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A rise in prices and a larger supply of moneyA. Columbian ExchangeB. InflationC. Price RevolutionD. CapitalismE. EntrepreneurF. MercantilismG. Tariff
Who sculpted David and painted the Sistine Chapel?A. RaphaelB. Leonardo da VinciC. MichelangeloD. Cosimo de' Medicini
Someone who takes on a financial risk to make a profitA. Columbian ExchangeB. InflationC. Price RevolutionD. CapitalismE. EntrepreneurF. MercantilismG. Tariff
In The Prince, Macchiavelli advises rulers toA. support the artsB. learn poetry, music, and sportsC. be ruthless in achieving goals D. learn courtly manners
Colonies were important in the mercantile system because theyA. paid high taxes on exported goodsB. provided natural resources and marketsC. invented the putting out systemD. were able to reverse the price revolution
An economic policy aimed at strengthening national economiesA. Columbian ExchangeB. InflationC. Price RevolutionD. CapitalismE. EntrepreneurF. MercantilismG. Tariff
Which of the following best characterizes eighteenth-century France just prior to the Revolution of 1789 ? (French political cartoon, c. 1788)
Inventor of printing pressA. Johann GutenbergB. FlandersC. Albrecht DurerD. engravingF. vernacularG. Thomas More
During the Renaissance, there was a revival of interest inA. perspectiveB. individual achievementC. humanismD. supernaturalism
A priest who spread Renaissance humanismA. Johann GutenbergB. FlandersC. Albrecht DurerD. engravingF. vernacularG. Thomas More
Rubens, van Eyck, and Bruegel were allA. Italian humanistsB. northern Renaissance paintersC. northern Renaissance writersD. best known for their engravings
The northern Renaissance began in the cities of A. FlandersB. GermanyC. EnglandD. France
How was the Renaissance art different from the art of the Middle Ages?A. It was more realistic and portrayed some non-religious subjectsB. It was less realistic and portrayed only religious subjectsC. It was always based on Greek and Roman subjectsD. It was usually placed in churches and other religious places
Social reformer described an ideal societyA. Johann GutenbergB. FlandersC. Albrecht DurerD. engravingF. vernacularG. Thomas More
What did Rabelais, Shakespeare, and Cervantes have in common?A. They each wrote their works in LatinB. They each are best known for their playsC. They each wrote in the vernacularD. They each wrote in everyday English
Artist strongly influenced by Italian RenaissanceA. Johann GutenbergB. FlandersC. Albrecht DurerD. engravingF. vernacularG. Thomas More
Everyday language for ordinary peopleA. Johann GutenbergB. FlandersC. Albrecht DurerD. engravingF. vernacularG. Thomas More
Which of the following best explains why Napoleon's empire provoked nationalist reactions across Europe, as suggested by the passage? (Declaration of Justus Gruner, newly appointed governor-general of the Middle Rhine region after Napoleon's retreat from Germany, 1814)
The painting of Napoleon shown above portrays him as which of the following? (Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Napoleon on his Imperial Throne, 1806 17)
All the following statements are historically accurate. Which would most strongly support Gruner's characterization in the second paragraph of the rule of German princes before Napoleon? (Declaration of Justus Gruner, newly appointed governor-general of the Middle Rhine region after Napoleon's retreat from Germany, 1814)