Question 1

The leader in architecture and sculpture during the Renaissance was

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A)  Erasmus. 
B)  Michelangelo. 
C)  De Vinci. 
D)  Giotto. 
E)  Botticelli. 
A)  Erasmus. 
B)  Michelangelo. 
C)  De Vinci. 
D)  Giotto. 
E)  Botticelli. B

Question 2

Middle class Renaissance women most likely

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A)  took care of household business only when husbands were away on business themselves. 
B)  ran their households without ever consulting their husbands. 
C)  fought, to no avail, against the patriarchal society in which they lived. 
D)  worked as equals with their husbands in city businesses. 
E)  Both B and C. 
A)  took care of household business only when husbands were away on business themselves. 
B)  ran their households without ever consulting their husbands. 
C)  fought, to no avail, against the patriarchal society in which they lived. 
D)  worked as equals with their husbands in city businesses. 
E)  Both B and C. D

Question 3

How did the Renaissance affect political issues?

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Answers would include the Theory of the State,how this played out in France,England,Germany,and Russia.

Question 4

Niccolo Machiavelli in his book The Prince focused on European governments

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A)  in an idealized way. 
B)  in terms of the Bible. 
C)  from the perspective of the monarch. 
D)  as they were in reality. 
E)  None of the options are correct. 
A)  in an idealized way. 
B)  in terms of the Bible. 
C)  from the perspective of the monarch. 
D)  as they were in reality. 
E)  None of the options are correct.

Question 5

Secularism would most strongly emphasize

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A)  spiritual renewal through education. 
B)  overcoming original sin. 
C)  poverty and self-denial as universal values. 
D)  this life as a time of opportunity. 
E)  a need to prepare for the afterlife. 
A)  spiritual renewal through education. 
B)  overcoming original sin. 
C)  poverty and self-denial as universal values. 
D)  this life as a time of opportunity. 
E)  a need to prepare for the afterlife.

Question 6

As a force in German politics,the Holy Roman Emperor could most accurately be described as

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A)  commander-in-chief of the army. 
B)  almost equal to the Tsar. 
C)  head of a powerful bureaucracy. 
D)  a leader with little power who was elected. 
E)  a hereditary ruler with hereditary rights. 
A)  commander-in-chief of the army. 
B)  almost equal to the Tsar. 
C)  head of a powerful bureaucracy. 
D)  a leader with little power who was elected. 
E)  a hereditary ruler with hereditary rights.

Question 7

The theory of the state in Renaissance thinking carried all of the following elements EXCEPT

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A)  Legitimacy. 
B)  Sovereignty. 
C)  Oligarchy. 
D)  Territory. 
E)  Democracy. 
A)  Legitimacy. 
B)  Sovereignty. 
C)  Oligarchy. 
D)  Territory. 
E)  Democracy.

Question 8

A revolutionary development of Renaissance painting was

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A)  the development of large frescoes. 
B)  the use of oil paints. 
C)  the mastery of perspective. 
D)  realistic portraiture. 
E)  using oil paints on large frescoes. 
A)  the development of large frescoes. 
B)  the use of oil paints. 
C)  the mastery of perspective. 
D)  realistic portraiture. 
E)  using oil paints on large frescoes.

Question 9

The Doors of Paradise are made of

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A)  steel. 
B)  bronze. 
C)  marble. 
D)  granite. 
E)  copper. 
A)  steel. 
B)  bronze. 
C)  marble. 
D)  granite. 
E)  copper.

Question 10

Evidence of the relative decline in status for women includes their being accused of ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Evidence of the relative decline in status...

Question 11

The signing of the Magna Carta by England's John the First in the 13?? century had led to

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A)  English monarchs' acceptance that their powers were limited and they too were bound to the laws. 
B)  helped establish a more centralized monarchy. 
C)  led directly to the War of the Roses. 
D)  contributed to the country's losses in the Hundred Years' War. 
E)  finally placed some minimal restraints on the unruly nobles. 
A)  English monarchs' acceptance that their powers were limited and they too were bound to the laws. 
B)  helped establish a more centralized monarchy. 
C)  led directly to the War of the Roses. 
D)  contributed to the country's losses in the Hundred Years' War. 
E)  finally placed some minimal restraints on the unruly nobles.

Question 12

In Renaissance Europe,a young woman without a suitable ____________________ was unmarriageable.

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The answer of In Renaissance Europe,a young woman without a...

Question 13

The primary architectural style of the Renaissance was the adaptation of

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A)  Italian urban areas. 
B)  classical temples. 
C)  eleventh century churches. 
D)  French classicism. 
E)  Gothic cathedrals. 
A)  Italian urban areas. 
B)  classical temples. 
C)  eleventh century churches. 
D)  French classicism. 
E)  Gothic cathedrals.

Question 14

Which of the following best describes Renaissance art?

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A)  Traditional 
B)  Experimental 
C)  Modern 
D)  Gothic 
E)  None of the options are correct. 
A)  Traditional 
B)  Experimental 
C)  Modern 
D)  Gothic 
E)  None of the options are correct.

Question 15

According to secularists,____________________ was the measure of what life had to offer.

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The answer of According to secularists,____________________ was the measure of...

Question 16

The best-known Northern humanist,author of Praise of Folly,was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The best-known Northern humanist,author of Praise of...

Question 17

How did the lower classes rise up and gain some power in the Late Medieval Period?

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discus

Question 18

European artistic and cultural interests began to focus on the ancient civilizations of ____________________ and ____________________ during the Renaissance.

Accepted Answer

Greece,Rom

Question 19

In part,____________________ designed the architecture for St.Peter's Cathedral in Rome.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In part,____________________ designed the architecture for St.Peter's...

Question 20

Explain why the Renaissance began in Italy.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discus

Exam 21: The Late European Middle Ages and the Renaissance

The leader in architecture and sculpture during the Renaissance was

Middle class Renaissance women most likely

How did the Renaissance affect political issues?

Niccolo Machiavelli in his book The Prince focused on European governments

Secularism would most strongly emphasize

As a force in German politics,the Holy Roman Emperor could most accurately be described as

The theory of the state in Renaissance thinking carried all of the following elements EXCEPT

A revolutionary development of Renaissance painting was

The Doors of Paradise are made of

Evidence of the relative decline in status for women includes their being accused of ____________________.

The signing of the Magna Carta by England's John the First in the 13?? century had led to

In Renaissance Europe,a young woman without a suitable ____________________ was unmarriageable.

The primary architectural style of the Renaissance was the adaptation of

Which of the following best describes Renaissance art?

According to secularists,____________________ was the measure of what life had to offer.

The best-known Northern humanist,author of Praise of Folly,was ____________________.

How did the lower classes rise up and gain some power in the Late Medieval Period?

European artistic and cultural interests began to focus on the ancient civilizations of ____________________ and ____________________ during the Renaissance.

In part,____________________ designed the architecture for St.Peter's Cathedral in Rome.

Explain why the Renaissance began in Italy.

The Earliest Human Societies

Mesopotamia

Early Africa and Egypt

India's Beginnings

Warriors and Deities in the Near East

Ancient China to 221 BCE

The Agrarian Revolution in the Americas

The Greek Adventure

Greek Humanism, 800-100 BCE

Rome from City-State to Empire

The Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity in the West, 31 BCE-600 CE

Classical India

Imperial China in Its Golden Age

The Americas to the Fifteenth Century

Islam

Mature Islamic Society and the First Global Civilization

Africa from Axum, to 1400

The Mongols Unify Eurasia

Japan and Southeast Asia

The European Middle Ages

A Larger World Opens

Religious Division and Political Consolidation in Europe

Asia in the Era of the Gunpowder Empires

Africa in the Era of Expansion

China from the Ming Through the Early Qing Dynasty

Japan in the Era of European Expansion

From Conquest to Colonies in Hispanic America

The Scientific Revolution and Its Enlightened Aftermath

Liberalism and the Challenge to Absolute Monarchy

The French Revolution and the Empire of Napoleon

The Early Industrial Revolution

Advanced Industrial Society

Europe: New Ideas and New Nations

The Islamic World, 1600-1917

European Imperialism and Africa During the Age of Industry

India and Southeast Asia Under Colonial Rule

China in the Age of Imperialism

Latin America from Independence to Dependent States

Modern Science and its Implications

World War I and Its Disputed Settlement

A Fragile Balance: Europe in the Twenties

The Soviet Experiment to World War II

Totalitarianism Refined: The Nazi State

East Asia in a Century of Change

World War II

The Cold World War

Decolonization of the Non-Western World

The New Asia

Africa's Decolonization and Independence

Latin America in the Twentieth Century

The Reemergence of the Muslim World

Collapse and Reemergence in Communist Europe

A New Millennium

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