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The Northern Renaissance most differed from the Italian Renaissance in that it

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  1. failed to significantly emphasize the visual arts

  2. Replaced greater importance on religious devotion

  3. largely rejected the concept of humanism

  4. did not increase the prevalence of secularism

  5. increased dissonance among Christians

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Northern Renaissance most differed from the Italian Renaissance in that it replaced greater importance on religious devotion. In other words we can say, the Italian Renaissance was an artistic movement unaffected by reformation. In Northern Europe Renaissance was philosphical and strongly affected by reformation.

The Pilgrims were called Separatists because they had broken with _________.

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  1. the king of England

  2. the Catholics

  3. the Anglican Church

  4. the New England Way

  5. the Jamestown Colony

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Pilgrims wanted to worship God in their own way. They had left England because King James did not want them to practice own religion. They broke all tie with the church of England.


The Renaissance took place in the _____ century.

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  1. 15th

  2. 16th

  3. 13th 

  4. 14th

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The term Renaissance means rebirth or revival. It stands for a complex transitional movement in Europe between medieval and modern times beginning in the 14th century in Italy and lasting into the 17th century.

What European nation established the largest land-based empire by the mid-eighteenth century?

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  1. Great Britain

  2. France

  3. Austria-Hungary

  4. Russia

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Russia.

Which of these best describes the political ideology of absolutism?

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  1. When legislatures grant monarchies full control over the creation of a country's constitution

  2. When politicians try to sway public opinion in their favor using propaganda

  3. When governments provide all individual rights and freedoms to their citizens

  4. When monarchies hold all power and aspects of media through press censorship

  5. When government control all aspects of media through press censorship

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Correct Option: A

I can readily imagine, Holy Father, that as soon as some people hear that in this volume, which I have written about the revolutions of the spheres of the universe. I ascribe certain motions to the terrestrial globe, they will shout that I must be immediately repudiated together with this belief.... Yet I hold that completely erroneous views should be shunned. Those who know that the consensus on many centuries has sanctioned the conception that the earth remains at rest in the middle of the heaven as its center would I reflected, regard it as an insane pronouncement if I made the opposite assertion that the earth moves. Therefore I debated with myself for a long time whether to publish the volume which I wrote
The passage was likely written by _______.

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  1. Andreas Vesalius

  2. Robert Boyle

  3. Galileo Galilei

  4. Nicholas Copernicus

  5. Issac Newton

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Polish scientist Nicholas Copernicus is known for his heliocentric theory which places the sun as the center of the universe with planets revolving around it. His theory provided an alternative model of the universe to Ptolemy's geocentric theory which had the earth as the center and had been widely accepted since ancient times. Although he faced criticisms for his findings during his lifetime, later scientists built on the foundation laid by him.

The most similar to the Prague Spring of 1968 in Czechoslovakia was :

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  1. The Tiananmen Square democracy protests in China

  2. The Qing dynasty Hundred Days of Reform

  3. The Solidarity movement in Poland

  4. The Orange Revolution in the Ukraine

  5. The rule of the commonwealth of England

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The most similar to the Prague Spring of 1968 in Czechoslovakia was the Qing dynasty Hundred Days of Reform. The Hundred Days of Reform was an attempt to modernise China by reforming its government, economy and society. These reforms were launched by the young Guangxu emperor and his followers in June 1898.

What was the purose of the European monarchs in claiming rule thorugh the divine right of kings?

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  1. To reinforce the power of the church over secular rulers.

  2. To establish a stronger connection between church and state.

  3. To strengthen a king's claim to absolute power over his subjects.

  4. To allow the nobility to use the king as a symbol of central political authority without actually giving the king this great power.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

To strengthen a king's claim to absolute power over his subjects.

Which of these is not a reason for the rise in absolutism in Europe in the 16th century?

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  1. Religious turmoil throughout Europe

  2. Ruler's courts and palaces grew in size and power

  3. Continuing territorial conflicts among European monarchs

  4. The ever-increasing need for taxes, which led to unrest and peasant revolts

  5. The growing use of standing profession armies

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Correct Option: A

The Renaissance resulted from the economic growth in Europe, but it was most recognized for:

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  1. the creation of political systems dominated by the middle class.

  2. innovations in visual and performing arts.

  3. the establishment of global empires by the European powers.

  4. the elimination of the aristocracy as the elite class of the European social system.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Renaissance was a period of  cultural, artistic, political and economic rebirth in Europe from the 14th century to the 17th century.  This period is mostly recognized for the development of highly realistic art technique by famous artists like  Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.