Question 1

Which of the following accurately describes changes in Western civilization between 1400 and 1800?

Accepted Answer

A) Capitalism replaced medieval economies in all countries. 
B) Centralized governments created new laws to strengthen feudalism. 
C) Middle-class townspeople were increasingly taking the lead in economic and cultural life. 
D) Revelation asserted its independence over reason. 
E) Religious fragmentation was finally eradicated during the Reformation . 
A) Capitalism replaced medieval economies in all countries. 
B) Centralized governments created new laws to strengthen feudalism. 
C) Middle-class townspeople were increasingly taking the lead in economic and cultural life. 
D) Revelation asserted its independence over reason. 
E) Religious fragmentation was finally eradicated during the Reformation .

Question 2

In contrast to most of the rest of Europe, marriages in Italian cities of the Renaissance

Accepted Answer

A) occurred when both individuals were very young. 
B) tended to be increasingly rare. 
C) tended to take place between older men who had made their fortune and much younger women. 
D) were generally longer lasting due to increased wealth and improved living conditions. 
E) were based on romantic love. 
A) occurred when both individuals were very young. 
B) tended to be increasingly rare. 
C) tended to take place between older men who had made their fortune and much younger women. 
D) were generally longer lasting due to increased wealth and improved living conditions. 
E) were based on romantic love.

Question 3

Which of the following statements concerning Venice is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) After 1297 the chief executive offices of the states were opened to non-elites. 
B) Republican Venice collapsed due to the influence of the Medicis. 
C) Venice faced nearly constant upheaval and rebellion. 
D) The city had an extensive maritime empire in the eastern Mediterranean. 
E) Its electorate included the wealthy as well as merchants, apprentices, and poor laborers. 
A) After 1297 the chief executive offices of the states were opened to non-elites. 
B) Republican Venice collapsed due to the influence of the Medicis. 
C) Venice faced nearly constant upheaval and rebellion. 
D) The city had an extensive maritime empire in the eastern Mediterranean. 
E) Its electorate included the wealthy as well as merchants, apprentices, and poor laborers.

Question 4

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 secularism

Accepted Answer

Secularism is the principle of separatin

Question 5

Muslim civilization

Accepted Answer

A) ​experienced a prolonged period of decline during the Middle Ages. 
B) ​was largely isolated from Europe until after the start of the Italian Renaissance. 
C) ​put little emphasis on preserving and translating Greek and Latin manuscripts. 
D) ​provided valuable support to the European Renaissance in the form of sources of ancient learning. 
E) ​lacked great libraries and learning centers similar to those of Christian Europe. 
A) ​experienced a prolonged period of decline during the Middle Ages. 
B) ​was largely isolated from Europe until after the start of the Italian Renaissance. 
C) ​put little emphasis on preserving and translating Greek and Latin manuscripts. 
D) ​provided valuable support to the European Renaissance in the form of sources of ancient learning. 
E) ​lacked great libraries and learning centers similar to those of Christian Europe.

Question 6

The most common form of republican government in northern Italy included a chief magistrate

Accepted Answer

A) who was elected using a broad franchise. 
B) whose term of office was ordinarily restricted to six months. 
C) whose powers were restricted by a constitution. 
D) who ruled with the advice of a large public council and a small secret council. 
E) all of the above 
A) who was elected using a broad franchise. 
B) whose term of office was ordinarily restricted to six months. 
C) whose powers were restricted by a constitution. 
D) who ruled with the advice of a large public council and a small secret council. 
E) all of the above

Question 7

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 aristocratic republic

Accepted Answer

An aristocratic republic is a form of go

Question 8

In which of the following states did the church exercise a monopoly over humanist learning and exploit it for its own purposes?

Accepted Answer

A) Germany 
B) France 
C) Spain 
D) Italy 
E) England 
A) Germany 
B) France 
C) Spain 
D) Italy 
E) England

Exam 13: The Renaissance Transition to the Modern Age

Which of the following accurately describes changes in Western civilization between 1400 and 1800?

In contrast to most of the rest of Europe, marriages in Italian cities of the Renaissance

Which of the following statements concerning Venice is correct?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? secularism

Muslim civilization

The most common form of republican government in northern Italy included a chief magistrate

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? aristocratic republic

In which of the following states did the church exercise a monopoly over humanist learning and exploit it for its own purposes?

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State Democratic Politics

Greek Thought From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire a World-State

Early Christianity a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome Byzantium Islam and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages Vitality and Enewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages Crisis and Dissolution

The Reformation the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment Reason and Reform

The French Revolution the Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution the Great Transformation

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Revolution and Counterrevolution 1815-1848

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century Realism and Social Criticism

The Surge of Nationalism From Liberal to Extreme Nationalism

The Industrial West Responses to Modernization

Imperialism Western Global Dominance

Modern Consciousness New Views of Nature Human Nature and the Arts

World War I the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

Thought and Culture in an Era of World Wars and Totalitarianism

World War II Western Civilization in the Balance

Europe After World War II Recovery and Realignment 1945-1989

The Troubled Present

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