Hines’ History Spot

French II honors – Complete the Activités pour Tous and study for the test. Be able to write 4 sentences about what you should and should not do to stay in shape. Go to classzone.com and complete the quiz for extra credit.

APWH – Complete the Ch15 & 17 study guide tonight. Questions are included below.

APWH Ch15 & 17 Study guides
CH15
1. What marked the decline of the Arabic Caliphate by 1400? (3-4 things)
2. When did the Ming dynasty take over in China?
3. What were the reasons for the Ming dynasty ending their trading expeditions?
4. Who was Zhenghe?
5. Account for the sources of Western dynamism in the 14th and 15th c.
6. Where did the Renaissance begin?
7. Why was Italy the center of the Renaissance?
8. Who was Giotto?
9. Compare the societies of New Zealand and Hawaii.
10. What resulted from European contact with sub-Saharan Africa?

Ch. 17
1. What is the basic principle of Italian humanism?
2. What led to the decline of the Italian Renaissance around 1500?
3. What is a major difference between the Northern and Italian Renaissances?
4. Who was Johannes Gutenberg?
5. What were the hallmarks of the European-style family of the 15th c.?
6. Who is Martin Luther? What did he espouse?
7. Luther’s ideas were supported by both the German elite and the common people. Why?
8. Who established the Anglican Church?
9. What was the basis for Calvinism?
10. Who were the Jesuits?
11. What did the Edict of Nantes establish in 1598?
12. Discuss the results of the Thirty Years War.
13. What was the proletariat?
14. Who was Copernicus?
15. What did John Harvey discover?
16. Who was Isaac Newton?
17. Who were the Deists and what did they believe?
18. What is absolute monarchy? Who is the prime example?
19. What is mercantilism?
20. Which country did not develop into an absolute monarchy but a into a parliamentary government?
21. Who was Frederick the Great?
22. What was the Enlightenment? What were the basic principles?
23. Who was Adam Smith and what did he propose?