Cumulative Exam Answers

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

Read the line graph.

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.

Italy during the Renaissance is best described as

Which of these behaviors is an example of chivalry?

What slowed the spread of the Italian Renaissance across Europe?

One reason Renaissance art looks more lifelike than Medieval art is that it uses

Which is a characteristic of the Jacobins?

Which of the following best defines a religious heretic?

This painting shows a key event from the First Crusade.

An increased demand for books during the 1500s meant that

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

The Treaty of Tordesillas established a territorial dividing line between

What effect did the Crusades have on trade?

During the Renaissance, applying humanist ideas to government meant that people began to

Which best explains why Britain restricted trade with the colonies?

A famous work by Leonardo da Vinci that was commissioned by the Catholic Church is

After the American Revolution, why did France view the United States as a model nation?

The fall of Constantinople led to the breakup of

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

Which of the following is an example of due process?

An important philosophical idea during the Enlightenment was that

What did John Winthrop do in the Americas?

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

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

What happened to religion in West Africa when Islam was first introduced?

Why, after having dissolved Parliament, did Charles I call it back into session?

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

Passage of the Habeas Corpus Act (1679) meant that people could no longer be

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

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

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?

Which best describes the role of Constantinople in the Byzantine Empire?

Why was Maximilien de Robespierre executed?

Following the Enlightenment, many Europeans began to

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?

Unlike her husband, a peasant woman worked

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

In Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes uses the story of a man who dresses as a knight to explore

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

Which person was considered to be the greatest physician in the Muslim world?

Some of the rights listed in the English Bill of Rights are also listed in which American document?

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

One of Galileo’s contributions to science was

Which statement about Mecca is accurate?

Why did the caliphs demonstrate religious tolerance to Jewish and Christian people?

This is an image of the conquistadors.

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

What was one significant indication that the European feudal system was effective?

What forced Europeans to look for other routes east?