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Multiple Choice Practice 2
Directions: Answer the following Multiple Choice questions using the methods we learned in class.
**Remember to:
1.Underline key works in question 2. Cross out wrong answers 3. Circle the correct answer
1) The Commercial Revolution in Western Europe
led directly to the (Order)
1. development of a socialist economy
2. establishment of the Guild System
3. weakening of the power of the middle class
4. expansion of world trade
6) A major feature of Muslim Empires’ culture was:
1. political/economic isolation of the Arab world
2. development of the foundations of modern
science and mathematics
3. adoption of democratic government
4. persecution of Jews and Christians
2) Which characteristic was common to the Golden
Age of Greece and the Italian Renaissance?
7) A similarity of the rule of the ancient Mongols
and the ancient Greeks is that both (Comparison)
1. protected rights of the peoples they controlled
2. destroyed the civilizations they defeated
3. remained isolated and peaceful for centuries
4. established vast empires and spread their
cultures to the people they conquered
(Comparison)
1. a strong military led to national unity
2. written constitutions led to the establishment
of democratic governments
3. prosperity led to the creation of works of art
4. political instability led directly to the
formation of unified nation-states
3) The Renaissance and the Protestant Reformation
were similar in that both were (Comparison)
1. stimulated by a spirit of inquiry
2. supported by the working class
3. limited to Italy, France, and Germany
4. encouraged by the successes of the French
Revolution
4) Buildings such as the Gothic cathedrals in
Western Europe and the Parthenon in ancient Greece
reflect each society’s (Comparison)
1. imperialistic attitudes
2. cultural values
3. belief in democracy
4. rigid social structure
5) After the fall of the Roman Empire, the Eastern
half of the empire became known as
1. the Persian Empire
2. The Gupta Empire
3. The Byzantine Empire
4. The Mongol Empire
8) “Europe is waking out of a long, deep sleep…time was
when learning was only found in the religious
orders…learning has passed to princes and peers.”
This quotation best describes the
1. Renaissance
2. decline of the Roman Empire
3. Crusades
4. rise of Christianity
9) “Christians should be taught that he who gives to
a poor man or lends to a needy man does better than
if he used the money to buy an indulgence.”
(Order)
Which major movement in European history started
with the idea expressed in this statement?
1. Commercial Revolution
2. Industrial Revolution
3. Renaissance
4. Protestant Reformation
10) Which was a major result of the Reformation?
1. new Christian denominations emerged
2. religious teachings were no longer allowed in
the universities
3. the Crusades were organized
4. the power of the Pope was strengthened