Western Civilization Final Exam Questions and Correct Answers
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Western Civilization
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Western Civilization
When was the Fourth Latern Council?
~~ 1215
Whnd did King John Sign the Magna Carta?
~~ 1215
When was the invention of the printing press?
~~ 1450
When did Columbus Cross the Atlantic?
~~ 1492
When did Erasmus publish the Greek new Testament
~~ 1516
When did Luther post the 95 Theses?
~~...
Western civil final exam Questions
and Correct Answers
Why was Emmanuel Chrysoloras important to the Italian Renaissance?
✓✓~~ He reintroduced Greek scientific works to the West
What is meant by the "vanishing point" in painting?
✓✓~~ The convergence of lines to give the appearance of dimension
A major difference between northern and Italian literary scholars was:
✓✓~~ northern scholars tried to reconcile humanism and Christianity
The Christian humanist who produced updated Greek versions of the New
Testament and came
under the scrutiny of the church in the early sixteenth century was
✓✓~~ Desiderus Erasmus
What contributed most significantly to the growth of humanist culture in the
Renaissance?
✓✓~~ invention of the printing press
One of the most popular forms of literature in England was
, ✓✓~~ Arthurian legends(epic poems)
The Wars of the Roses were fought in England between which two families?
✓✓~~ Lancasters and Yorks
In 1500, the most important commercial center in Europe was in:
✓✓~~ Antwerp(Constantinople)
Why did serfdom in Western Europe disappear after the fourteenth century?
✓✓~~ Labor was scarce
Because of the large volume of trade moving through Antwerp, what industry
developed to
support this?
✓✓~~ banking
The marriage of Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon led to the unification of:
✓✓~~ Spain
Emperor Charles V claimed titles and lands in all of the following areas?
✓✓~~ King of Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, parts of Italy, central Europe, and large
areas in the Americas
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