AP European History: Unit – 1- Renaissance and Exploration Practice Test

Question 1

How did Italy's location help make it the starting point of the Renaissance?

A. many libraries were located thereB. leading Greek scholars moved thereC. as trade declined, people turned to the artsD. its location on the Mediterranean Sea allowed trade with the Muslim world

Question 2

How was 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

Question 3

In The Prince, Macchiavelli advises rulers to

A. support the artsB. learn poetry, music, and sportsC. be ruthless in achieving goalsD. learn courtly manners

Question 4

Trade and the Crusades bought Italy into contact with these regions and empires,allowing new knowledge of science and literature to arrive in Italy.

A. AfricaB. RussiaC. Holy Roman EmpireD. Middle EastE. Byzantium

Question 5

The printing revolution meant that

A. the arts lost many patronsB. the Bible could be read for the first timeC. an end to illiteracyD. exposed educated readers to new ideas and places

Question 6

The Northern Renaissance began in the cities of

A. FlandersB. GermanyC. EnglandD. France

Question 7

Which Renaissance ideal did Shakespeare's work explore?

A. complexity of the individualB. realismC. religious devotionD. feminism

Question 8

All of the following are themes explored by Northern Renaissance artists EXCEPT

A. realismB. religious upheavalC. classical themesD. biblical themes

Question 9

What was the main reason why Europeans began the Age of Discovery?

A. to find a sea route to the spice islands and IndiaB. to find converts to ChristianityC. to find new areas for Europeans to settleD. to find new lands to plunder and get rich from

Question 10

What crop did the Europeans first introduce to the Americas that would be responsible for the introduction of enslaved Africans to the New World?

A. CottonB. GrapesC. sugarD. tobacco

Question 11

The passage above reflects the emerging scholarly discipline of

A. anthropologyB. economicsC. historiographyD. political science

Question 12

Machiavelli’s opinion of common people is

A. disdainfulB. hatefulC. spitefulD. wistful

Question 13

To meet the massive demand for slaves, where did the Europeans look for slaves?

A. EuropeB. SpainC. AfricaD. Asia

Question 14

How did Europeans justify enslaving Africans?

A. They claimed that Africans were biologically inferiorB. They claimed that Africans were biologically superiorC. They claimed that Africans were cannibalsD. They claimed Africans were vegetarians

Question 15

The trading of slaves in exchange for manufactured goods and crops was known as

A. The Pacific System.B. The Slave Trade System.C. The Colombian Exchange.D. The Atlantic System.

Question 16

Which statement best defines the term mercantilism?

A. A country uses all resources and land available to boost its economy.B. To create fair and equal trade between all countries.C. A country balances people’s rights with good business qualities.D. Explore new lands and establish good business with native peoples.

Question 17

Which of the following was not part of the system of "triangular trade"?

A. Exportation of European manufactured goods to AfricaB. Shipment of slaves to the AmericasC. Transport of plantation products to EuropeD. All of the above were part of the Triangle Trade

Question 18

Why is the period from the 1500s and the 1700s called the Commercial Revolution?

A. The European economy underwent great changes in basic economic practices.B. Traders began using advertising to convince people to buy goods.C. Peasants revolted and demanded factory work instead of farming.D. Improvements in ships allowed traders to travel great distances.

Question 19

The illustration portrays

A. colonialism

B. commercialismC. imperialismD. mercantilism

Answer Key

1. D

2. A3. C4. A, D, E5. D6. A7. A8. D9. A10.C11.D12.A13.C14.A15.D16.A17.D18.A19.D