1. Which country took the lead in exploration in the fifteenth century?
10.01 Q
Which country took the lead in exploration in the fifteenth century?
Portugal
Spain
England
France
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2. Which country took the lead in exploration in the fifteenth century?
Portugal
Spain
England
France
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EXPLANATION: Which country took the lead in exploration in the fifteenth century?
Portugal
In 1415, Prince Henry “the Navigator,” brother of the king of Portugal, captured a North African Muslim city thus beginning Portuguese exploration of the African coast.
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4. Renaissance society first took on its distinctive shape in the:
10.02 Q
Renaissance society first took on its distinctive shape in the:
merchant cities of Italy
city-states of southern France
papal states
principalities of northern Germany
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5. Renaissance society first took on its distinctive shape in the:
merchant cities of Italy
city-states of southern France
papal states
principalities of northern Germany
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EXPLANATION: Renaissance society first took on its distinctive shape in the:
merchant cities of Italy
Constant warfare between pro-papal and pro-imperial factions allowed cities to escape dominance by kings and popes, take charge of the regions in which they were located, and become self-governing city-states.
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7. During much of the fifteenth century, the Medici family dominated:
10.03 Q
During much of the fifteenth century, the Medici family dominated:
Naples
Milan
Venice
Florence
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8. During much of the fifteenth century, the Medici family dominated:
Naples
Milan
Venice
Florence
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EXPLANATION: During much of the fifteenth century, the Medici family dominated:
Florence
Cosimo de’ Medici and his son, Lorenzo the Magnificent, dominated Florentine affairs from 1434 to 1492.
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10. Who was the “father” of humanism?
10.04 Q
Who was the “father” of humanism?
Giotto
Boccaccio
Dante
Petrarch
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11. Who was the “father” of humanism?
Giotto
Boccaccio
Dante
Petrarch
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12. EXPLANATION: Who was the “father” of humanism?
Petrarch
Francesco Petrarch modeled his writing on the works of the giants of Roman literature. He is known as “the father of humanism.”
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13. Pico della Mirandola was heavily influenced by:
10.05 Q
Pico della Mirandola was heavily influenced by:
Cicero
Aristotle
Plato
Livy
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14. Pico della Mirandola was heavily influenced by:
Cicero
Aristotle
Plato
Livy
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15. EXPLANATION: Pico della Mirandola was heavily influenced by:
Plato
Cosimo de’ Medici founded the Platonic Academy which was later headed by Pico della Mirandola.
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16. One of Raphael’s most important masterpieces is:
10.06 Q
One of Raphael’s most important masterpieces is:
The Virgin of the Rocks
The Pieta
The School of Athens
The Death of Saint Michael
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17. One of Raphael’s most important masterpieces is:
The Virgin of the Rocks
The Pieta
The School of Athens
The Death of Saint Michael
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18. EXPLANATION: One of Raphael’s most important masterpieces is:
The School of Athens
Art historians consider Raphael’s fresco, The School of Athens, a group portrait of the great Western philosophers, a perfect example of Renaissance technique.
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19. Slaves were imported into Italy from:
10.07 Q
Slaves were imported into Italy from:
Africa
The Balkans
Constantinople
All of the above
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20. Slaves were imported into Italy from:
Africa
The Balkans
Constantinople
All of the above
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21. EXPLANATION: Slaves were imported into Italy from:
All of the above
Slavery was not based on any concept of race and peoples from Africa, the Balkans, Constantinople, Cyprus, Crete, and the lands surrounding the Black Sea were enslaved.
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22. Treaty of Lodi Treaty of Paris Treaty of Lucca Treaty of Rome
10.08 Q
The balance of power was maintained in Italy in the second half of the fifteenth century by the:
Treaty of Lodi
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Lucca
Treaty of Rome
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23. Treaty of Lodi Treaty of Paris Treaty of Lucca Treaty of Rome
The balance of power was maintained in Italy in the second half of the fifteenth century by the:
Treaty of Lodi
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Lucca
Treaty of Rome
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EXPLANATION: The balance of power was maintained in Italy in the second half of the fifteenth century by the:
Treaty of Lodi
The Treaty of Lodi ( ) allied traditional enemies Milan and Naples with Florence against Venice and the Papal States and created a balance of power that helped stabilize Italy internally.
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25. European monarchies began to create standing armies in the:
10.09 Q
European monarchies began to create standing armies in the:
fourteenth century
fifteenth century
thirteenth century
sixteenth century
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26. European monarchies began to create standing armies in the:
fourteenth century
fifteenth century
thirteenth century
sixteenth century
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EXPLANATION: European monarchies began to create standing armies in the:
fifteenth century
By the fifteenth century, European monarchs had begun to create standing armies that ended the feudal nobility’s traditional military monopoly.
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28. Machiavelli hoped a strong ruler would emerge from the:
10.10 Q
Machiavelli hoped a strong ruler would emerge from the:
Sforza
Borgia
Medici
Guicciardini
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29. Machiavelli hoped a strong ruler would emerge from the:
Sforza
Borgia
Medici
Guicciardini
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30. EXPLANATION: Machiavelli hoped a strong ruler would emerge from the:
Medici
Machiavelli believed that if Italians ceased their feuding and working together, they could defend their country from invaders. He hoped the Medici family might produce the leader Italy needed.
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31. Henry VII of England founded the:
10.11 Q
Henry VII of England founded the:
Tudor dynasty
Stuart dynasty
House of York
Plantagenet dynasty
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32. Henry VII of England founded the:
Tudor dynasty
Stuart dynasty
House of York
Plantagenet dynasty
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33. EXPLANATION: Henry VII of England founded the:
Tudor dynasty
Henry VII overthrew Richard III and then married Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward VI, whose bloodline provided added legitimacy for the Tudor dynasty.
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10.12 Q
Erasmus wanted to:
lead a revolt against the Catholic church
return Europe to the days of the Roman Empire
elevate the Classics above all other literature
unite Classical and Christian ideals
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Erasmus wanted to:
lead a revolt against the Catholic church
return Europe to the days of the Roman Empire
elevate the Classics above all other literature
unite Classical and Christian ideals
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36. EXPLANATION: Erasmus wanted to:
unite Classical and Christian ideals
Erasmus advocated a life that combined the classical ideals of humanity and civic virtue with the Christian virtues of love and piety.
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37. da Gama Dias Vespucci Magellan
10.13 Q
The first European to round the Cape of Good Hope at the tip of Africa was:
da Gama
Dias
Vespucci
Magellan
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38. da Gama Dias Vespucci Magellan
The first European to round the Cape of Good Hope at the tip of Africa was:
da Gama
Dias
Vespucci
Magellan
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EXPLANATION: The first European to round the Cape of Good Hope at the tip of Africa was:
Dias
Bartholomew Dias pioneered the eastern Portuguese Empire in 1487 after safely rounding the Cape of Good Hope at the tip of Africa.
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40. The writings of Las Casas contributed to the emergence of:
10.14 Q
The writings of Las Casas contributed to the emergence of:
a new kind of fanatical conquistador
an organized opposition to European expansion
the Black Legend
None of the above
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41. The writings of Las Casas contributed to the emergence of:
a new kind of fanatical conquistador
an organized opposition to European expansion
the Black Legend
None of the above
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EXPLANATION: The writings of Las Casas contributed to the emergence of:
the Black Legend
Bartolomé de Las Casa wrote an exposé of Spanish missionaries that prompted the Spanish government to issue some reforming regulations. Las Casas’s work also became the source of the “Black Legend,” a tradition that has exaggerated Spanish cruelty and soft-pedaled such things as Aztec human sacrifice.
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43. © 2006 Pearson Education, Inc.
10.15 Q
The encomienda was:
a large estate in the New World
a charter granting the right to found a colony
the forced transfer of criminals from Spain to the New World
a grant of the right to the labor of a specific number of Indians
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The encomienda was:
a large estate in the New World
a charter granting the right to found a colony
the forced transfer of criminals from Spain to the New World
a grant of the right to the labor of a specific number of Indians
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45. EXPLANATION: The encomienda was:
a grant of the right to the labor of a specific number of Indians
The Spaniards developed strategies for exploiting the labor of the native Indians including encomienda—a legal grant of the right to the labor of a specific number of Indians for a particular period of time.
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