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In what ways did the Protestant Reformation in Western Europe challenge the authority of the pope?

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How did the Peace of Westphalia seek to settle religious differences?


A) It closed the rift between Catholicism and Protestantism and paved the way for a unified Christianity.
B) It acknowledged the Catholic Church's acceptance of local religious traditions in Spanish colonies.
C) It ended the religious wars in Africa between advocates of religious syncretism and defenders of Islam.
D) It granted the ruler of each European state the authority to control religious affairs within his own domain.

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Scholars have identified which of the following as a key factor that contributed to the Scientific Revolution in Europe?


A) The relative independence of European universities
B) The superiority of the libraries in Western Europe
C) Europe's leadership in the fields of mathematics and medicine before 1000 C.E.
D) The merging of the study of the natural order with philosophy and theology

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Which of the following describes the reception of modern European science in China, Japan, and the Ottoman Empire during the early modern era?


A) Adoption of European advances in medicine only
B) Rejection of the applications of European science
C) Selective adoption of European scientific learning
D) Wholesale adoption of Western scientific learning

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Comparative Analysis: Evaluate the state of scientific learning and advancements in China, the Islamic world, and Europe in the early modern era.

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Use the following to answer questions: Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section. Terms -Religious tradition of northern India founded by Guru Nanak around 1500; combines elements of Hinduism and Islam and proclaims the brotherhood of all humans and the equality of men and women.


A) Protestant Reformation
B) Catholic Counter-Reformation
C) Úrsula de Jesús
D) Taki Onqoy
E) Jesuits in China
F) Wahhabi Islam
G) kaozheng
H) Mirabai
I) Sikhism
J) Copernicus
K) Newton
L) Galile
M) Voltaire
N) European Enlightenment
O) Condorcet and the idea of progress

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Use the following to answer questions: Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section. Terms -An internal reform of the Catholic Church in the sixteenth century; thanks especially to the work of the Council of Trent (1545-1563) , Catholic leaders clarified doctrine, corrected abuses and corruption, and put a new emphasis on education and accountability.


A) Protestant Reformation
B) Catholic Counter-Reformation
C) Úrsula de Jesús
D) Taki Onqoy
E) Jesuits in China
F) Wahhabi Islam
G) kaozheng
H) Mirabai
I) Sikhism
J) Copernicus
K) Newton
L) Galile
M) Voltaire
N) European Enlightenment
O) Condorcet and the idea of progress

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During the centuries between 1450 and 1750, the spread of Islam was usually the


A) work of Muslim holy men, scholars, and traders.
B) result of conquest and forced conversions.
C) product of state indoctrination programs.
D) responsibility of specially chosen missionaries.

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Use the following to answer questions: Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section. Terms -Series of missionaries in the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries who, inspired by the work of Matteo Ricci, made extraordinary efforts to understand and become part of the culture of an Asian country in their efforts to convert the elite, although with limited success.


A) Protestant Reformation
B) Catholic Counter-Reformation
C) Úrsula de Jesús
D) Taki Onqoy
E) Jesuits in China
F) Wahhabi Islam
G) kaozheng
H) Mirabai
I) Sikhism
J) Copernicus
K) Newton
L) Galile
M) Voltaire
N) European Enlightenment
O) Condorcet and the idea of progress

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Which groups of people were drawn to Protestantism and why?

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Which of the following represents a form of Hinduism that shared features with mystical Sufi forms of Islam?


A) The kaozheng movement
B) The bhakti movement
C) The Wahhabi movement
D) The Taki Onqoy movement

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Use the following to answer questions: Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section. Terms -English natural scientist (1643-1727) whose formulation of the laws of motion and mechanics is regarded as the culmination of the Scientific Revolution.


A) Protestant Reformation
B) Catholic Counter-Reformation
C) Úrsula de Jesús
D) Taki Onqoy
E) Jesuits in China
F) Wahhabi Islam
G) kaozheng
H) Mirabai
I) Sikhism
J) Copernicus
K) Newton
L) Galile
M) Voltaire
N) European Enlightenment
O) Condorcet and the idea of progress

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What made Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses revolutionary?


A) The validation of the Roman Catholic Church's selling of indulgences
B) The idea that an individual could find salvation by faith alone
C) The proposal that knowledge should be based on observations
D) The theory that the sun was the center of the universe

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Use the following to answer questions: Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section. Terms -Literally, "dancing sickness"; a religious revival movement in central Peru in the 1560s whose members preached the imminent destruction of Christianity and of the Europeans in favor of a renewed Andean golden age.


A) Protestant Reformation
B) Catholic Counter-Reformation
C) Úrsula de Jesús
D) Taki Onqoy
E) Jesuits in China
F) Wahhabi Islam
G) kaozheng
H) Mirabai
I) Sikhism
J) Copernicus
K) Newton
L) Galile
M) Voltaire
N) European Enlightenment
O) Condorcet and the idea of progress

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What factor made some parts of the world more receptive to Christianity than others?


A) The absence of a literate world religion
B) The strength of state religions
C) The absence of military conquest
D) The early conversion of local rulers

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Which of the following figures is associated with the Scientific Revolution?


A) Mirabai
B) Newton
C) Voltaire
D) Condorcet

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Which feature of the church shown in Source 15.2 identifies it as a Catholic rather than a Protestant church?


A) The statues of saints
B) The wooden benches
C) The high ceilings
D) The columns and arches

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Refer to Map 15.2 in the textbook. In which country was the spread of Christianity in the early modern era not accompanied by European conquest?


A) Japan
B) Mexico
C) Peru
D) The Philippine Islands

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What did the kaozheng movement in China emphasize?


A) Introspection and contemplation as a means to achieve the virtuous life
B) Withdrawal from the world as a means to gain spiritual enlightenment
C) Verification, precision, accuracy, and rigorous analysis in all fields of inquiry
D) Attention to church sacraments and good works as the only path to salvation

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Use the following to answer questions: Select the word or phrase from the Terms section that best matches the definition or example provided in the Definitions section. Terms -Intellectual movement of the eighteenth century that applied the lessons of the Scientific Revolution to human affairs and was noted for its commitment to open-mindedness and inquiry and the belief that knowledge could transform human society.


A) Protestant Reformation
B) Catholic Counter-Reformation
C) Úrsula de Jesús
D) Taki Onqoy
E) Jesuits in China
F) Wahhabi Islam
G) kaozheng
H) Mirabai
I) Sikhism
J) Copernicus
K) Newton
L) Galile
M) Voltaire
N) European Enlightenment
O) Condorcet and the idea of progress

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