Exploring Early Modern Europe: A Historical Journey

What term is used to describe the period between the Middle Ages and the Industrial Age in Europe?

• The Renaissance Period

• The Medieval Era

• The Classical Age

• Early Modern Europe

Who initiated the Reformation by criticizing the Catholic Church in 1517?

• Thomas More

• John Calvin

• Nicholas Machiavelli

• Martin Luther

What major war is associated with religious conflicts during the Early Modern period?

• The Hundred Years' War

• World War I

• The Thirty Years' War

• The Napoleonic Wars

Which invention by Gutenberg marked the beginning of the Early Modern period?

• The telescope

• The movable type printing press

• The steam engine

• The compass

Which event marked the end of the Thirty Years' War?

• The Treaty of Paris

• The Treaty of Versailles

• The Peace of Westphalia

• The Congress of Vienna

What was a major consequence of European exploration during the Age of Discovery?

• Exploitation of colonized populations

• Decrease in global trade

• Reduction in cultural exchanges

• Technological regression

What was the primary motivation behind the Age of Discovery?

• Economic gain

• Scientific research

• Cultural exchange

• Religious conversion

Which philosophy emphasized the use of reason and questioned traditional norms during the Enlightenment?

• Mercantilism

• Enlightenment thinking

• Feudalism

• Rationalism

Who were the key figures in advancing scientific thought during the Enlightenment?

• Isaac Newton and Galileo Galilei

• Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo

• Louis XIV and Peter the Great

• Christopher Columbus and Vasco da Gama

How did the lives of ordinary Europeans change from 1500 to 1800?

• From feudalism to capitalism

• From capitalism to socialism

• From democracy to monarchy

• From industrialism to feudalism