Question 1

Use the following to answer questions:
-Puritans

Accepted Answer

A) A religious reform movement that began in the early sixteenth century and split the Western Christian Church. 
B) Members of the Society of Jesus, founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1540, whose goal was the spread of the Roman Catholic faith through schools and missionary activity. 
C) The early modern European view that community needs predominated over competition and profit and that necessary goods should thus be sold at a fair price. 
D) A large-scale conflict extending from 1618 to 1648 that pitted Protestants against Catholics in central Europe, but also involved dynastic interests, notably of Spain and France. 
E) Authority of states that possess a monopoly over the instruments of justice and the use of force within clearly defined boundaries and in which private armies present no threat to central control.
F)A political system common to early modern Europe in which monarchs claimed exclusive power to make and enforce laws, without checks by other institutions; this system was limited in practice by the need to maintain legitimacy and compromise with elites.
G)The belief propagated by absolutist monarchs in Europe that they derived their power from God and were only answerable to him.
H)A system of economic regulations aimed at increasing the power of the state derived from the belief that a nation's international power was based on its wealth, specifically its supply of gold and silver.
I)A form of government in which power is limited by law and balanced between the authority and power of the government, on the one hand, and the rights and liberties of the subject or citizen, on the other; it includes constitutional monarchies and republics.
J)Members of a sixteenth- and seventeenth-century reform movement within the Church of England that advocated purifying it of Roman Catholic elements, such as bishops, elaborate ceremonials, and wedding rings.
K)A bill passed by Parliament and accepted by William and Mary that limited the powers of British monarchs and affirmed those of Parliament.
L)A form of government in which there is no monarch and power rests in the hands of the people as exercised through elected representatives.
M)Mid-seventeenth-century English mercantilist laws that greatly restricted other countries' rights to trade with England and its colonies.
N)Free groups and outlaw armies living on the borders of Russian territory from the fourteenth century onward. In the mid-sixteenth century they formed an alliance with the Russian state. 
A) A religious reform movement that began in the early sixteenth century and split the Western Christian Church. 
B) Members of the Society of Jesus, founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1540, whose goal was the spread of the Roman Catholic faith through schools and missionary activity. 
C) The early modern European view that community needs predominated over competition and profit and that necessary goods should thus be sold at a fair price. 
D) A large-scale conflict extending from 1618 to 1648 that pitted Protestants against Catholics in central Europe, but also involved dynastic interests, notably of Spain and France. 
E) Authority of states that possess a monopoly over the instruments of justice and the use of force within clearly defined boundaries and in which private armies present no threat to central control.
F)A political system common to early modern Europe in which monarchs claimed exclusive power to make and enforce laws, without checks by other institutions; this system was limited in practice by the need to maintain legitimacy and compromise with elites.
G)The belief propagated by absolutist monarchs in Europe that they derived their power from God and were only answerable to him.
H)A system of economic regulations aimed at increasing the power of the state derived from the belief that a nation's international power was based on its wealth, specifically its supply of gold and silver.
I)A form of government in which power is limited by law and balanced between the authority and power of the government, on the one hand, and the rights and liberties of the subject or citizen, on the other; it includes constitutional monarchies and republics.
J)Members of a sixteenth- and seventeenth-century reform movement within the Church of England that advocated purifying it of Roman Catholic elements, such as bishops, elaborate ceremonials, and wedding rings.
K)A bill passed by Parliament and accepted by William and Mary that limited the powers of British monarchs and affirmed those of Parliament.
L)A form of government in which there is no monarch and power rests in the hands of the people as exercised through elected representatives.
M)Mid-seventeenth-century English mercantilist laws that greatly restricted other countries' rights to trade with England and its colonies.
N)Free groups and outlaw armies living on the borders of Russian territory from the fourteenth century onward. In the mid-sixteenth century they formed an alliance with the Russian state. J

Question 2

Use the following to answer questions:
-constitutionalism

Accepted Answer

A) A religious reform movement that began in the early sixteenth century and split the Western Christian Church. 
B) Members of the Society of Jesus, founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1540, whose goal was the spread of the Roman Catholic faith through schools and missionary activity. 
C) The early modern European view that community needs predominated over competition and profit and that necessary goods should thus be sold at a fair price. 
D) A large-scale conflict extending from 1618 to 1648 that pitted Protestants against Catholics in central Europe, but also involved dynastic interests, notably of Spain and France. 
E) Authority of states that possess a monopoly over the instruments of justice and the use of force within clearly defined boundaries and in which private armies present no threat to central control.
F)A political system common to early modern Europe in which monarchs claimed exclusive power to make and enforce laws, without checks by other institutions; this system was limited in practice by the need to maintain legitimacy and compromise with elites.
G)The belief propagated by absolutist monarchs in Europe that they derived their power from God and were only answerable to him.
H)A system of economic regulations aimed at increasing the power of the state derived from the belief that a nation's international power was based on its wealth, specifically its supply of gold and silver.
I)A form of government in which power is limited by law and balanced between the authority and power of the government, on the one hand, and the rights and liberties of the subject or citizen, on the other; it includes constitutional monarchies and republics.
J)Members of a sixteenth- and seventeenth-century reform movement within the Church of England that advocated purifying it of Roman Catholic elements, such as bishops, elaborate ceremonials, and wedding rings.
K)A bill passed by Parliament and accepted by William and Mary that limited the powers of British monarchs and affirmed those of Parliament.
L)A form of government in which there is no monarch and power rests in the hands of the people as exercised through elected representatives.
M)Mid-seventeenth-century English mercantilist laws that greatly restricted other countries' rights to trade with England and its colonies.
N)Free groups and outlaw armies living on the borders of Russian territory from the fourteenth century onward. In the mid-sixteenth century they formed an alliance with the Russian state. 
A) A religious reform movement that began in the early sixteenth century and split the Western Christian Church. 
B) Members of the Society of Jesus, founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1540, whose goal was the spread of the Roman Catholic faith through schools and missionary activity. 
C) The early modern European view that community needs predominated over competition and profit and that necessary goods should thus be sold at a fair price. 
D) A large-scale conflict extending from 1618 to 1648 that pitted Protestants against Catholics in central Europe, but also involved dynastic interests, notably of Spain and France. 
E) Authority of states that possess a monopoly over the instruments of justice and the use of force within clearly defined boundaries and in which private armies present no threat to central control.
F)A political system common to early modern Europe in which monarchs claimed exclusive power to make and enforce laws, without checks by other institutions; this system was limited in practice by the need to maintain legitimacy and compromise with elites.
G)The belief propagated by absolutist monarchs in Europe that they derived their power from God and were only answerable to him.
H)A system of economic regulations aimed at increasing the power of the state derived from the belief that a nation's international power was based on its wealth, specifically its supply of gold and silver.
I)A form of government in which power is limited by law and balanced between the authority and power of the government, on the one hand, and the rights and liberties of the subject or citizen, on the other; it includes constitutional monarchies and republics.
J)Members of a sixteenth- and seventeenth-century reform movement within the Church of England that advocated purifying it of Roman Catholic elements, such as bishops, elaborate ceremonials, and wedding rings.
K)A bill passed by Parliament and accepted by William and Mary that limited the powers of British monarchs and affirmed those of Parliament.
L)A form of government in which there is no monarch and power rests in the hands of the people as exercised through elected representatives.
M)Mid-seventeenth-century English mercantilist laws that greatly restricted other countries' rights to trade with England and its colonies.
N)Free groups and outlaw armies living on the borders of Russian territory from the fourteenth century onward. In the mid-sixteenth century they formed an alliance with the Russian state. I

Question 3

Which of these helps explain Martin Luther's appeal to local German rulers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Luther promised greater taxes and loyalty to local rulers. 
B)  Luther emphasized a conservative role for women. 
C)  Luther frequently used the phrase "we Germans" to appeal to national feelings. 
D)  Local German princes supported education and learning. 
A)  Luther promised greater taxes and loyalty to local rulers. 
B)  Luther emphasized a conservative role for women. 
C)  Luther frequently used the phrase "we Germans" to appeal to national feelings. 
D)  Local German princes supported education and learning. C

Question 4

Use the following to answer questions:
-divine right of kings

Accepted Answer

A) A religious reform movement that began in the early sixteenth century and split the Western Christian Church. 
B) Members of the Society of Jesus, founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1540, whose goal was the spread of the Roman Catholic faith through schools and missionary activity. 
C) The early modern European view that community needs predominated over competition and profit and that necessary goods should thus be sold at a fair price. 
D) A large-scale conflict extending from 1618 to 1648 that pitted Protestants against Catholics in central Europe, but also involved dynastic interests, notably of Spain and France. 
E) Authority of states that possess a monopoly over the instruments of justice and the use of force within clearly defined boundaries and in which private armies present no threat to central control.
F)A political system common to early modern Europe in which monarchs claimed exclusive power to make and enforce laws, without checks by other institutions; this system was limited in practice by the need to maintain legitimacy and compromise with elites.
G)The belief propagated by absolutist monarchs in Europe that they derived their power from God and were only answerable to him.
H)A system of economic regulations aimed at increasing the power of the state derived from the belief that a nation's international power was based on its wealth, specifically its supply of gold and silver.
I)A form of government in which power is limited by law and balanced between the authority and power of the government, on the one hand, and the rights and liberties of the subject or citizen, on the other; it includes constitutional monarchies and republics.
J)Members of a sixteenth- and seventeenth-century reform movement within the Church of England that advocated purifying it of Roman Catholic elements, such as bishops, elaborate ceremonials, and wedding rings.
K)A bill passed by Parliament and accepted by William and Mary that limited the powers of British monarchs and affirmed those of Parliament.
L)A form of government in which there is no monarch and power rests in the hands of the people as exercised through elected representatives.
M)Mid-seventeenth-century English mercantilist laws that greatly restricted other countries' rights to trade with England and its colonies.
N)Free groups and outlaw armies living on the borders of Russian territory from the fourteenth century onward. In the mid-sixteenth century they formed an alliance with the Russian state. 
A) A religious reform movement that began in the early sixteenth century and split the Western Christian Church. 
B) Members of the Society of Jesus, founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1540, whose goal was the spread of the Roman Catholic faith through schools and missionary activity. 
C) The early modern European view that community needs predominated over competition and profit and that necessary goods should thus be sold at a fair price. 
D) A large-scale conflict extending from 1618 to 1648 that pitted Protestants against Catholics in central Europe, but also involved dynastic interests, notably of Spain and France. 
E) Authority of states that possess a monopoly over the instruments of justice and the use of force within clearly defined boundaries and in which private armies present no threat to central control.
F)A political system common to early modern Europe in which monarchs claimed exclusive power to make and enforce laws, without checks by other institutions; this system was limited in practice by the need to maintain legitimacy and compromise with elites.
G)The belief propagated by absolutist monarchs in Europe that they derived their power from God and were only answerable to him.
H)A system of economic regulations aimed at increasing the power of the state derived from the belief that a nation's international power was based on its wealth, specifically its supply of gold and silver.
I)A form of government in which power is limited by law and balanced between the authority and power of the government, on the one hand, and the rights and liberties of the subject or citizen, on the other; it includes constitutional monarchies and republics.
J)Members of a sixteenth- and seventeenth-century reform movement within the Church of England that advocated purifying it of Roman Catholic elements, such as bishops, elaborate ceremonials, and wedding rings.
K)A bill passed by Parliament and accepted by William and Mary that limited the powers of British monarchs and affirmed those of Parliament.
L)A form of government in which there is no monarch and power rests in the hands of the people as exercised through elected representatives.
M)Mid-seventeenth-century English mercantilist laws that greatly restricted other countries' rights to trade with England and its colonies.
N)Free groups and outlaw armies living on the borders of Russian territory from the fourteenth century onward. In the mid-sixteenth century they formed an alliance with the Russian state.

Question 5

Use the following to answer questions:
-Protestant Reformation

Accepted Answer

A) A religious reform movement that began in the early sixteenth century and split the Western Christian Church. 
B) Members of the Society of Jesus, founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1540, whose goal was the spread of the Roman Catholic faith through schools and missionary activity. 
C) The early modern European view that community needs predominated over competition and profit and that necessary goods should thus be sold at a fair price. 
D) A large-scale conflict extending from 1618 to 1648 that pitted Protestants against Catholics in central Europe, but also involved dynastic interests, notably of Spain and France. 
E) Authority of states that possess a monopoly over the instruments of justice and the use of force within clearly defined boundaries and in which private armies present no threat to central control.
F)A political system common to early modern Europe in which monarchs claimed exclusive power to make and enforce laws, without checks by other institutions; this system was limited in practice by the need to maintain legitimacy and compromise with elites.
G)The belief propagated by absolutist monarchs in Europe that they derived their power from God and were only answerable to him.
H)A system of economic regulations aimed at increasing the power of the state derived from the belief that a nation's international power was based on its wealth, specifically its supply of gold and silver.
I)A form of government in which power is limited by law and balanced between the authority and power of the government, on the one hand, and the rights and liberties of the subject or citizen, on the other; it includes constitutional monarchies and republics.
J)Members of a sixteenth- and seventeenth-century reform movement within the Church of England that advocated purifying it of Roman Catholic elements, such as bishops, elaborate ceremonials, and wedding rings.
K)A bill passed by Parliament and accepted by William and Mary that limited the powers of British monarchs and affirmed those of Parliament.
L)A form of government in which there is no monarch and power rests in the hands of the people as exercised through elected representatives.
M)Mid-seventeenth-century English mercantilist laws that greatly restricted other countries' rights to trade with England and its colonies.
N)Free groups and outlaw armies living on the borders of Russian territory from the fourteenth century onward. In the mid-sixteenth century they formed an alliance with the Russian state. 
A) A religious reform movement that began in the early sixteenth century and split the Western Christian Church. 
B) Members of the Society of Jesus, founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1540, whose goal was the spread of the Roman Catholic faith through schools and missionary activity. 
C) The early modern European view that community needs predominated over competition and profit and that necessary goods should thus be sold at a fair price. 
D) A large-scale conflict extending from 1618 to 1648 that pitted Protestants against Catholics in central Europe, but also involved dynastic interests, notably of Spain and France. 
E) Authority of states that possess a monopoly over the instruments of justice and the use of force within clearly defined boundaries and in which private armies present no threat to central control.
F)A political system common to early modern Europe in which monarchs claimed exclusive power to make and enforce laws, without checks by other institutions; this system was limited in practice by the need to maintain legitimacy and compromise with elites.
G)The belief propagated by absolutist monarchs in Europe that they derived their power from God and were only answerable to him.
H)A system of economic regulations aimed at increasing the power of the state derived from the belief that a nation's international power was based on its wealth, specifically its supply of gold and silver.
I)A form of government in which power is limited by law and balanced between the authority and power of the government, on the one hand, and the rights and liberties of the subject or citizen, on the other; it includes constitutional monarchies and republics.
J)Members of a sixteenth- and seventeenth-century reform movement within the Church of England that advocated purifying it of Roman Catholic elements, such as bishops, elaborate ceremonials, and wedding rings.
K)A bill passed by Parliament and accepted by William and Mary that limited the powers of British monarchs and affirmed those of Parliament.
L)A form of government in which there is no monarch and power rests in the hands of the people as exercised through elected representatives.
M)Mid-seventeenth-century English mercantilist laws that greatly restricted other countries' rights to trade with England and its colonies.
N)Free groups and outlaw armies living on the borders of Russian territory from the fourteenth century onward. In the mid-sixteenth century they formed an alliance with the Russian state.

Question 6

In what ways was Louis XIV a model of royal absolutism?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Louis XIV

Question 7

Martin Luther clashed with what Habsburg emperor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Henry VIII 
B)  Charles V 
C)  Paul III 
D)  Frederick III 
A)  Henry VIII 
B)  Charles V 
C)  Paul III 
D)  Frederick III

Question 8

What did the Peace of Augsburg of 1555 establish in the Holy Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  It recognized Catholicism as the only legal religion and outlawed Lutheranism and all other Protestant faiths in the region. 
B)  It declared German to be the national language of the empire. 
C)  It gave princes the right to elect emperors. 
D)  It officially recognized Lutheranism and allowed authorities in each region to decide whether the territory would be Catholic or Lutheran. 
A)  It recognized Catholicism as the only legal religion and outlawed Lutheranism and all other Protestant faiths in the region. 
B)  It declared German to be the national language of the empire. 
C)  It gave princes the right to elect emperors. 
D)  It officially recognized Lutheranism and allowed authorities in each region to decide whether the territory would be Catholic or Lutheran.

Question 9

Why was absenteeism a problem in the early sixteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Priests hired to fill the benefices were often of poor quality and poorly paid. 
B)  Absent landlords had little idea of the agricultural conditions of the season. 
C)  Fathers were absent for long periods as they traveled to earn money to support their family. 
D)  Rulers left on long campaigns and lost touch with the needs of their people. 
A)  Priests hired to fill the benefices were often of poor quality and poorly paid. 
B)  Absent landlords had little idea of the agricultural conditions of the season. 
C)  Fathers were absent for long periods as they traveled to earn money to support their family. 
D)  Rulers left on long campaigns and lost touch with the needs of their people.

Question 10

Which of these was a member of the Grand Alliance of 1701?

Accepted Answer

A)  France 
B)  Prussia 
C)  Russia 
D)  Spain 
A)  France 
B)  Prussia 
C)  Russia 
D)  Spain

Question 11

In the early seventeenth century, what reforms did the English Puritans desire?

Accepted Answer

A)  They wanted all people to be required to attend the Church of England. 
B)  They sought a resurgence of Roman Catholicism. 
C)  They wanted to eliminate Crown-appointed bishops from the Church of England. 
D)  They wanted to be granted special tax exemptions by the Crown. 
A)  They wanted all people to be required to attend the Church of England. 
B)  They sought a resurgence of Roman Catholicism. 
C)  They wanted to eliminate Crown-appointed bishops from the Church of England. 
D)  They wanted to be granted special tax exemptions by the Crown.

Question 12

Which of the following characterizes mercantilist governmental policies?

Accepted Answer

A)  They advocated that governments should not interfere in the local economy. 
B)  They suggested that a nation should be materially rich with more trade imports than exports. 
C)  They argued that manufactured goods should be produced inexpensively by local colonial labor. 
D)  They suggested that a nation's international power was based on its wealth, especially its gold supply. 
A)  They advocated that governments should not interfere in the local economy. 
B)  They suggested that a nation should be materially rich with more trade imports than exports. 
C)  They argued that manufactured goods should be produced inexpensively by local colonial labor. 
D)  They suggested that a nation's international power was based on its wealth, especially its gold supply.

Question 13

The negative reputation of Ivan the Terrible grew from his violent treatment of what group?

Accepted Answer

A)  The leading boyar families 
B)  Jews in Russia 
C)  Catholic priests 
D)  Intellectuals in the Russian middle class 
A)  The leading boyar families 
B)  Jews in Russia 
C)  Catholic priests 
D)  Intellectuals in the Russian middle class

Question 14

Use the following to answer questions:
-absolutism

Accepted Answer

A) A religious reform movement that began in the early sixteenth century and split the Western Christian Church. 
B) Members of the Society of Jesus, founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1540, whose goal was the spread of the Roman Catholic faith through schools and missionary activity. 
C) The early modern European view that community needs predominated over competition and profit and that necessary goods should thus be sold at a fair price. 
D) A large-scale conflict extending from 1618 to 1648 that pitted Protestants against Catholics in central Europe, but also involved dynastic interests, notably of Spain and France. 
E) Authority of states that possess a monopoly over the instruments of justice and the use of force within clearly defined boundaries and in which private armies present no threat to central control.
F)A political system common to early modern Europe in which monarchs claimed exclusive power to make and enforce laws, without checks by other institutions; this system was limited in practice by the need to maintain legitimacy and compromise with elites.
G)The belief propagated by absolutist monarchs in Europe that they derived their power from God and were only answerable to him.
H)A system of economic regulations aimed at increasing the power of the state derived from the belief that a nation's international power was based on its wealth, specifically its supply of gold and silver.
I)A form of government in which power is limited by law and balanced between the authority and power of the government, on the one hand, and the rights and liberties of the subject or citizen, on the other; it includes constitutional monarchies and republics.
J)Members of a sixteenth- and seventeenth-century reform movement within the Church of England that advocated purifying it of Roman Catholic elements, such as bishops, elaborate ceremonials, and wedding rings.
K)A bill passed by Parliament and accepted by William and Mary that limited the powers of British monarchs and affirmed those of Parliament.
L)A form of government in which there is no monarch and power rests in the hands of the people as exercised through elected representatives.
M)Mid-seventeenth-century English mercantilist laws that greatly restricted other countries' rights to trade with England and its colonies.
N)Free groups and outlaw armies living on the borders of Russian territory from the fourteenth century onward. In the mid-sixteenth century they formed an alliance with the Russian state. 
A) A religious reform movement that began in the early sixteenth century and split the Western Christian Church. 
B) Members of the Society of Jesus, founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1540, whose goal was the spread of the Roman Catholic faith through schools and missionary activity. 
C) The early modern European view that community needs predominated over competition and profit and that necessary goods should thus be sold at a fair price. 
D) A large-scale conflict extending from 1618 to 1648 that pitted Protestants against Catholics in central Europe, but also involved dynastic interests, notably of Spain and France. 
E) Authority of states that possess a monopoly over the instruments of justice and the use of force within clearly defined boundaries and in which private armies present no threat to central control.
F)A political system common to early modern Europe in which monarchs claimed exclusive power to make and enforce laws, without checks by other institutions; this system was limited in practice by the need to maintain legitimacy and compromise with elites.
G)The belief propagated by absolutist monarchs in Europe that they derived their power from God and were only answerable to him.
H)A system of economic regulations aimed at increasing the power of the state derived from the belief that a nation's international power was based on its wealth, specifically its supply of gold and silver.
I)A form of government in which power is limited by law and balanced between the authority and power of the government, on the one hand, and the rights and liberties of the subject or citizen, on the other; it includes constitutional monarchies and republics.
J)Members of a sixteenth- and seventeenth-century reform movement within the Church of England that advocated purifying it of Roman Catholic elements, such as bishops, elaborate ceremonials, and wedding rings.
K)A bill passed by Parliament and accepted by William and Mary that limited the powers of British monarchs and affirmed those of Parliament.
L)A form of government in which there is no monarch and power rests in the hands of the people as exercised through elected representatives.
M)Mid-seventeenth-century English mercantilist laws that greatly restricted other countries' rights to trade with England and its colonies.
N)Free groups and outlaw armies living on the borders of Russian territory from the fourteenth century onward. In the mid-sixteenth century they formed an alliance with the Russian state.

Question 15

To what does the term Time of Troubles refer?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Thirty Years' War in the Holy Roman Empire 
B)  The Russian reference to the Fronde uprising in France 
C)  The civil war between Parliament and King Charles I in England 
D)  The royal succession crisis and civil war in Russia 
A)  The Thirty Years' War in the Holy Roman Empire 
B)  The Russian reference to the Fronde uprising in France 
C)  The civil war between Parliament and King Charles I in England 
D)  The royal succession crisis and civil war in Russia

Question 16

Use the following to answer questions:
-Cossacks

Accepted Answer

A) A religious reform movement that began in the early sixteenth century and split the Western Christian Church. 
B) Members of the Society of Jesus, founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1540, whose goal was the spread of the Roman Catholic faith through schools and missionary activity. 
C) The early modern European view that community needs predominated over competition and profit and that necessary goods should thus be sold at a fair price. 
D) A large-scale conflict extending from 1618 to 1648 that pitted Protestants against Catholics in central Europe, but also involved dynastic interests, notably of Spain and France. 
E) Authority of states that possess a monopoly over the instruments of justice and the use of force within clearly defined boundaries and in which private armies present no threat to central control.
F)A political system common to early modern Europe in which monarchs claimed exclusive power to make and enforce laws, without checks by other institutions; this system was limited in practice by the need to maintain legitimacy and compromise with elites.
G)The belief propagated by absolutist monarchs in Europe that they derived their power from God and were only answerable to him.
H)A system of economic regulations aimed at increasing the power of the state derived from the belief that a nation's international power was based on its wealth, specifically its supply of gold and silver.
I)A form of government in which power is limited by law and balanced between the authority and power of the government, on the one hand, and the rights and liberties of the subject or citizen, on the other; it includes constitutional monarchies and republics.
J)Members of a sixteenth- and seventeenth-century reform movement within the Church of England that advocated purifying it of Roman Catholic elements, such as bishops, elaborate ceremonials, and wedding rings.
K)A bill passed by Parliament and accepted by William and Mary that limited the powers of British monarchs and affirmed those of Parliament.
L)A form of government in which there is no monarch and power rests in the hands of the people as exercised through elected representatives.
M)Mid-seventeenth-century English mercantilist laws that greatly restricted other countries' rights to trade with England and its colonies.
N)Free groups and outlaw armies living on the borders of Russian territory from the fourteenth century onward. In the mid-sixteenth century they formed an alliance with the Russian state. 
A) A religious reform movement that began in the early sixteenth century and split the Western Christian Church. 
B) Members of the Society of Jesus, founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1540, whose goal was the spread of the Roman Catholic faith through schools and missionary activity. 
C) The early modern European view that community needs predominated over competition and profit and that necessary goods should thus be sold at a fair price. 
D) A large-scale conflict extending from 1618 to 1648 that pitted Protestants against Catholics in central Europe, but also involved dynastic interests, notably of Spain and France. 
E) Authority of states that possess a monopoly over the instruments of justice and the use of force within clearly defined boundaries and in which private armies present no threat to central control.
F)A political system common to early modern Europe in which monarchs claimed exclusive power to make and enforce laws, without checks by other institutions; this system was limited in practice by the need to maintain legitimacy and compromise with elites.
G)The belief propagated by absolutist monarchs in Europe that they derived their power from God and were only answerable to him.
H)A system of economic regulations aimed at increasing the power of the state derived from the belief that a nation's international power was based on its wealth, specifically its supply of gold and silver.
I)A form of government in which power is limited by law and balanced between the authority and power of the government, on the one hand, and the rights and liberties of the subject or citizen, on the other; it includes constitutional monarchies and republics.
J)Members of a sixteenth- and seventeenth-century reform movement within the Church of England that advocated purifying it of Roman Catholic elements, such as bishops, elaborate ceremonials, and wedding rings.
K)A bill passed by Parliament and accepted by William and Mary that limited the powers of British monarchs and affirmed those of Parliament.
L)A form of government in which there is no monarch and power rests in the hands of the people as exercised through elected representatives.
M)Mid-seventeenth-century English mercantilist laws that greatly restricted other countries' rights to trade with England and its colonies.
N)Free groups and outlaw armies living on the borders of Russian territory from the fourteenth century onward. In the mid-sixteenth century they formed an alliance with the Russian state.

Question 17

The incredible detail of this portrait, including the magnificent clothing, royal scepter, and sword, is intended to reflect which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The splendor of the Spanish court 
B)  The absolutist power wielded by King Louis XIV 
C)  The power of the French monarchy heading into the Thirty Years' War 
D)  The feelings of Louis XIV against the notion of divine right 
A)  The splendor of the Spanish court 
B)  The absolutist power wielded by King Louis XIV 
C)  The power of the French monarchy heading into the Thirty Years' War 
D)  The feelings of Louis XIV against the notion of divine right

Question 18

How did English and French colonies in the Americas relate to one another? What events in Europe affected that relationship?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Mercantili

Question 19

Charles I frequently clashed with what group?

Accepted Answer

A)  Catholics throughout England 
B)  The Stuart family 
C)  The House of Commons 
D)  The Church of England 
A)  Catholics throughout England 
B)  The Stuart family 
C)  The House of Commons 
D)  The Church of England

Question 20

Under what dynasty did Prussia emerge as a strong state in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hohenzollerns 
B)  Habsburgs 
C)  Bourbons 
D)  Jacobins 
A)  Hohenzollerns 
B)  Habsburgs 
C)  Bourbons 
D)  Jacobins

Exam 18: European Power and Expansion, 1500-1750

Use the following to answer questions: -Puritans

Use the following to answer questions: -constitutionalism

Which of these helps explain Martin Luther's appeal to local German rulers?

Use the following to answer questions: -divine right of kings

Use the following to answer questions: -Protestant Reformation

In what ways was Louis XIV a model of royal absolutism?

Martin Luther clashed with what Habsburg emperor?

What did the Peace of Augsburg of 1555 establish in the Holy Roman Empire?

Why was absenteeism a problem in the early sixteenth century?

Which of these was a member of the Grand Alliance of 1701?

In the early seventeenth century, what reforms did the English Puritans desire?

Which of the following characterizes mercantilist governmental policies?

The negative reputation of Ivan the Terrible grew from his violent treatment of what group?

Use the following to answer questions: -absolutism

To what does the term Time of Troubles refer?

Use the following to answer questions: -Cossacks

The incredible detail of this portrait, including the magnificent clothing, royal scepter, and sword, is intended to reflect which of the following?

How did English and French colonies in the Americas relate to one another? What events in Europe affected that relationship?

Charles I frequently clashed with what group?

Under what dynasty did Prussia emerge as a strong state in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?

The Earliest Human Societies, to 2500 Bce

Complex Societies in Southwest Asia and the Nile Valley, 3800-500 Bce

The Foundation of Indian Society, to 300 Ce

Chinas Classical Age, to 221 Bce

The Greek Experience, 3500-30 Bce

The World of Rome, Ca 1000 Bce-400 Ce

East Asia and the Spread of Buddhism, 221 Bce-845 Ce

Continuity and Change in Europe and Western Asia, 250-850

The Islamic World, 600-1400

African Societies and Kingdoms, 1000 Bce-1500 Ce

The Americas, 3200 Bce-1500 Ce

Cultural Exchange in Central and Southern Asia, 300-1400

States and Cultures in East Asia, 800-1400

Europe and Western Asia in the Middle Ages, 800-1450

Europe in the Renaissance and Reformation, 1350-1600

The Acceleration of Global Contact, 1450-1600

The Islamic World Powers, 1300-1800

New Worldviews and Ways of Life, 1540-1790

Africa and the World, 1400-1800

Continuity and Change in East Asia, 1400-1800

Revolutions in the Atlantic World, 1775-1825

The Revolution in Energy and Industry, 1760-1850

Ideologies of Change in Europe, 1815-1914

Africa, the Ottoman Empire, and the New Imperialism, 1800-1914

Asia and the Pacific in the Era of Imperialism, 1800-1914

The Americas in the Age of Liberalism, 1810-1917

World War and Revolution, 1914-1929

Nationalism in Asia, 1914-1939

The Great Depression and World War Ii, 1929-1945

Review

Liberalization, 1968-2000s

The Contemporary World in Historical Perspective

20th Century Global Issues and Developments

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