World History 1st Semester Exam Savvas
UPDATED Actual Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Which BEST describes a main cause of the northern European Renaissance? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔the invention of the printing press
Based on the text, which northern European Renaissance writer would have most appreciated
the printing revolution for eventually allowing everyday people to purchase and read their
own copies of the Bible? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Desiderius Erasmus
What were some themes explored by the artist Jan van Eyck? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔religious themes, townspeople, peasant life
What purposes and themes were common to the writers Erasmus, More, and Rabelais? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔humanism, education, and social reforms
Based on the text, which statement BEST describes William Shakespeare's genius as a writer?
- CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔he expressed universal themes in everyday settings
Which of Calvin's beliefs set him apart from Catholics? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔predestination
What did the priest Johann Tetzel do that prompted Martin Luther to take action? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Tetzel sold indulgences, promising buyers an assured entry into
heaven.
How did the printing press impact Europe? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔It allowed ideas to
spread quickly among many people.
, Martin Luther helped shape the Protestant Reformation by - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔successfully challenging abuses of the Catholic Church.
Petrarch's work was an example of typical Renaissance characteristics because he -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔valued education and classical learning.
Here is a general sequence of events in the development of the Renaissance. Which statement
BEST completes the second event? Event 1: Italy's location encouraged trade. Event 2: Event
3: Italy's families became art patrons. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Italian merchants gained
wealth and political power.
What new Renaissance artistic technique, partly revived from classical times, did Leonardo
da Vinci use? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔realism, as in his painting of the Mona Lisa
What theme did Machiavelli address in his writing? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔how to gain
and maintain power
Which statement BEST explains an artistic impact of the Italian Renaissance? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔The use of perspective in art allowed more accurate representations.
The control of most trade between Asia and Europe in the 1400s by Arab and Italian
merchants caused - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Europeans outside Italy to search for direct
access to Asia.
Why did the Portuguese think that they could find an easier way to reach Asia? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔They had expert knowledge and advanced navigational technology.
Why did Columbus reach the Caribbean islands rather than the East Indies? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔He greatly underestimated the size of Earth.
How did the Portuguese establish footholds and trade on Africa's coasts? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔They established forts and trading posts on the coast and seized key ports
around the Indian Ocean.
UPDATED Actual Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Which BEST describes a main cause of the northern European Renaissance? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔the invention of the printing press
Based on the text, which northern European Renaissance writer would have most appreciated
the printing revolution for eventually allowing everyday people to purchase and read their
own copies of the Bible? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Desiderius Erasmus
What were some themes explored by the artist Jan van Eyck? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔religious themes, townspeople, peasant life
What purposes and themes were common to the writers Erasmus, More, and Rabelais? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔humanism, education, and social reforms
Based on the text, which statement BEST describes William Shakespeare's genius as a writer?
- CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔he expressed universal themes in everyday settings
Which of Calvin's beliefs set him apart from Catholics? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔predestination
What did the priest Johann Tetzel do that prompted Martin Luther to take action? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Tetzel sold indulgences, promising buyers an assured entry into
heaven.
How did the printing press impact Europe? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔It allowed ideas to
spread quickly among many people.
, Martin Luther helped shape the Protestant Reformation by - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔successfully challenging abuses of the Catholic Church.
Petrarch's work was an example of typical Renaissance characteristics because he -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔valued education and classical learning.
Here is a general sequence of events in the development of the Renaissance. Which statement
BEST completes the second event? Event 1: Italy's location encouraged trade. Event 2: Event
3: Italy's families became art patrons. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Italian merchants gained
wealth and political power.
What new Renaissance artistic technique, partly revived from classical times, did Leonardo
da Vinci use? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔realism, as in his painting of the Mona Lisa
What theme did Machiavelli address in his writing? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔how to gain
and maintain power
Which statement BEST explains an artistic impact of the Italian Renaissance? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔The use of perspective in art allowed more accurate representations.
The control of most trade between Asia and Europe in the 1400s by Arab and Italian
merchants caused - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Europeans outside Italy to search for direct
access to Asia.
Why did the Portuguese think that they could find an easier way to reach Asia? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔They had expert knowledge and advanced navigational technology.
Why did Columbus reach the Caribbean islands rather than the East Indies? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔He greatly underestimated the size of Earth.
How did the Portuguese establish footholds and trade on Africa's coasts? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔They established forts and trading posts on the coast and seized key ports
around the Indian Ocean.
