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1
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Did people value the church or their independence more during the Renaissance period?

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Church remained important, but independence became more important to people during the Renaissance.

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Put these French Revolution events in order:

_____ The Women’s March on Versailles’
_____ Napoleon’s invasion of Russia
_____ The Reign of Terror
_____ The formation of the Committee of Public Safety

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The Women’s March on Versailles (October 1789)
The formation of the Committee of Public Safety (April 1793)
The Reign of Terror (September 1793 - July 1794)
Napoleon’s invasion of Russia (June 1812)

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3
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Where did the Renaissance start?

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Italy

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Who are the 4 “Ninja Turtle Artists” of the Renaissance?

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Leonardo
Michelangelo
Raphael
Donatello

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5
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  1. Who was the “George Washington” of South America?
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Simón Bolívar

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  1. Why was the Storming of the Bastille significant?
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Symbolized the start of the French Revolution

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  1. Describe the Tennis Court Oath…
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Members of the Third Estate met at a tennis court
Swore not to separate until a new constitution was established
Challenged the authority of King Louis XVI

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  1. What were the causes of the French Revolution?
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The French Estate System
Money and Debt
Failed Harvests
Ineffective Leadership
Storming of the Bastille
Women’s March on Versailles

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  1. What did Pope Leo X sell to increase funds in the Catholic Church?
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Indulgences

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10
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  1. What invention helped to increase literacy rates and spread information?
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The printing press:

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  1. Was everyone guillotined during the Reign of Terror guilty of treason?
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No

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12
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  1. What two revolutions inspired the Latin American Revolutions?
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American Revolution
French Revolution

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  1. The African mosque maintained by locals to this day is called the Great Mosque of ______________________.
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Djenné

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14
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  1. Which Ancient African civilization utilized stone walls and disappeared without a trace?
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Great Zimbabwe

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15
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  1. Which came first, the Neolithic Age or the Paleolithic Age?
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Paleolithic Age (Old Stone Age) came first

Neolithic Age (New Stone Age) came after

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  1. Which two continents does the Silk Road trade network connect to?
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Asia and Europe

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  1. Why did the Catholic church take issue with Galileo and Copernicus’ theory of Heliocentrism?
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Threatened the Church’s authority and power

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18
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  1. What is Rousseau’s theory of General Will?
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interest of society

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19
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  1. The theme of the Enlightenment movement was thinking with _________________________________.
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thinking with reason

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  1. What type of government would the Enlightenment thinkers have supported?
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limited government

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21
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  1. Why did Peter the Great want to Westernize Russia?
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Westernizing Russia making more European

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22
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  1. What were the 3 non-violent revolutions?
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the enlightenment
the scientific revolutions
industrial revolution

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23
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  1. The Age of Exploration and the Age of Absolutism led to the Age of ______________________________________.
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Enlightenment

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24
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  1. Evidence of early Chinese writing systems was Oracle ____________________________.
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oracle bones

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25
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  1. When early farmers developed agriculture they had access to a more stable ______________ supply. Communities formed where people were able to do jobs other than farming.
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food

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26
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  1. Which body of water was vital to the development of Ancient Egypt?
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Nile river

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27
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  1. Was Ancient Greece monotheistic or polytheistic?
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polytheistic

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28
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  1. How was the way of life in Sparta different from the way of life in Athens?
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Sparta was a militaristic dictatorship and Athens was a democracy

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29
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  1. Which European nation dominated trade on the Middle Passage?
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Portugal

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30
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  1. Where was the Slave Coast?
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located in West Africa

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31
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  1. What native people did Columbus encounter in the Caribbean Islands?
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Taino

32
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  1. What 3 things were traded in the Columbian Exchange?
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plants, animals, and diseases

33
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  1. What type of farming was practiced by the Inca?
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terrace farming (steps)

34
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  1. What did the natives think the early European explorers were?
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gods or divine beings
god glory and gold

35
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  1. Which two resources did the Songhai and Mali African Empires trade?
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salt and gold

36
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  1. An absolute monarchy is a combination of which two forms of government?
A

monarchy and an autocracy

37
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Which Estates payed no taxes?

A

Clergy and Nobles

38
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What country was considered the birthplace of the Renaissance?

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Italy

39
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The ability of one branch of government to limit the power of the other is called…

A

Checks and Balances

40
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The Great Mosque of this African kingdom is now a present-day UNESCO World Heritage Site and is maintained by the locals in an annual festival to repair the adobe exterior:

A

Djenne

41
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Which ancient emperor is responsible for Buddhism spreading rapidly throughout India?

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Ashoka Maurya

42
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The Neolithic Age starts after the ____________ Age.

A

Paleolithic

43
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Which of the following inspired the Latin American Revolutions?

A

The American and French Revolutions

44
Q

Cleopatra lived closer to the invention of the iPhone than she did of the building of the Great Pyramids.

A

TRUE

45
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True or False: Everyone guillotined during the Reign of Terror was guilty of Treason under French law.

A

FALSE

46
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This branch of Islam comprises 85% of Muslims:

A

Sunni

47
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Why did Enlightenment ideas about sovereignty gain such a large hold in the 18th century?

A

they challenged the traditional notion of absolute monarchical power

48
Q

Why would the Catholic Church have a reason to take issue with Galileo and Copernicus’ discoveries and theories?

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The discoveries of Galileo and Copernicus were threatening to the authority and power of the Church

49
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Which of these was put in place by Peter the Great?

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Westernization campaign to make his country more “European”

50
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Which of the following best describes the concept of nationalism?

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The belief that a nation or group of people should have political independence

51
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The Western half of the island of Hispaniola was a __________ colony and the Eastern half was a ________ colony.

A

French, Spanish

52
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Which of the following occurred last?

A

Napoleon’s invasion of Russia

53
Q

The Silk Road was a network of trade routes that connected which two continents?

A

Asia and Europe

54
Q

Often referred to as the “George Washington of South America” this revolutionary general fought for modern democracy and freed Venezuela.

A

Simon Bolivar

55
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Cities like Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro exhibited advanced urban planning with grid layouts, sophisticated drainage systems, and standardized building materials. What River Valley Civilization did these cities belong to?

A

Indus River Valley

56
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Which of the following exemplifies the ideas of the Age of Enlightenment?

A

Reason

57
Q

Which is not an Abrahamic Religion

A

Zoroastrianism

58
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Which invention developed by Johann Gutenberg helped speed up the spread of reading and information?

A

Printing Press

59
Q

The four “Ninja Turtle” artists of the Renaissance were:

A

Donatello, Raphael, Leonardo, and Michelangelo

60
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Which of the following best describes how the role of ordinary people in government changed during the 18th century?

A

The role of ordinary people grew, as more people became involved in politics and government for the first time.

61
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The Age of Revolution is a direct result of the:

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Age of Exploration & Absolute Monarchs

62
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What did not travel across continents through the Columbian Exchange?

A

Polytheism

63
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What order of Catholic missionaries was founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola?

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Jesuits

64
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Non-violent revolutions that have caused massive social change include:

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Enlightenment, Scientific Revolution, Industrial Revolution

65
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How did the Reformation change the political role of the Catholic Church in European society?

A

Powerful kings began replacing the pope as the political leader.

66
Q

Oracle Bones, an ancient Chinese form of fortune telling and ancestor worship, are evidence of which cultural development?

A

early Chinese Writing System

67
Q

What type of government did the Enlightenment thinkers support?

A

Limited Government

68
Q

Pope Leo the X sold _________ to replenish the Catholic Church’s wealth to build St. Peter’s Basilica

A

Indulgences

69
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Which of these things is NOT related to Louis XIV?

A

St. Petersburg

70
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According to Rousseau, what is the role of government?

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It is to protect the “general will” of the people

71
Q

This large ancient city in Africa comprised of many circular stone enclosures disappeared sometime around 1400 CE, although historians are not sure why this happened to it:

A

Great Zimbabwe

72
Q

Which of these would the Catholic church have agreed with?

A

God created the Earth and everything on it, God would have put his creation at the center.

73
Q

Who is buried in Napoleon Bonaparte’s tomb

A

Napoleon Bonaparte

74
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Which of the French Estates paid all taxes

A

Third Estate

75
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What did people value most during the Renaissance?

A

Their Independence

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