Question 1

Russia was freed from domination by the Mongols in 1480 when Ivan III did what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Negotiated a peace treaty with Khan Batu 
B)  Was victorious in the Battle of Lake Tchud 
C)  Married his daughter to the crown prince of Poland and united forces 
D)  Refused to pay tribute to the Golden Horde 
E)  Hired mercenary soldiers from Germany to defeat the Mongols 
A)  Negotiated a peace treaty with Khan Batu 
B)  Was victorious in the Battle of Lake Tchud 
C)  Married his daughter to the crown prince of Poland and united forces 
D)  Refused to pay tribute to the Golden Horde 
E)  Hired mercenary soldiers from Germany to defeat the Mongols D

Question 2

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Protestantism

Accepted Answer

Beliefs and practices of Christians who broke with the Roman Church in the sixteenth century

Question 3

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Henry VIII (Tudor)

Accepted Answer

King who consolidated Tudor rule over the British Isles and, breaking with the pope over his divorce, launched the English Reformation

Question 4

What techniques did Ferdinand and Isabella use to centralize their authority?

Accepted Answer

A)  They sidelined the rebellious nobility by awarding titles to new nobility who were loyal to them. 
B)  They established an entirely new administrative network who were loyal only to them. 
C)  They arrested rebellious nobility and executed some as an example to the rest. 
D)  They brought a lot of money into the country from their colonial interests and bought the nobility's cooperation. 
E)  Along with the Jews and the Muslims, they expelled from Spain anyone who challenged their authority. 
A)  They sidelined the rebellious nobility by awarding titles to new nobility who were loyal to them. 
B)  They established an entirely new administrative network who were loyal only to them. 
C)  They arrested rebellious nobility and executed some as an example to the rest. 
D)  They brought a lot of money into the country from their colonial interests and bought the nobility's cooperation. 
E)  Along with the Jews and the Muslims, they expelled from Spain anyone who challenged their authority.

Question 5

Which of the following did not occur in Spain in 1492?

Accepted Answer

A)  Columbus was hired by the crown for his voyage to the West. 
B)  Jews were expelled from Spain. 
C)  Muslims were defeated in Spain. 
D)  Granada was conquered. 
E)  Spain declared war on England. 
A)  Columbus was hired by the crown for his voyage to the West. 
B)  Jews were expelled from Spain. 
C)  Muslims were defeated in Spain. 
D)  Granada was conquered. 
E)  Spain declared war on England.

Question 6

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-tsar

Accepted Answer

Title taken by the e

Question 7

All of the following prevented western European access to the Asian markets except ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Venetian blockage of land routes 
B)  Muslims cutting off the Silk Road 
C)  Portuguese domination of sea routes around Africa 
D)  Ottomans denying access to the canals to the Red Sea 
E)  None of these prevented European access to Asian markets. 
A)  Venetian blockage of land routes 
B)  Muslims cutting off the Silk Road 
C)  Portuguese domination of sea routes around Africa 
D)  Ottomans denying access to the canals to the Red Sea 
E)  None of these prevented European access to Asian markets.

Question 8

How did Henry VIII (Tudor) subordinate Ireland under British rule?

Accepted Answer

A)  By outlawing Catholicism 
B)  By initiating a civil war 
C)  By declaring English the official language of all his territories 
D)  By having the Irish parliament agree that it was an independent kingdom ruled by him 
E)  By unilaterally declaring Ireland part of the English realm 
A)  By outlawing Catholicism 
B)  By initiating a civil war 
C)  By declaring English the official language of all his territories 
D)  By having the Irish parliament agree that it was an independent kingdom ruled by him 
E)  By unilaterally declaring Ireland part of the English realm

Question 9

A significant difference in Russian policy versus that of Spain's was that Russia ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  welcomed settlement of Jews into a region known as "The Pale" 
B)  forbade slavery within their Imperial territories 
C)  demanded adherence to the Eastern Orthodox Church 
D)  prohibited the Orthodox church from missionary activity 
E)  None of these. 
A)  welcomed settlement of Jews into a region known as "The Pale" 
B)  forbade slavery within their Imperial territories 
C)  demanded adherence to the Eastern Orthodox Church 
D)  prohibited the Orthodox church from missionary activity 
E)  None of these.

Question 10

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-mortality rate

Accepted Answer

The number of deaths

Question 11

What was life like in Russia at the time of Ivan IV's death?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Following many years

Question 12

What was the European rationalization behind the enslavement of Africans and Indians?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Europeans used severa

Question 13

Ivan III doubled his territory in Russia when he conquered which land?

Accepted Answer

A)  Moscow 
B)  Novgorod. 
C)  Riazan 
D)  Rostov-Suzdal 
E)  Astrakhan 
A)  Moscow 
B)  Novgorod. 
C)  Riazan 
D)  Rostov-Suzdal 
E)  Astrakhan

Question 14

Henry VIII of England sought to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon because he wanted to overthrow Catholicism in England.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

How did Shakespearean drama portray "the other" ?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. In The Merchant of Ve

Question 16

A distinctive pattern in marriage of Catholics compared to Jews and Eastern Orthodox Christians was that ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  marriage was usually set at the onset of puberty 
B)  marriage had to be conducted according to a contract negotiated between both families and the Church 
C)  marriage was reserved until later, when each member could afford to establish a household 
D)  marriage was required within the community for stability 
E)  marriages could not be ended except by death 
A)  marriage was usually set at the onset of puberty 
B)  marriage had to be conducted according to a contract negotiated between both families and the Church 
C)  marriage was reserved until later, when each member could afford to establish a household 
D)  marriage was required within the community for stability 
E)  marriages could not be ended except by death

Question 17

Antwerp served as a transfer point for which of the following goods?

Accepted Answer

A)  Textiles (especially wool) 
B)  Grain 
C)  Timber 
D)  Metals 
E)  All of these products flowed through Antwerp. 
A)  Textiles (especially wool) 
B)  Grain 
C)  Timber 
D)  Metals 
E)  All of these products flowed through Antwerp.

Question 18

Which of the following was not a reason for fragmentation within the Holy Roman Empire in the sixteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Political independence of the electors 
B)  Over three thousand independent territories within the empire 
C)  The Protestant Reformation 
D)  Dissent between the Habsburgs and Spanish 
E)  Regionalism 
A)  Political independence of the electors 
B)  Over three thousand independent territories within the empire 
C)  The Protestant Reformation 
D)  Dissent between the Habsburgs and Spanish 
E)  Regionalism

Question 19

Hernán Cortés led the conquest of the Inca Empire.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Crown lands

Accepted Answer

Lands owned by a rul

Exam 13: Europes Age of Expansion

Russia was freed from domination by the Mongols in 1480 when Ivan III did what?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Protestantism

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Henry VIII (Tudor)

What techniques did Ferdinand and Isabella use to centralize their authority?

Which of the following did not occur in Spain in 1492?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -tsar

All of the following prevented western European access to the Asian markets except ______________.

How did Henry VIII (Tudor) subordinate Ireland under British rule?

A significant difference in Russian policy versus that of Spain's was that Russia ______________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -mortality rate

What was life like in Russia at the time of Ivan IV's death?

What was the European rationalization behind the enslavement of Africans and Indians?

Ivan III doubled his territory in Russia when he conquered which land?

Henry VIII of England sought to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon because he wanted to overthrow Catholicism in England.

How did Shakespearean drama portray "the other" ?

A distinctive pattern in marriage of Catholics compared to Jews and Eastern Orthodox Christians was that ______________.

Antwerp served as a transfer point for which of the following goods?

Which of the following was not a reason for fragmentation within the Holy Roman Empire in the sixteenth century?

Hernán Cortés led the conquest of the Inca Empire.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Crown lands

The Origins of the West in the Ancient Near East

Iron Age Civilizations

The Rise of Greek Civilization

From Polis to Cosmopolis: the Hellenistic World

The Rise of Rome

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity

The Eastern Mediterranean

The Kingdoms of Western Europe

The High Middle Ages

Reversals and Disasters

The Renaissance in Italy and Northern Europe

Reform in the Western Church

A Century of Crisis

State Building and the European State System

The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment

Trade and Empire

Revolutionary France and Napoleonic Europe

Restoration and Reform: Conservative and Liberal Europe

Industrialization and Society

The Triumph of the Nation-State

The Culture of Industrial Europe

The Age of Imperialism

War and Revolution

A Decade of Revolutionary Experiments

Democracy Under Siege

Europe Divided

Lifting the Iron Curtain

Europe in a Globalizing World

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