Transcript World History I - West Point Middle School

SOL Review
• The picture above represents items from
which time period?
• Paleolithic
• Neolithic
• Megalithic
• Monolithic
• Characteristics
of huntergatherer
societies include
all of the
following
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• Stone tools
• Fire
• Written language
• Small clans
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A new discovery about
Stone Age life would most
likely be made by which of
the following?
a geographer
a physicist
a geologist
an archaeologist
What can an archaeologist
conclude about artifacts
found in the same layer of an
excavation?
The remains are from different
times.
The remains are from the
same time.
Different people made the
artifacts.
The artifacts were from a
people with no technology.
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The picture below shows objects made by
ancient peoples also called:
Hieroglyphs, Artifacts, Obelisks, Henges
Which source
would best aid a
scientist who is
studying an
ancient culture?
•a computer
printout
•prehistoric
remains
•a bar graph
•an ideogram
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• The Stone Age structure below is called ____ & is
found in ______.
• Stonehenge, France; Skara Brae, Germany; Skara
Brae, Great Rift Valley; Stonehenge, England
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The Neolithic Revolution refers to the time when early
humansmastered fire.
developed agriculture.
migrated from Africa.
organized governments.
•The 1st humans
were believed to
be from
•Savannas of Africa
• Great Rift Valley
of Africa
• Saharan Desert
of Africa
•Tigris & Euphrates
Rivers
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Civilizations developed in
valleys of rivers such as the
Nile, Indus, Tigris and
Euphrates because the river valleys provided a
source of fresh water and good
farmland.
the rivers aided in the exploration
of new territories.
the rivers provided power for
industries.
the river valleys provided areas
for recreation.
The symbols pictured are associated w/ which religion?
Animism
Hinduism
Judaism
Islam
• "If a man has stolen an ox, a sheep, a pig, or a goat that
belonged to a temple or palace, he shall repay thirty times its
cost. If it belonged to a private citizen, he shall repay ten times.
If the thief cannot pay, he shall be put to death.“
• The quote above is from a very early law code in
Babylonia. Who is considered its creator?
• Ramses II; Hammurabi; Justinian; Constantine
• The holy book for the Hebrews &
the 1st 5 books of the Old Testament:
•Bible,
•Gopels
•Torah
•Quran
• The writing pictured
is associated with
which river valley
civilization?
• Mesopotamia
• Sumer
• Egypt
• Maya
• The writing is called?
• Hieroglyphs
• Demotic
• Hebrew
• Arabic
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The Egyptians believed their leader to be the son of
a god and the cause of the flooding of the river.
What was this leader called?
Czar; King; Emperor; Pharaoh
What is the most important geographic feature to the
civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Shang China,
and the Indus Valley?
high mountains; large deserts; fertile river valleys; open
plains
• In ancient China, groups of hereditary rulers that
held the "mandate of heaven" are called:
• monarchies; dynasties; kingdoms; empires
• Which group adapted to their location by
trading on the seas & developing an alphabet?
• Phoenicians; Hebrews; Sumerians; Aryans
• The monotheistic
religion that
began in this
empire was
• Christianity
• Judaism
• Islam
• Zoroastrianism
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What empire stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to
India and allowed conquered peoples to remain relatively
independent from the empire?
Egypt; China; Persia; Greece
The Empire pictured in the map above allowed
conquered territories to remain relatively independent. In
order to effectively rule the empire, the emperor put
these territories into
States; provinces; satraps; feudal groups
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Where did invaders typically enter India from?
the sea; Tibet; the Hindu Kush; east Asia
The caste system was introduced by what group of invaders?
Muslims; Persians; Romans; Aryans
The caste system is a strict social class system that prevents
social mobility. It is associated w/ which religion?
Hinduism; Buddhism; Islam, Zoroasterism
The holy book for Hindus is called
Torah; Eightfold Path; Vedas; Quran
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The map below depicts
Trans-Saharan trade routes; Phoenician trade
routes; Silk Road; Byzantine Empire
Which of these was NOT a contribution of
ancient China?
Silk; porcelain; representative democracy; civil
service system
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What did the Emperor do to protect China from
foreign invaders from the north?
construct a large army; invade and take them over
ignore them; build a large wall
• Which of the
following religions
came from India and
quickly spread
throughout Asia,
being adopted by
Chinese scholars and
leaders?
• Buddhism; Hinduism;
Christianity; Islam
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What Chinese school of thought
teaches reverence to elders and the
law as the best way to maintain a
peaceful society, filial piety (respect
for parents)?
Taoism
Confucianism
Buddhism
Legalism
Which of the following Chinese
schools of thought teaches
humility, harmony with nature,
balance and simplicity in life?
• Confucianism; Legalism
• Buddhism; Taoism
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Who was the founder of Buddhism?
Asoka; Siddhartha Gautama; Mumtaz Mahal; Shah Jahan
Buddhism’s path to nirvana is known as the eightfold
path. The founder of Buddhism basic principles are
known as
Four Noble Truths; Five Pillars of Islam; Ten Commandments;
Five Key Relationships
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How did Greece's geography affect its early settlement?
Its many rivers aided the travel of explorers.
The Aegean and Ionian seas prevented early settlement.
Greece's mountains keep groups of Greeks separated.
Mountains to the north kept out invaders.
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What two things did each Greek city-state have in
common?
• currency & government; social structure & topography
• economic base & attitude toward slaves; religion &
language
• Which of these is a NOT a god from Greek
mythology?
• Juno; Hera;
Aphrodite; Athena
• The Greek
version of the citystate is called
• Satrap; Province;
Polis; Parrish
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What is the name of structure pictured on the bottom right?
Parthenon; Pantheon; Taj Mahal; Oracle @ Delphi
What was its purpose?
fortress for the defense of the city.; Market & public meeting
place.
temple to the goddess Athena.; monument to Olympic athletes.
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Which statement best describes Athenian democracy?
Every male citizen can vote.; Only the strongest rule.
Those of noble birth rule.; Women and men have an equal
vote.
•All adult men serve in the military.
•More freedom for women than other citystates.
•Ruled by an oligarchy of generals.
•Possess a permanent slave class.
•The statements above best
describe which Greek citystate?
• Thebes
• Athens
• Sparta
• Delphi
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Who formed the Delian League?
Persia & Egypt; Athens & allied city-states
Macedonia & Thebes; Sparta & Sparta’s allies
The Delian League was created in response to a threat
from?
Persia
Aryans
Alexander
Pericles
Aegean Sea
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Which best describes the Golden Age of Athens?
Period of peace & prosperity when arts & science flourished.
Period when Pericles took power & ruled as a tyrant.
Period when Persia ruled Athens & expanded the rights of
citizens.
Period when all Greek city-states where united under one
democracy.
• What caused the
Peloponnesian War?
• rivalry between Greece &
Macedonia
• rivalry between Athens &
Sparta
• the conquest of Greece
by Rome
• invasion of Greece by
Persia
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Which philosopher wrote The Republic and
was a student of Socrates?
Aristotle; Pythagoras; Herodotus; Plato
Herodotus and Thucydides are known for
what type of writings?
Poetry; history; drama; Philosophy
The Illiad & Odyssey are attributed to the
works of
Homer; Virgil; Plato; Hippocrates
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Which term describes the blending of Greek
culture with Persian, Indian, and Egyptian
influences?
Classical; arabesque; Hellenism; Gothic
• The ruler of the empire pictured never lost a battle
& left his empire to the stronger. Who was he?
• Alexander the Great; Xerxes the Magnificent; Justinian
the Law Giver; Phillip the Macedonian
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a ring of volcanoes surrounding the Italian Plateau.
a series of coastal fortresses.
trade agreements with Celtic tribes to the north.
the Alps Mountains blocking land access to the
Italian peninsula.
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If the Romans worshipped a family of
Gods, their religion can best be
described as a form of what?
Polytheism; monotheism
Animism; idolatry
From whom did the Romans borrow
their myths and gods?
Babylonians; Greeks
Egyptians; Hittites
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Neptune
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Ares
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There were two major social classes in ancient
Rome. The ______ were wealthy and well born and
the ______ were the poorer members of society.
Patricians, Plebeians;
Hittites, Mennonites
Phoenicians, Christians;
Romans, Gauls
Early Rome was governed by representatives. What
is this type of government called?
• Republic
• monarchy
• oligarchy
• autocracy
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Which of these groups was considered citizens in the
Roman Republic?
Women; slaves; Roman men; foreigners
•Roman law was codified and displayed in the Forum. What
was this set of laws called?
• Code of Hammurabi; the Roman Constitution; Laws of Solon;
Twelve Tables
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Who did Rome fight the
Punic Wars against?
Greece
Persia
Carthage
Egypt
Winning the Punic Wars
gave Rome control of ?
the Adriatic Sea
the Aegean Sea
the Mediterranean Sea
the Black Sea
What famous general
invaded the Italian
peninsula during the
Punic wars?
Belisarius
Hannibal
Alexander
Attila
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The decline of the
Roman Republic was
caused by all of the
following EXCEPT:
Increased use of
slaves
Inflation
Growth of latifundia
forcing small farmers
out of work
Increased power of the
Senate
• Who was assassinated by the Roman Senate to prevent him
from becoming a dictator?
• Marc Antony
• Augustus Caesar
• Julius Caesar
• Pliny the Elder
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What was the primary
weakness in the Roman
Imperial system of
government?
There were no clear rules for
choosing a new emperor.
The emperor was a figurehead
with no real power.
The emperors were foreign-born
citizens who lacked political
support.
The emperors lacked the support
of the military.
What event signaled the end of
the Roman civil war?
Julius Caesar conquered Gaul.
Augustus Caesar defeated Marc
Anthony.
The Senate disbanded the
Roman army.
Persia defeated the Roman
forces in the Middle East.
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What is the 200-year period of Roman peace and
prosperity initiated by Augustus Caesar known as?
Pax Sinica; Golden Age; Pax Romana; Dark Age
The people who fought in the building pictured were?
Plebeians that were in debt
Slaves of conquered groups that became Gladiators
Members of the Latifundia
Senators ousted from power after the Roman Civil War
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is known as the
• Colosseum
• Hagia Sophia
• Pantheon
• Parthenon
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What was the book that
contained the
teachings of Jesus?
Old Testament
Talmud
New Testament
Koran
Early Christians who
spread their faith were
known as:
apostles
sages
monks
carriers
•How did the Romans respond
to the problem of public health?
•They practiced strict population
control.
•They built public baths and
provided food for the poor.
•They made the weak and
unhealthy slaves.
•They built free hospitals for the
poor.
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The function of the
structure pictured was to
Transport troops quicker
across rivers
Bring water to the cities of
the Roman Empire
Connect trade routes
throughout the Roman
Empire
Provide protection like the
Great Wall & house legions
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The Emperor _________ moved the Roman capital to
Byzantium.
Justinian
Augustus
Nero
Constantine
Which of the following were not related to the 'fall' of
Rome?
• Germanic
invasions
• corrupt officials
• the assassination
of Julius Caesar
• heavy taxes
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Which of the following is NOT a Roman contribution to
engineering and architecture?
Aqueducts; paved roads; Colosseum; mosques
What group(s) invaded Rome, finally putting an end to
the Empire?
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Egypt
Barbarians
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The structure pictured is
Temple to the Emperor
Palace of the Pax Romana
Pantheon
Aqueduct of the Gods
•Located on the Bosporus strait, an important trade route.
•A crossroads of trade for Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
•Isolated from invasions weakening the Roman Empire.
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The statements above best describe which capital city?
Athens; Rome; Constantinople; Timbuktu
•Which Emperor
was responsible
for organizing and
simplifying old
Roman law into a
new code?
•Constantine
•Diocletian
•Justinian
•Xerxes
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Justinian strengthened the Byzantine Empire by:
controlling the election of the Pope in Rome.
moving the capital of the empire to Jerusalem.
defeating the armies of the First Caliphate at Damascus.
expanding trade and reconquering parts of the Roman Empire.
The picture below is the
Hagia Sophia; Dome of the Rock; Pantheon; Taj Mahal
The structure during the Byzantine Empire was used as
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Muslim Mosque
Palace of Constantine
Court of Justinian
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What caused the Schism, the
split that divided the Christian
religion into the Catholic and
Orthodox Churches?
a dispute over the authority of the
Pope over icons
the role of women in the Church
the influence of the emperor
the use of private homes as
churches
Roman
Byzantine
Latin
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Rome
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Hippodrome
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What form of writing
was developed by
Byzantine monks and
adopted in Russia
and eastern Europe?
hieroglyphs
cuneiform
sanskrit
cyrillic
What brought
Byzantine influence
into Russia and
eastern Europe?
trade routes
the Crusades
conquest
travelers from China
Hindu
Christian
Islam
Buddhism
Judaism
Vedas
Bible
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Torah
Caste
system
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Truths
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No single
Jesus
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Moksha
Heaven
Heaven
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Heaven
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What is true of Islam?
It accepts Mohammad as the only prophet of God.
It accepts the divinity of Jesus Christ.
It accepts Moses and Jesus as earlier prophets.
It only accepts the New Testament of the Bible.
What facilitated trade and stimulated intellectual activity in the
Muslim world?
Arabic language
Muhammad’s death
mild climates
the Quran
• What battle
stopped the spread
of Islam into Europe?
• Jerusalem
• Damascus
• Tours
• Carthage
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What are the 2 most sacred cities for Islam?
Istanbul & Mecca
•The shrine is located
Mecca & Medina
in
Medina & Baghdad
• Mecca
Jerusalem & Istanbul
• Medina
The holy shrine pictured is the
• Jerusalem
Dome of the Rock
• Istanbul
Hagia Sophia
Kaaba
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Which of the following
accomplishments is
credited to the Muslims?
initial exploration to North
and Central America
mathematical concepts
including Al Jabr or Algebra
colonization of east Asia
and Japan
first-time engineering feats
including road building and
aqueducts
What was NOT an area of
Muslim contributions?
Arabic numerals from India
medicine
Sculptures of religious
figures
maps of the world
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Who was crowned first Holy
Roman Emperor by the Pope
in 800 A.D. marked the
beginning of the Middle Ages
in Europe?
Leo V
Gregory II
Charlemagne
Pepin
A period of lawlessness and
disunity followed the fall of
the Roman Empire. What
served as the only unifying
force in Europe?
Emperor of Rome
Roman legions
Christian Church
localized kings
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The diagram to the
right would be best
titled
4 level system
3 field system
Feudal system
Mercantile system
The people who did
most of the work on
the medieval estate
were the:
fiefs
knights
lords
serfs
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What is the most accurate
description of the basic
relationships under
feudalism?
Monarchs granted land to
serfs, who farmed it and
protected the lords who
administered the food
supply.
Lords granted land to serfs,
who farmed it and protected
the monarch, who supplied
food to the lords.
Monarchs granted land to
local lords, who
administered it and
protected serfs, who farmed
it.
Serfs protected the monarch,
who granted them land in
return for feeding the lords.
• The feudal system grew out of the basic need in the
countryside for protection from
• Barbarians
• Franks
• Indigenous tribes
• Chinese
• The group of warriors that came out of Scandinavia were
the
• Franks
• Angles
• Saxons
• Vikings
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Along which trade route was gold traded for salt?
Trans-Saharan; Silk Road; Triangular Trade; Khyber
Pass
What goods did the Crusaders bring back to Europe
from the East?
• gold and silver
• precious
metals and oil
• silk and spices
• potatoes and
corn
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Which area are the
following indigenous to:
gunpowder, silk, paper,
porcelain
Japan; China; Persia; India
•Which two religions were
mainly practiced in
Japan?
•Islam and Christianity
•Buddhism and Judaism
•Shinto and Buddhism
•Taoism and Confucianism
•Which of the following religions was introduced into West
Africa?
•Islam; Judaism; Hinduism; Buddhism
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Timbuktu was known
as:
a rich trading city in
Scandinavia.
a center for trade and
learning in West Africa.
the capital of the
Ottoman Empire.
the major trading city on
the Nile River.
What trade made the
West African kingdoms
of Ghana, Mali, and
Songhai rich and
powerful?
spice trade
gold-salt trade
slave trade
Columbian Exchange
Maya
Aztec
Inca
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Tenochtitlan
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Slash & burn
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Terracing
• The religion of the civilizations in
the Americas was:
• Judaism; Christianity; polytheism;
Buddhism
• What was NOT an achievement
of these civilizations?
• calendar; mathematics; writing;
paper
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William the Conqueror
secured his rule over
England after what event?
the Second Irish Revolt
King Harold named William
his successor
the Battle of Hastings
the Pope crowned him King
of England
The Magna Carta was
signed because of abuses
of power by the king of
which country?
France
England
Spain
Germany
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Which famous French
hero helped instill
French nationalism
during the Hundred
Years War?
Napoleon; Joan of Arc
Lafayette; King Louis VII
What Pope gave a
speech encouraging the
First Crusade?
John; John Paul
Urban; Leo
Which was a result of
the Crusades?
increased desire for
eastern goods
strengthened the Pope
increased cooperation
between Muslims and
Christians
weakened European
monarchs
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What disease decimated the population of much of Asia and
Europe?
the Black Death; malaria; small pox; the Adriatic flu
What was a result of the Black Death of the fourteenth
century?
African populations destroyed from disease
African culture destroyed from forced slave captures
war in western Europe
dramatic shortages of laborers throughout Europe
• Another name for the Black
Death is:
• small pox.
• the bubonic plague.
• diphtheria.
• the Asian flu.
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Mongols; Korean; Byzantine; Ottoman
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•The Mongols were able to conquer all of the
following EXCEPT:
•Northern Europe; Russia; China; SW Muslim states
•New bookkeeping
practices that enhanced
trade after the end of the
Middle Ages were made
easier by the use of:
•Paper; Arabic numerals;
Roman coins; pencils
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Wealth accumulated
from European trade with
the Middle East led to:
the rise of Italian citystates; an increase in
crime; the corruption of the
Church ; the freedom of
the serfs.
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What led to the rise of city-states in northern Italy?
the granting of papal letters of autonomy
lack of interest in the region by the Holy Roman Empire
victorious knights from the Crusades settled in the area
profits from trade between Europe and the Middle East
•Which of these was
famous for their
Renaissance
literature &
considered the Father
of Humanism?
•Raphael
•Da Vinci
•Petrarch
•Brunelleschi
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How rulers could gain &
maintain power was the
focus of which author’s
work?
Petrarch; Machiavelli;
Cervantes; Erasmus
The Prince by
Machiavelli:
encouraged honesty and
fair play by political rulers.
provided a set of rules for
rulers to take and hold
power.
was the story of an English
prince from the Middle
Ages.
firmly established
democracy as the
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Which Renaissance
figure designed the
building below?
Brunelleschi
Anguissola
Michelangelo
St. Peter
The dome pictured
above is located in
what city that most
symbolized the
Renaissance?
Rome; Milan;
Florence; Pisa
•Who created the device pictured below?
•Cervantes
•Gutenberg
•Da Vinci
•Brunelleschi
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All of the
following were
impacts of the
device above
EXCEPT:
made books
cheaper; literacy
rate increased
faster diffusion of
ideas; increased
power of Lords &
vassals