Chapter 16 Review Questions Flashcards
Unlike the Roman Catholic Church and Martin Luther, John Calvin
Taught that salvation was predestined
Contemporaneous with the Scientific Revolution was the movement known as the Enlightenment. This movement
Taught that human reason could discover the laws that governed social behavior
The French class known as the bourgeoisie is best described as
City dwellers who owned their own businesses
The Protestant Reformation is said to have begun with
Martin Luther’s rejection of papal authority
The Dutch government’s method of funding businesses for overseas exploration was grant companies monopolies over trade in an area. The companies then sold shares to spread risk. This practice is known as?
Using joint-stock exchange
One impact of the growth of manufacturing in urban areas between 1500-1750 was that
Shortages of staple food became acute
Unlike other parts of the world, young men and women in early modern Europe
Often chose their own spouses
For the most part, early modern Europe was made up of
City-states, principalities, and loose federations of states
The English civil war
Was caused by Charles 1 ignoring limits on his powers and the rights of parliament
Which of the following would be a good example of both a theme park for royal absolutism and Baroque architecture?
The palace of Louis XlV at Versailles
As the cost of warfare, in both human and financial terms, increased the early 18th century, European states
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Buy the 17th century, Spain, which had been the most powerful European state in the 16th century
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Which of the following is true of the period from 1500-1750?
Although there was broad economic growth in Europe, life for peasants and laborers isn’t improve much