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What is the principle monarchs used to justify their authority and absolute rule ?

a. Divine Right
b. Mandate of Heaven
c. Peace of Westphalia
d. Peace of Augsburg

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a. Divine Right

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Which is known for refusing to pay tribute to the Mongols and reaffirming Russian independence ?
a. Ivan III
b. Ivan IV
c, Peter the Great
d. Catherine the Great
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a. Ivan III

Ivan Vasilyevich (Russian: Иван III Васильевич) (22 January 1440, Moscow – 27 October 1505, Moscow), also known as Ivan the Great,[1][2] was a Grand Prince of Moscow and Grand Prince of all Rus (Великий князь всея Руси). Sometimes referred to as the “gatherer of the Russian lands”, he tripled the territory of his state, ended the dominance of the Golden Horde over the Rus, renovated the Moscow Kremlin, and laid the foundations of the Russian state. He was one of the longest-reigning Russian rulers in history.

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What was the battle in which Peter’s forces were routed despite superior number of men

a. Lepanto
b. Narva
x. Minas Tirath
d. Helsink

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b. Narva

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Who did Peter the Great see as his greatest military threat ?

a. Holy Roman Empire
b. Spain
c. France
d. Sweden

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d. Sweden

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Which pertains to the Mongol occupation of Russia ?

a. Russian princes were used as tax collectors by the Mongols
b. Batu Khan invaded Russia
c. Mongol occupation stagnated Russia
d. Mongols were kicked out by Catherine the Great

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All

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Which is true of Peter’s Westernization of Russia

a. built a navy to patrol the Baltic
b. sponsored cipher schools to teach the humainties
c. imported western military experts and weaponary
d. forced Russian nobles to cut off beards

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all

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Which are ways Peter centralized power in Russia ?

a. appointed himself head of church
b. heavily taxed pesants
c. appointed nobles from non-noble backgrounds
d. Kept major industries under govenrment control

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All

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Who was the Spanish King during the Protestant Reformation ?

a. Charles V
b. Phillip II
c. Louis XIII
d. Louis XIV

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a. Charles V

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What 2 countries make up the core of the Habsburg Empire ?

a. France
b. Austria
c. Spain
d. Prussia

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Austria and Spain

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Which is attributed to Charles V ?

a. Fighting the Schmalkaldic League during the Reformation
b. Sending the Armada to battle the English Navy
c. Calling for the Council of Trent
d. Sending a Christian fleet to fight the Ottomans in the Battle of Lepanto

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a. Fighting the Schmalkaldic League during the Reformation

c. Calling for the Council of Trent

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The \_\_\_\_\_\_ allowed German princes to choose religion of their domain
a. Treaty of Westphalia
b. Peace of Augsburg
c. Treaty of Versailles
d/ Edict of Nantes
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b. Peace of Augsburg

The Peace established the principle Cuius regio, eius religio, which allowed Holy Roman Empire’s states’ princes to select either Lutheranism or Catholicism within the domains they controlled, ultimately reaffirming the independence they had over their states. Subjects, citizens, or residents who did not wish to conform to the prince’s choice were given a period in which they were free to emigrate to different regions in which their desired religion had been accepted.

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The artist ____________ is best known for writing the novel Don Quixote

a. El Greco
b. Miquel Cervantes
c. Rembrandt
d. Aubino

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b. Miquel Cervantes

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Which are attributable to the decline of Spain

a. Loss of artisans and tranders during the Reconquista
b. Defeat of the Armada in 1588
c. The growth of the Spanish middle class
d. Inflation as a result of the Spanish Bullion

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a. Loss of artisans and tranders during the Reconquista
b. Defeat of the Armada in 1588

d. Inflation as a result of the Spanish Bullion

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Which had a Protestant population that rebelled and seceded from Spain with the help of England

a. Denmark
b. Netherlands
c. Portugal
d. Turkey

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b. Netherlands

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The widespread practice of ___________ in the Netherlands led the population there to have rich wallets but middle class minds

a. Calvinism
b. Catholicism
c. Judaism
d. Islam

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a. Calvinism

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Which contributed to the Netherlands economic prosperity

a. Holding surpluses of grain they bought from the Baltic
b. belief in religious tolerance
c. influx of skilled immigrants from France and Spain
d. establsihment of the Dutch East India Company

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All

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What is the name of the monumental architecture built by Philip II

a. El Escorial
b. Palace of Versailles
c. St. Basil’s Cathedral
d. Big Ben

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a. El Escorial

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Which began the Bourbon dynasty, he was intially a Protestant but converted to Catholicism ?

a. Louis XIV
b. Louis XIII
c. Henry IV
d. James 1st

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a. Henry IV

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Who is the French king responsible for issuing the Edict of Nantes

a. Henry IV
b. Louis XIII
c. Louis XIV
d. Louis XVI

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a. Henry IV

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What was the Edict of Nantes ?

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The Edict of Nantes (French: Édit de Nantes), signed on 13 April 1598, by Henry IV of France, granted the Calvinist Protestants of France (also known as Huguenots) substantial rights in a nation still considered essentially Catholic. In the Edict, Henry aimed primarily to promote civil unity.[1]

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Louis XIII was aided by an adviser \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ who worked to centralize power under the crown
a/ Cardinal Richelieu
b. Cardinal Mazarin
c. Admiral Akbar
d. Jafar
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a/ Cardinal Richelieu

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_____________ were upper middle class officials who were in charge of collecting taxes, recruiting soldiers and administering the law

a. Cossacks
b. Intendants
c. . Junkers
d. Jawas

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b. Intendants

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Which were policies enacted by Jean Baptiste Colbert

a. subisidies and tax benefits to domestic companies
b. high tariffs on goods from outside the country
c. Encouraging settlement of French Colonies in North America
d. All

A

All

Jean-Baptiste Colbert (French: [ʒɑ̃.ba.tist kɔl.bɛʁ]; 29 August 1619 – 6 September 1683) was a French politician who served as the Minister of Finances of France from 1665 to 1683 under the rule of King Louis XIV. His relentless hard work and thrift made him an esteemed minister. He achieved a reputation for his work of improving the state of French manufacturing and bringing the economy back from the brink of bankruptcy. Historians note that, despite Colbert’s efforts, France actually became increasingly impoverished because of the King’s excessive spending on wars.[1] Colbert worked to create a favourable balance of trade and increase France’s colonial holdings

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King ___________ reduced the nobles of France to groveling snobs who fought for his attention at the Palace of Versailles

a. Louis XIII
b. Louis XIV
c. Henry IV
d. Louis XVI

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b. Louis XIV

Louis also achieved immense control over … the nobility in France by attaching much of the higher nobility to his orbit at his palace at Versailles, requiring them to spend the majority of the year under his close watch instead of in their own local communities and power-bases plotting rebellion and insurrection. Only in this way were they able to gain the pensions and privileges that were necessary to their rank. He entertained his permanent visitors with extravagant parties and other distractions, which were significant factors contributing to Louis’ power and control over his hitherto unruly nobility.”

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The extravagant spending an abuse of power under Louis XIV was a contribution factor to the French Revolution

T or F

A

True

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Which French Monarch had the longest reign as King

a. Louis XIII
b. Louis IV
c. Henry IV
d. Charles I

A

Louis XIV (5 September 1638 – 1 September 1715), known as Louis the Great (Louis le Grand) or the Sun King (le Roi-Soleil), was a monarch of the House of Bourbon who ruled as King of France from 1643 until his death.[1] His reign of 72 years and 110 days is the longest of any monarch of a major country in European history.[2]

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What is the name of the agreement that ended the thirty years war

a. Peace of Augsburg
b. Peace of Westphalia
c. Edict of Nantes
d. Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

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b. Peace of Westphalia

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The Central European nobles restricted the freedoms and rights of serfs at a time when Western European serfs were gaining more independence and freedom

T or F

A

True

29
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The landholding nobility in Prussia were known as _________

a. Intendants
b. Serfs
c. Junkers
d. Boyars

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c. Junkers

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Which is true of Frederick 1st of Prussia

a. Introduced permanent taxation…the ability to tax without consent
b. Weakened the power of representative assemblies
c. Gained loyalty of nobles by making them officers in the army
d. All

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b. Weakened the power of representative assemblies

c. Gained loyalty of nobles by making them officers in the army

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Who was the Austrian Queen who is considered an Enlightened Despot for easing labor laws on serfs

a. Maria Teresa
b. Catherine the Great
c. Queen Elizabeth
d. Marie Antoinette

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a. Maria Teresa

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Which monarch revised the Bible at the behest of the Puritan Parliament

a. Charles 1st
b. James 1st
c. Elizabeth 1st
d. Oliver Cromwell

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b. James 1st

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Who is the king who was tried and beheaded for treason against the English Parliament

a. James I
b. Charles I
c. Charles II
d. Oliver Cromwell

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b. Charles I

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During the English civil war, _______ sided with the monarchy, while ______ fought to remove the monarch from power

a. Royalists/Roundheads b. Roundheads, Royalists

A

a Royalists/Roundheads
During the English civil war, Royalists sided with the monarchy, while Roundheads fought to remove the monarch from power

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The English parliament invited ___________ to assume control of the Monarchy restoring the tradition of joint rule by King and Parliament

a. James I
b. Charles I
c. Charles II
d. Oliver Cromwell

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b. Charles II

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In an event known as _____________, the English Parliament constructed the bloodless overthrow of Catholic King James II

a. Restoration
b. Glorious Revolution

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b. Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution,[b] also called the Revolution of 1688, was the overthrow of King James II of England, VII of Scotland and II of Ireland by a union of English Parliamentarians with the Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau (William of Orange). William’s successful invasion of England with a Dutch fleet and army led to his ascending of the English throne as William III of England jointly with his wife Mary II of England, in conjunction with the documentation of the Bill of Rights 1689.

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After the English Civil War, parliament passed the Bill of Rights a cornerstone document for governance and civil liberties throughout England and the world

T or F

A

False ? Was passed directly after the Glorious Revolution which was certainly after the Civil War

The Bill of Rights is an Act of the Parliament of England passed on 16 December 1689 in the wake of the Glorious Revolution.[1][note 1] It was a restatement in statutory form of the Declaration of Right presented by the Convention Parliament to William and Mary in February 1689 (or 1688 by Old Style dating), inviting them to become joint sovereigns of England. The Bill of Rights lays down limits on the powers of the monarch and sets out the rights of Parliament, including the requirement for regular parliaments, free elections, and freedom of speech in Parliament. It sets out certain rights of individuals including the prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment and reestablished the liberty of Protestants to have arms for their defence within the rule of law. Furthermore, the Bill of Rights described and condemned several misdeeds of James II of England.[2]

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Which applies to the 30 Years War

a. Protestant princes assert independence from the Holy Roman Empire
b. The treaty ushered in modern diplomatic process for negotiating peace treaties and armistaces
c. Germany lost a tremendous amount of agriculture, territory and economic vitality
d. signaled a shift in global affairs—politics and diplomacy have more significance when waging war, not just religion

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All

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During the 30 years war, French Catholics and German Protestants allied together and fought against the Habsburgs
T or F

A

True

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