Question 1

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

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Key Term: Magus

Who?
A magus is a term

Question 2

Between 1300 and 1550, most northern Italian cities

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A) were organized as democracies. 
B) passed through phases of republican rule followed by despotic (princely)rule. 
C) fell under papal rule. 
D) were ruled by the Holy Roman Emperor. 
E) maintained republican governments. 
A) were organized as democracies. 
B) passed through phases of republican rule followed by despotic (princely)rule. 
C) fell under papal rule. 
D) were ruled by the Holy Roman Emperor. 
E) maintained republican governments.

Question 3

The cities of northern Italy differed from most of the rest of Europe in all the following ways EXCEPT

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A) they continued to be under the effective control of the nobility. 
B) their wealth came from commerce and industry. 
C) they had more regular contact with countries outside of Europe. 
D) they had more visible reminders of Rome's grandeur than most other parts of Europe. 
E) their internal politics meant that they had to regularly take into account the interests of small merchants and artisans. 
A) they continued to be under the effective control of the nobility. 
B) their wealth came from commerce and industry. 
C) they had more regular contact with countries outside of Europe. 
D) they had more visible reminders of Rome's grandeur than most other parts of Europe. 
E) their internal politics meant that they had to regularly take into account the interests of small merchants and artisans.

Question 4

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

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Individualism is a social and political

Question 5

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 lay piety

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Lay piety refers to the religious devoti

Question 6

Sir Thomas More, in his Utopia , advanced the concept that

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A) some poverty is inevitable. 
B) an acquisitive society eventually achieves the just distribution of goods. 
C) for a just society, private property must be abolished , and greed and human cruelty should be prevented. 
D) lawyers could help to design a just society. 
E) Plato's perfect society was feasible. 
A) some poverty is inevitable. 
B) an acquisitive society eventually achieves the just distribution of goods. 
C) for a just society, private property must be abolished , and greed and human cruelty should be prevented. 
D) lawyers could help to design a just society. 
E) Plato's perfect society was feasible.

Question 7

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

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The term "pluralistic" refers to a socie

Question 8

The condottieri were

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A) guides for long distance trade. 
B) early police units of the city-states. 
C) leaders of mercenary troops. 
D) textile merchants. 
E) military forces serving the papacy. 
A) guides for long distance trade. 
B) early police units of the city-states. 
C) leaders of mercenary troops. 
D) textile merchants. 
E) military forces serving the papacy.

Question 9

Which of the following CANNOT be associated with Erasmus?

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A) biting wit, criticism of scholasticism, and clerical corruption 
B) education by the Brethren of the Common Life 
C) a simpler Christianity based on the Bible 
D) the belief that religion is not opposed to nature 
E) full support for the Reformation 
A) biting wit, criticism of scholasticism, and clerical corruption 
B) education by the Brethren of the Common Life 
C) a simpler Christianity based on the Bible 
D) the belief that religion is not opposed to nature 
E) full support for the Reformation

Question 10

A central theme in the work of Shakespeare was

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A) the striking contradiction between a person's nobility and his capacity for evil and self-destruction. 
B) the unpredictable consequences of fortune. 
C) that love will always in. 
D) despite elaborate facades people are fundamentally simple and well-meaning. 
E) that tragedy is the main source of nobility. 
A) the striking contradiction between a person's nobility and his capacity for evil and self-destruction. 
B) the unpredictable consequences of fortune. 
C) that love will always in. 
D) despite elaborate facades people are fundamentally simple and well-meaning. 
E) that tragedy is the main source of nobility.

Question 11

Which of the following was NOT one of the impacts of printing?

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A) Books became big business, with high consumer demand. 
B) Printing helped standardize written language. 
C) The clerical and genteel monopoly on reading was broken. 
D) Printing loosened censorship of information. 
E) Printed books were much cheaper than earlier ones. 
A) Books became big business, with high consumer demand. 
B) Printing helped standardize written language. 
C) The clerical and genteel monopoly on reading was broken. 
D) Printing loosened censorship of information. 
E) Printed books were much cheaper than earlier ones.

Question 12

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. The Renaissance is said to mark the birth of the modern age. Do you agree or disagree with that statement, and why?

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The Renaissance is often considered to m

Question 13

Most Renaissance humanists intended to

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A) challenge many if not most fundamental Christian beliefs. 
B) create a purer form of Christianity based on Scripture and church fathers. 
C) undermine the validity of the Bible. 
D) make Christianity irrelevant. 
E) revitalize spirituality with its otherworldly focus. 
A) challenge many if not most fundamental Christian beliefs. 
B) create a purer form of Christianity based on Scripture and church fathers. 
C) undermine the validity of the Bible. 
D) make Christianity irrelevant. 
E) revitalize spirituality with its otherworldly focus.

Question 14

That the Peace of Lodi lasted for forty years may be credited to

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A) raison d'état . 
B) leadership of the condottieri . 
C) effective diplomacy. 
D) the peace initiatives of the French. 
E) the leadership of the pope. 
A) raison d'état . 
B) leadership of the condottieri . 
C) effective diplomacy. 
D) the peace initiatives of the French. 
E) the leadership of the pope.

Question 15

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

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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 16

The city-state whose republicanism gave way in the fifteenth century to the power of the Medicis was

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A) Florence. 
B) Bologna. 
C) Milan. 
D) Pisa. 
E) Venice. 
A) Florence. 
B) Bologna. 
C) Milan. 
D) Pisa. 
E) Venice.

Question 17

In his studies of anatomy, Leonardo da Vinci

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A) used dissections. 
B) examined sexuality including male erections, a couple having sex, and the fetus in the womb. 
C) discovered arteriosclerosis. 
D) gathered material for more accurate art. 
E) all of the above 
A) used dissections. 
B) examined sexuality including male erections, a couple having sex, and the fetus in the womb. 
C) discovered arteriosclerosis. 
D) gathered material for more accurate art. 
E) all of the above

Question 18

In addition to Venice, the main powers in fifteenth century Italy were

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A) Milan, Florence, and the kingdom of Naples and Sicily. 
B) Genoa, Siena, Rome, the Papal States, and Naples. 
C) Modena, Florence, the Papal States, Rome, and Naples. 
D) Milan, the Papal States, Florence, Rome, and the kingdom of Naples and Sicily. 
E) Rome and Florence. 
A) Milan, Florence, and the kingdom of Naples and Sicily. 
B) Genoa, Siena, Rome, the Papal States, and Naples. 
C) Modena, Florence, the Papal States, Rome, and Naples. 
D) Milan, the Papal States, Florence, Rome, and the kingdom of Naples and Sicily. 
E) Rome and Florence.

Question 19

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Was the new Renaissance image of human beings created by humanists compatible with contemporary ideas about women? Why or why not?

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The new Renaissance image of human being

Question 20

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. How did the Renaissance in Germany, France, England, and Spain differ from the Italian Renaissance?

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The Renaissance was a period of great cu

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

Between 1300 and 1550, most northern Italian cities

The cities of northern Italy differed from most of the rest of Europe in all the following ways EXCEPT

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

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? lay piety

Sir Thomas More, in his Utopia , advanced the concept that

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

The condottieri were

Which of the following CANNOT be associated with Erasmus?

A central theme in the work of Shakespeare was

Which of the following was NOT one of the impacts of printing?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. The Renaissance is said to mark the birth of the modern age. Do you agree or disagree with that statement, and why?

Most Renaissance humanists intended to

That the Peace of Lodi lasted for forty years may be credited to

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

The city-state whose republicanism gave way in the fifteenth century to the power of the Medicis was

In his studies of anatomy, Leonardo da Vinci

In addition to Venice, the main powers in fifteenth century Italy were

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Was the new Renaissance image of human beings created by humanists compatible with contemporary ideas about women? Why or why not?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. How did the Renaissance in Germany, France, England, and Spain differ from the Italian Renaissance?

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 Renewal

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

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Exam 13: The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

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

Between 1300 and 1550, most northern Italian cities

The cities of northern Italy differed from most of the rest of Europe in all the following ways EXCEPT

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

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? lay piety

Sir Thomas More, in his Utopia , advanced the concept that

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

The condottieri were

Which of the following CANNOT be associated with Erasmus?

A central theme in the work of Shakespeare was

Which of the following was NOT one of the impacts of printing?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. The Renaissance is said to mark the birth of the modern age. Do you agree or disagree with that statement, and why?

Most Renaissance humanists intended to

That the Peace of Lodi lasted for forty years may be credited to

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

The city-state whose republicanism gave way in the fifteenth century to the power of the Medicis was

In his studies of anatomy, Leonardo da Vinci

In addition to Venice, the main powers in fifteenth century Italy were

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Was the new Renaissance image of human beings created by humanists compatible with contemporary ideas about women? Why or why not?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. How did the Renaissance in Germany, France, England, and Spain differ from the Italian Renaissance?

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 Renewal

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

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