World History II SOL Review

Which person is associated with the NORTHERN Renaissance?

• Michelangelo
• Raphael
• Shakespeare
• da Vinci

Why do Mexico and Peru have primarily Catholic populations?

• The Inquisition converted the Jews and Muslims there
• Catholicism was spread in these areas by Spanish missionaries and colonists
• Ppl. who practiced traditional native religions migrated away
• The people in these areas were isolated from foreign influences

The study of the humanities/humanism was the hallmark of what event in Europe?

• Renaissance
• Thirty Years' War
• Scientific Revolution
• Industrial Revolution

Which idea is most associated w/ John Calvin?

• Ultimate authority comes from the Bible
• People are all equal before God
• Salvation depends on faith alone
• Fate is predetermined

China established foreign enclaves in order --

• Improve education
• Centralize manufacturing
• Spread religion
• Control trade

Which explorer contributed to the establishment of Portuguese colonies in Africa + India?

• Hernando Cortes
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Vasco de Gama
• Sir Francis Drake

During the 16th cent., Europe gained access to knowledge about astronomy, medicine, and mathematics because of the:

• Exploration of Africa
• Spread of manorial system
• Expansion of religion
• Growth of trade with Asia

The Columbian Exchange brought what item from EUROPE to the AMERICAS?

• Coal
• Horses
• Corn
• Tomatoes

True or False: Japan was primarily isolationist during the Age of Exploration and did not open its borders to trade until America forced it to in the late 1890s.

• TRUE
• FALSE

What hemisphere was considered off-limits after the signing of the Monroe Doctrine?

• Northern Hemisphere
• Southern Hemisphere
• Eastern Hemisphere
• Western Hemisphere