G.S.1

Question 1

Which group was the main threat to Charles V’s power in Spain?

Answer 1

Ottoman Empire

Question 2

What religion did Charles V aim to suppress in Spain?

Answer 2

Protestantism

Question 3

The belief that a ruler’s power came from God is called…

Answer 3

Divine Right

Question 4

What was the name of the battle in which Philip II defeated the Ottomans?

Answer 4

Lepanto

Question 5

In 1588, Philip II sent a fleet of warships to attack England under Queen Elizabeth I, this fleet was known as an…

Answer 5

armada

Question 6

French protestants were known as

Answer 6

Hugenots

Question 7

The incident in 1572 in which Catholic royalty massacred over 3,000 hugenots was known as

Answer 7

St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre

Question 8

What did Henry IV do to save France from its period of religious violence?

Answer 8

Convert to Catholicism

Question 9

What nickname did Louis XIV take and why was this significant?

Answer 9

Sun King

Question 10

Royal officials who collected taxes, trained soldiers, and carried out policies were called

Answer 10

intendants

Question 11

Louis XIV’s grand palace in which he aimed to symbolize his royalty by sparing no expense to purchase the most expensive and high-quality artwork was called

Answer 11

Versailles

Question 12

Groups of monarchs that ruled in England from 1485-1603 were called

Answer 12

Tudor

Question 13

The English Civil War happened as a result of James I and Charles I being unwilling to work with Parliament (True or False)

Answer 13

True

Question 14

The names of the two groups who fought in the English civil war

Answer 14

Cavaliers and Roundheads

Question 15

Roundheads were led by [?] , who selected his soldiers based on skill rather than social class

Answer 15

Oliver Cromwell

Question 16

The overthrow of James II in England was known as the

Answer 16

Glorious Revolution

Question 17

When William and Mary were invited to replace James II, they had to first agree to the terms of the

Answer 17

English Bill of Rights

Question 18

One of the terms listed in the English bill of rights was that no person could be jailed without legal justification. The term used for this is

Answer 18

habeas corpus

Question 19

The two political parties that emerged in England following becoming a constitutional government were the

Answer 19

Whigs and Tories

Question 20

A government in which ruling power belongs to only a few people

Answer 20

Oligarchy

Question 21

The adoption of Western ideas, technologies and culture is called

Answer 21

Westernization

Question 22

Condition in which tenant farmers were bound to a hereditary plot of land and to the will of his landlord was known was

Answer 22

serfdom

Question 23

Which city did Peter the Great turn into a grand capital?

Answer 23

St. Petersburg

Question 24

Why did Peter the Great so desperately want to acquire a warm water port?

Answer 24

Trade year round

Question 25

Catherine the Great eventually secured a warm water port by defeating what group?

Answer 25

Ottomans

Question 26

Catherine the Great and rulers from Austria and Prussia partitioned or divided what country?

Answer 26

Poland