. An empire set up in the grasslands of China
b. The largest empire known to this day.
c. A maritime empire that controlled trade in the Arabian sea
d. A maritime empire with large sea armies

Answer 10

c. A maritime empire that controlled trade in the Arabian sea

Question 11

Describe the relationship between the Mughal government and the population.

a. The Christian government did not mind the Muslim population and allowed them to continue practicing Islam freely.
b. The Muslim government and the Hindu population created tension, resulting in the Mughal’s demise.
c. The Hindu government oppressed the Muslim population and was not tolerant of any religion.
d. The Muslim government was tolerant of other religions, including that of the majority Hindu population and worked to create unity between them.

Answer 11

d. The Muslim government was tolerant of other religions, including that of the majority Hindu population and worked to create unity between them.

Question 12

Which best describes the impact of the location of the Ottoman Empire?

a. Being in-between Africa, Europe, and Asia allows for them to be the “middlemen” in trade, increasing wealth.
b. Their location along the sea allows the to tax trade coming through via oceanic passageways.
c. They are isolated so they cannot trade.
d. Their location between Africa, Europe, and Asia allow for lots of natural recourses.

Answer 12

a. Being in-between Africa, Europe, and Asia allows for them to be the “middlemen” in trade, increasing wealth.

Question 13

Why did the Safavids change their policy towards people of other religions?

a. To attract foreign merchants and bureaucrats
b. Many of the citizens had converted to Christianity
c. To protect themselves from invaders
d. The Ottomans had put pressure on them to become more tolerant

Answer 13

a. To attract foreign merchants and bureaucrats

Question 14

The belief that salvation should be based on faith alone, and the bible alone is the sole authority was first promoted by which Protestant group?

a. Lutherans
b. Anglicans
c. Catholics
d. Calvinists

Answer 14

a. Lutherans

Question 15

All of the following were ways in which Muslim scholars influenced the Scientific Revolution, EXCEPT..

a. They provided direct support and funding for European scientists
b. They studied and passed along scholarship and innovation from Hindu and Chinese scholars
c. They studied and improved upon the work of earlier scholars from Greece and Rome
d. Their development of experimental methods inspired European scientists to adopt a more empirical approach to science
e. Their translations of ancient Greek and Roman texts into Arabic made these works accessible to European scholars
f. Their advancements in astronomy and mathematics provided essential tools for European scientists

Answer 15

a. They provided direct support and funding for European scientists

Question 16

Absolute Monarchs claimed ____________________, answering only to God & no earthly power.

a. The mandate of heaven
b. Divine right
c. The full support of the people
d. Democratic rule

Answer 16

b. Divine right

Question 17

The Comanche Empire had all of the following qualities of other empires EXCEPT what?

a. Power over a large territory.
b. The diverse population of multiple ethnic groups.
c. Areas where resources were extracted.
d. A central government.

Answer 17

d. A central government.

Question 18

Which of the following was true of the Comanche Empire?

a. It is famous for its architectural achievments such as the Comancherian Imperial Palace
b. Democratically elected leaders from different bands made decisions together as a government
c. It had a consoldiated, central government under the monarch
d. It had clear fortified boarders
e. Although it was diverse and segmented, it was unified under a shared belief system
f. Their economy thrived off the use of slave labor for farming from tribes they conquered, giving them a large subjugated population

Answer 18

b. Democratically elected leaders from different bands made decisions together as a government

Question 19

here did the Renaissance begin?

a. Germany
b. France
c. Italy
d. Constantinople

Answer 19

c. Italy

Question 20

The Great Wall was prioritized by the Ming Dynasty for which of the following reasons?

a. To keep out invasions from the Yuan Dynasty in the south
b. To unify China under the mandate of heaven
c. To keep out invaders from Central Asia like the Mongols
d. To flex their wealth and trade dominance to other empires

Answer 20

c. To keep out invaders from Central Asia like the Mongols

Question 21

The Renaissance in western Europe is best described as a period marked by

a. unquestioned reliance on the teachings of Aristotle
b. an advance of Muslim culture
c. Christian unity throughout the region
d. great intellectual and artistic creativity

Answer 21

d. great intellectual and artistic creativity

Question 22

To build up their militaries and finance wars, monarchs raised taxes on the poor. This often resulted in ___________________.

a. Nobility claiming political power
b. The nobility revolting
c. Peasant revolts
d. War between states

Answer 22

c. Peasant revolts

Question 23

Prior to the Protestant Reformation, the medieval church in western Europe was criticized for

a. refusing to sell indulgences to peasants
b. being too tolerant of Muslims
c. being too concerned with worldly power and riches
d. allowing the Bible to be printed and distributed to the people

Answer 23

c. being too concerned with worldly power and riches

Question 24

Which of the following best describes the actions taken by the Catholic Church in response to the Protestant Reformation?

a. They launched their own reformation, strengthening their core beliefs
b. They launched the printing and distribution of the bible in multiple languages
c. They ignored the Protestants as they did not impact the power of the Catholic Church
d. They reformed some of their core beliefs, taking on some ideas of the Protestants

Answer 24

a. They launched their own reformation, strengthening their core beliefs

Question 25

Which of the following was a core value of Calvanists that separated them from other groups?

a. Selling of Indulgences
b. Sola Fide
c. Sola Scriptura
d. Predestination
e. Adult Baptism

Answer 25

e. Adult Baptism

Question 26

What was the significance of janissaries in the Ottoman empire?

a. They acted as bureaucrats, handling the administrative work of the empire
b. They formed missionary groups that traveled Asia and Europe converting people to Islam
c. They formed an elite, highly trained and educated military force
d. They exported Persian rugs across Asia and Europe

Answer 26

c. They formed an elite, highly trained and educated military force

Question 27

The Safavids can best be described as…

a. Turks from Anatolia that saw themselves as warriors of Islam & took over the Byzantine Empire their location between Europe, Africa, and Asia, made them the middle men for trade & brought a lot of wealth
b. Muslim government over a largely Hindu population. Government policy was tolerant of other religions, some Muslim rulers even married married Hindu women to show unity across religions
c. Shi’a Muslims located in Persia between the Ottomans & Mughals, during their golden age they diversified their government to improve diplomatic relations and trade with other groups

Answer 27

c. Shi’a Muslims located in Persia between the Ottomans & Mughals, during their golden age they diversified their government to improve diplomatic relations and trade with other groups

Question 28

Which of the following best describes the reason Henry VIII separated from the Catholic Church?

a. He disagreed with the traditions and rituals of the Catholic Church
b. He believed in the teachings of Martin Luther
c. For political separation
d. To launch his own Crusade

Answer 28

c. For political separation

Question 29

The Palace of Versailles was a demonstration of wealth and power by which monarch?

a. Philip II of Spain
b. Peter I of Russia
c. Louis XIV of France
d. James I of England

Answer 29

c. Louis XIV of France

Question 30

One major characteristic of the Renaissance period is that…

a. The classical cultures of Greece and Rome were revived and imitated after being restored by the Islamic Empire
b. The main language of the people became Latin, moving away from the use of Germanic languages.
c. The Catholic Church no longer had any influence in Europe politically or culturally
d. The manor became the center of economic activity and political alligence

Answer 30

a. The classical cultures of Greece and Rome were revived and imitated after being restored by the Islamic Empire

Question 31

This Christian group believed that the Church’s interpretation of the bible was final and that Christians needed both faith and good works to reach salvation…

a. Lutherans
b. Anabaptists
c. Calvinists
d. Catholics

Answer 31

d. Catholics

Question 32

What two empires were the Safavid located between?

a. Ottoman and Omani
b. Omani and Incan
c. Mughal and Ottoman
d. Incan and Comanche

Answer 32

c. Mughal and Ottoman

Question 33

Increasing numbers of people learned to read after the mid-1400s because

a. more people had leisure time
b. more people had disposable income
c. printed materials became more available
d. illumination made works of literature extremely beautiful

Answer 33

c. printed materials became more available

Question 34

Which of the following best describes a key principle of the Scientific Revolution?

a. Belief in the supernatural and mystical
b. Use of observation and reason to challenge established beliefs
c. Acceptance of scientific theories without evidence
d. Reliance on authority and tradition to guide scientific theory

Answer 34

b. Use of observation and reason to challenge established beliefs