Question 1

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

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Republicanism is a political ideology ce

Question 2

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

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The term "nouveaux riches" refers to ind

Question 3

The Prince was written after Italy had fallen prey to which of the following two states?

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A)  France and Spain 
B)  The Ottoman Empire and France 
C)  The Byzantine and Ottoman Empires 
D)  Spain and the Turks 
E)  France and the Holy Roman Empire 
A)  France and Spain 
B)  The Ottoman Empire and France 
C)  The Byzantine and Ottoman Empires 
D)  Spain and the Turks 
E)  France and the Holy Roman Empire

Question 4

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

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The constitution is a set of fundamental

Question 5

Machiavelli was particularly influenced by the works of which classical writer?

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A)  Livy 
B)  Polybius 
C)  Galen 
D)  Saint Augustine 
E)  Cicero 
A)  Livy 
B)  Polybius 
C)  Galen 
D)  Saint Augustine 
E)  Cicero

Question 6

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 7

Muslim civilization

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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 8

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 9

Petrarch fostered Ciceronian values primarily by

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A)  emphasizing the importance of rhetoric and moral philosophy. 
B)  emphasizing the purity of classical Latin as opposed to medieval Latin. 
C)  advocating the overthrow of the Holy Roman Emperor seen as another Julius Caesar. 
D)  defending the republican form of government. 
E)  rejecting Christianity and officially adopting Stoicism. 
A)  emphasizing the importance of rhetoric and moral philosophy. 
B)  emphasizing the purity of classical Latin as opposed to medieval Latin. 
C)  advocating the overthrow of the Holy Roman Emperor seen as another Julius Caesar. 
D)  defending the republican form of government. 
E)  rejecting Christianity and officially adopting Stoicism.

Question 10

The text argues that elite women in the Italian city-states may have gained more freedom because

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A)  marriage to older men and subsequent widowhood made them economically self-sufficient. 
B)  so many of them made independent livings as artists. 
C)  women played a prominent role in the banking business. 
D)  their husbands were more enlightened. 
E)  of their lower class origins and the greater secularism of their society. 
A)  marriage to older men and subsequent widowhood made them economically self-sufficient. 
B)  so many of them made independent livings as artists. 
C)  women played a prominent role in the banking business. 
D)  their husbands were more enlightened. 
E)  of their lower class origins and the greater secularism of their society.

Question 11

Leonardo da Vinci believed that the basis for a true understanding in every field lay in

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A)  faith in God. 
B)  the works of the Greeks and the Romans. 
C)  divine reason, Logos . 
D)  mathematics. 
E)  hard persistent work. 
A)  faith in God. 
B)  the works of the Greeks and the Romans. 
C)  divine reason, Logos . 
D)  mathematics. 
E)  hard persistent work.

Question 12

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. 
 Define the term humanism and explain its impact on a Renaissance educational ideal.

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Humanism is a philosophical and intellec

Question 13

Both medieval scholars and Renaissance humanists valued classical writings. However

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A)  medieval scholars had access to far fewer sources than did Renaissance humanists. 
B)  medieval knowledge of Greek was rare, thus, few Greek texts were examined. 
C)  Renaissance humanists sought to understand classical source for their own sake and not in order to harmonize them with Christianity. 
D)  Renaissance humanists sought to use classical sources as a guide to an active life and not a life of contemplation. 
E)  all of the above ​ 
A)  medieval scholars had access to far fewer sources than did Renaissance humanists. 
B)  medieval knowledge of Greek was rare, thus, few Greek texts were examined. 
C)  Renaissance humanists sought to understand classical source for their own sake and not in order to harmonize them with Christianity. 
D)  Renaissance humanists sought to use classical sources as a guide to an active life and not a life of contemplation. 
E)  all of the above ​

Question 14

The Renaissance began to spread to Germany, France, England, and Spain in

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A)  the late fourteenth century. 
B)  the early fifteenth century. 
C)  the late fifteenth century. 
D)  the late sixteenth century. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  the late fourteenth century. 
B)  the early fifteenth century. 
C)  the late fifteenth century. 
D)  the late sixteenth century. 
E)  none of the above

Question 15

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

Question 16

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

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Secularism is the principle of separatin

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

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 19

In The Prince , Machiavelli states that

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A)  it is more important to know how politics and government actually operate than how ideally they should be run. 
B)  a successful prince must be both wily and virtuous but must always appear virtuous even when he is not. 
C)  religion was not the foundation of government but simply a useful tool. 
D)  a new army comprised of citizens is necessary to free Italy of its invaders. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  it is more important to know how politics and government actually operate than how ideally they should be run. 
B)  a successful prince must be both wily and virtuous but must always appear virtuous even when he is not. 
C)  religion was not the foundation of government but simply a useful tool. 
D)  a new army comprised of citizens is necessary to free Italy of its invaders. 
E)  all of the above

Question 20

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.

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? republicanism

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

The Prince was written after Italy had fallen prey to which of the following two states?

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

Machiavelli was particularly influenced by the works of which classical writer?

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

Muslim civilization

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

Petrarch fostered Ciceronian values primarily by

The text argues that elite women in the Italian city-states may have gained more freedom because

Leonardo da Vinci believed that the basis for a true understanding in every field lay in

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Define the term humanism and explain its impact on a Renaissance educational ideal.

Both medieval scholars and Renaissance humanists valued classical writings. However

The Renaissance began to spread to Germany, France, England, and Spain in

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?

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

In his studies of anatomy, Leonardo da Vinci

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?

In The Prince , Machiavelli states that

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

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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