Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

World History KAP > World History Test > Flashcards

World History Test Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
AP® U.S. History flashcards World History 101 flashcards European History 101 flashcards AP® European History flashcards AP® World History flashcards World History 102 flashcards U.S. History 101 flashcards U.S. History 102 flashcards
1
Q

Who did the French nobility select?

A

Philip of Valois, he was the cousin of the last King Charles IV

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Who was king Philip chosen over?

A

Edward III of England

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

What title did Edward III claim?

A

King of France

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

What was an issue in France

A

Their was land that belonged to English kings that was located in France territory

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

What was Edward to Philip

A

He was a vassal for Philip

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

What was the Norman conquest

A

It was the least successful conquest on England

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Was France a united country before the war began?

A

No, the king only controlled about half of the country

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Characteristics of the war

A

Some short raids and expeditions, few major battles, truces and ineffective treaties,

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

What did the victor depend on?

A

Where and how they fought

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Sporadic

A

Random

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Advantages of England

A

Weapon tech, engage quick, profitable raids

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Advantages of France

A

Rich, more population, had an army of 50,000

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Longbow for England

A

Huge advantage of England, penetrating power, could fire rapidly

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Who was successful at the beginning,

A

England, captured king John at battle of Poitiers, protest started to form because war was ruining countryside

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

What was France ruled by

A

A parliament, representatives make laws

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Who put down the peasant revolt

A

King Richard II, as a result he was forced to abdicate(to renounce his throne)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Who takes over the throne after king Richard II

A

Henry IV(first ruler from Lancaster)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

What ended the fighting between French and British

A

A truce that was signed

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

What appeared at the court of King Charles VII

A

Joan of arc

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Joan of arc

A

She heard voices saying that France needed help

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

What made the reconquest of the north of France

A

Joan of arc led the French rally and drove the English out

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

What is an autocrat

A

A person ruling with unlimited authority

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

How did people feel about King John’s reign

A

They disliked it because he argued against the pope to try and gain full control

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

What was the manga carta

A

A document that limited the powers of the king to the extent that they were just the same as everyone else

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

What were two demands made by the nobility to King John

A

The church shall be free and so shall the kingdom

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

What was absolutism?

A

One ruler has complete power

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

What was the renaissance

A

A cultural movement in early Europe

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

When did historians believed the renaissance was at its peak

A

Late 16 centuries

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

What did the renaissance produce

A

Dramatic changes in art, architecture, and culture

30
Q

Which artists embraced realism and individualism

A

Raphael, Michelangelo, and Leonardo da Vinci

31
Q

What did humanist believe

A

Human achievements were as important as religious theory

32
Q

What did artist and writers think of the Italian renaissance?

A

They believe they were creating something totally new, but we’re reviving teachings of the ancient world

33
Q

What does renaissance mean?

A

French for rebirth

34
Q

Who experienced the renaissance more than others

A

Wealthy men

35
Q

What does renaissance man used to describe?

A

Someone who has a broad knowledge in many topics

36
Q

Did women participate in the Renaissance?

A

Yes, in arts and women’s education as well as political theory

37
Q

What made Italian bankers and merchants rich?

A

Trade

38
Q

What family dominated the politics of Florence

A

The Medici

39
Q

What group was another Renaissance ruler?

A

The Ottomans

40
Q

Who is the famous writer inspired by themes in Islamic poetry

A

Petrarch

41
Q

What did Italian merchants do to have access to western African gold?

A

Funded Portuguese mariners to sell further and further south

42
Q

What did Renaissance Europe feature?

A

A great deal of racial, ethnic and religious diversity

43
Q

How did the corruption of the Roman Catholic Church during the Renaissance led to the protestant reformation?

A

The selling of indulgences, where people could buy forgiveness for their sins

44
Q

What effects did the protestant reformation have on Europe politically economically and culturally?

A

Freedom of religion, freedom of conscience, the dignity of the individual, and political democracy

45
Q

Causes of the Protestant reformation

A

Spread of non-religious ideas, rulers hated the control of the Popes, merchants stop paying taxes to the churches, popes were corrupt in the Catholic Church

46
Q

Martin Luther

A

German Catholic monk who studied law

47
Q

What did Martin Luther do?

A

Took a public stand against the selling of indulgences

48
Q

When did Martin Luther write 95 theses

A

1517

49
Q

What were the 95 theses

A

95 ideas how to reform the Roman Catholic Church

50
Q

What was the name of of Christian churches who did not accept the pope’s authority?

A

Protestant

51
Q

Three main ideas of Luther

A

People could win salvation, only by faith of God, all church, teaching bases on the Bible, all people with the faith were equal

52
Q

Who saw Luther as a serious threat

A

The pope

53
Q

What did the pope do to Luther?

A

Excommunicated him

54
Q

Who put Luther on trial?

A

Emperor Charles V

55
Q

Edict of worms

A

No one could help Luther or else they should be as bad as him

56
Q

What is the piece of Augsburg do?

A

You could choose what religion they wanted

57
Q

What did King Henry VIII do to get a male heir

A

Married six times

58
Q

Who were Henry’s children?

A

Edward VI(protestant)
Mary(catholic)
Elizabeth I(protestant)

59
Q

Did King Philip do?

A

Invaded England, thinking he could win because they had a woman ruler

60
Q

What were results of the reformation?

A

Protestant churches flourished, religion, no longer united Europe, individual monarchs, gained power, nation states developed,

61
Q

Probabilities of the cause of the black day

A

From bacteria, rats, fleas

62
Q

Where did the black plague come from?

A

Gobi desert, from trade routes and caravans

63
Q

Some attempts to stop the plague

A

Doctors robe – believe the disease was spread to bad smell
Try to use leeches to remove the bad humors

64
Q

What were the crusades?

A

A series of eight wars by West European Christians in attempt to recapture the holy land from the Muslims, Jerusalem

65
Q

Importance to Jews, Christians, and Muslim of Jerusalem

A

Jews-sight of Abrahams covenant with Yahweh
Christian-site of Jesus crucifixion
Muslim-Mohammed ascent into heaven

66
Q

When did the crusades begin?

A

1095

67
Q

Who is under control of Jerusalem originally?

A

The Abbasids

68
Q

What did the pope do to motivate people to join the crusade?

A

Promise, salvation, peasants, receives freedom, adventure, and possible wealth

69
Q

Outcome of the crusades

A

Jerusalem Falls to the Crusaders

70
Q

Effects of the crusades

A

Helped to breakdown feudalism and it increased power of the kings in Europe

World History KAP (8 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions