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The Renaissance: 1350–1550
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1. Beginning in 1438, which family traditionally gained election as Holy Roman Emperors?
2. Charles V was one of a long line of Austrian rulers of the Holy Roman Empire (1452–1806) from which family?
3. Which of the following best describes the political and economic environments of much of 15th-century Italy?
4. The importation of African slaves to the Americas dramatically increased as a result of the growing need for labor to harvest
5. All of the following were methods that monarchs in Russia, France, and Spain employed to consolidate their rule EXCEPT
6. Florence was to the Italian Renaissance what
7. According to Baldassare Castiglione, the goal of the education system in the 16th century was to
8. All of the following reasons best describe why Poland experienced the Renaissance and Russia didn’t EXCEPT
9. Which of the following stimulated the need to find a route to the Indies?
10. In the mid-16th century, Charles V’s empire included all of the following territories EXCEPT
11. The parallel transfer of people, cultures, animals, food, and disease between Europe, Africa, and the Western Hemisphere as a result of the Spanish colonization of the New World is known as the
12. The three orders of people in medieval Europe consisted of
13. All of the following resulted from the discovery of new trade routes during the 16th century EXCEPT
14. The typical family in 16th-century western Europe
15. Persecution and forced conversions of religious minorities in Spain after 1478 happened under the aegis of the
16. Which of the following was NOT incorporated into the kingdom of Spain by Ferdinand and Isabella?
17. Prior to the Age of Discovery in the 15th century, Europe’s major attempt at expansion and colonization beyond the confines of the continent was
18. All of the following were from Florence EXCEPT
19. The reason Bartolome de Las Casas wrote his book chronicling the conduct of the Spanish in Latin America was
20. Sandro Botticelli’s two most famous works, The Birth of Venus and La Primavera,
21. The Medici family was best known for
22. Which of the following best characterizes the Byzantine Empire during the 15th century?
23. As a result of the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494),
24. Portugal and Spain were able to attain overseas colonies because of
25. Which of the following best describes the overall influence the Renaissance had on the people of Europe during the 15th and 16th centuries?