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In the Glorious Revolution of 1688, Parliament asserted its authority by offering leadership to

A
a new king and queen.
B
the judicial branch.
C
powerful generals.
D
the clergy.
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Read the line graph.

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about 8 million.
B
10 million.
C
about 12 million.
D
15 million.
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Read the following quotation from Catholic bishop Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet at the court of Louis XIV.Rulers then act as the ministers of God and as his lieutenants on earth. It is through them that God exercises his empire. . . . Consequently, as we have seen, the royal throne is not the throne of a man, but the throne of God himself.

A
a French aristocrat
B
a bishop who was not a member of the royal court
C
a member of the British Parliament
D
an absolute monarch from Spain or Russia
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Italy during the Renaissance is best described as

A
an important center of trade.
B
a secondary place for trade.
C
an ally of the Ottoman Empire.
D
an opponent of the Ottoman Empire.
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Which of these behaviors is an example of chivalry?

A
farming the land in return for protection
B
rescuing someone who is in danger
C
taking an oath of loyalty to a lord
D
serving in the clergy
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What slowed the spread of the Italian Renaissance across Europe?

A
poverty
B
famine
C
disease
D
flooding
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One reason Renaissance art looks more lifelike than Medieval art is that it uses

A
ordinary objects.
B
naturalism.
C
perspective.
D
classical influences.
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Which is a characteristic of the Jacobins?

A
They were called right-wing.
B
They wanted very few changes.
C
They wanted a monarchy.
D
They were extremely radical.
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Which of the following best defines a religious heretic?

A
a Catholic priest charged with converting others to Catholicism.
B
a person who tried to convert others to his or her religion.
C
an organization that punished those who did not follow Catholicism.
D
a person who held beliefs going against the teachings of a church.
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This painting shows a key event from the First Crusade.

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by their armor
B
by their weapons and horses
C
by the red crosses on their backs
D
by the thrones on which they are sitting
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An increased demand for books during the 1500s meant that

A
fewer books were written in the vernacular.
B
more books were written in the vernacular.
C
fewer people read classical works
D
more people read Chinese works.
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In the 1500s, the Council of Trent was led by a group of

A
Lutheran ministers who wanted to spread their ideas.
B
Catholic cardinals who wanted to reform the Church.
C
German princes who wanted to end a peasants’ rebellion.
D
Calvinists who wanted to make laws that followed their beliefs.
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The Treaty of Tordesillas established a territorial dividing line between

A
Spain and India.
B
Spain and Portugal.
C
Africa and Portugal.
D
Africa and India.
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What effect did the Crusades have on trade?

A
Trade throughout the Mediterranean was destroyed.
B
Trading cities became more important.
C
Italian merchants saw their fortunes ruined.
D
Europeans began to sell their own spices.
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During the Renaissance, applying humanist ideas to government meant that people began to

A
support government more.
B
support government less.
C
debate about government.
D
hold elections for government.
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Which best explains why Britain restricted trade with the colonies?

A
to restrict access to Britain’s goods as punishment
B
to ensure that trade generated taxes for the Crown
C
to make sure that Britain received the colonies’ best exports
D
to inhibit the distribution of colonial goods—and colonial income
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A famous work by Leonardo da Vinci that was commissioned by the Catholic Church is

A
Mona Lisa.
B
La Primavera.
C
The Last Supper.
D
The Birth of Venus.
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After the American Revolution, why did France view the United States as a model nation?

A
The United States established a representative democracy.
B
The United States embraced its colonial rulers.
C
The United States ended government-mandated social classes.
D
The United States published the idea of checks and balances.
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The fall of Constantinople led to the breakup of

A
the Roman Catholic Church.
B
the Eastern Orthodox Church.
C
the Byzantine Empire.
D
the Ottoman Empire.
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In addition to patronage, merchant families during the Renaissance began to

A
educate their sons.
B
practice new religions.
C
establish new businesses.
D
hide their wealth.

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