Cumulative Exam Answers

Why did Philip II of Spain want to invade England?

Read the passage below from Olaudah Equiano’s autobiography:I was soon put down under the decks, and there I received such a salutation [greeting] in my nostrils as I had never experienced in my life: so that, with the loathsomeness [horribleness] of the stench and crying together, I became so sick and low that I was not able to eat. I now wished for the last friend, death, to relieve me; but soon, to my grief, two of the white men offered me eatables [food]; and on my refusing to eat, one of them held me fast by the hands, and laid me across I think the windlass [a part of the ship], and tied my feet, while the other flogged [beaten or whipped] me severely.What most accurately describes the narrator’s circumstance?

Which of the following best defines a religious heretic?

Read the quotation written by Martin Luther in 1517.Those who believe that they can be certain of their salvation because they have indulgence letters will be eternally damned, together with their teachers.This quotation was part of which document?

After a coup d’etat in Spain overthrew the government, Augustin de Iturbide proclaimed

One of Galileo’s contributions to science was

Which statement most accurately answers why the Europeans in the Caribbean felt the need to bring in enslaved Africans as laborers?

The term that best describes factory work during the 1800s is

The most likely reason why Napoleon could be classified as an enlightened monarch was because

The Spanish class system placed people in the top class primarily based upon

Under the Roman Empire, citizenship and loyalty to the empire governed society. What governed society after the empire fell?

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.

Which statement best supports the idea that the Mughal Empire promoted religious tolerance?

Why did John Calvin write the Institutes of the Christian Religion?

In addition to patronage, merchant families during the Renaissance began to

Which one of the Five Pillars of Islam refers to giving to the poor and needy?

Under Akbar, the Mughal Empire supported

Based on courtly love songs and heroic legends, which attribute was most important for a knight?

An important philosophical idea during the Enlightenment was that

Which three major factors contributed to the Roman Empire’s decline?

The Swahili Coast developed its own unique culture that

In the 1500s, the Council of Trent was led by a group of

What forced Europeans to look for other routes east?

The map shows medieval Europe. Charlemagne was known as the "father of Europe.” How does this map help to explain that title?

The Treaty of Tordesillas established a territorial dividing line between

In what way did industrialization affect the working class?

Which Enlightenment principle did Napolean adhere to?

The Koryu dynasty’s leaders believed that their politics should be guided by the principles of

The decline in economic production in Europe during the 1300s was caused by

The feudal system probably would not have developed if the Roman Empire continued. Why?

Which best describes the Bantu’s overall pattern of migration across Africa?

The Latin American revolutions from 1804 to 1821 were

How did improved transportation affect farming?

This painting shows a key event from the First Crusade.

How did the Catholic Church respond to the Scientific Revolution?

Which best explains the role the Huns played in Rome’s collapse?

Read the line graph.

What impact did the marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine to Henry II have on England?

Which structure did the Aztecs and the Incas have in common?

During the Hundred Years’ War, monarchies fought over a throne and

Following the Enlightenment, many Europeans began to

What is the best definition of realpolitik?

This photo shows an early Mesoamerican structure.

What effect did the Crusades have on trade?

This is an image of the conquistadors.

What was the impact of the Concordat of Worms?

Which is the most accurate description of a historiographer?

Adam Smith believed the government’s role in laissez-faire capitalism was

The Babylonian Exile was also known as the Babylonian

The fall of Constantinople led to the breakup of