Question 1

The Spanish empire in the sixteenth century was funded largely by

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A) taxes and requisitions from the Netherlands. 
B) gold and silver from the New World colonies. 
C) the development of iron-working and coal mining in Spain. 
D) taxes on the slave trade. 
E) new wars of conquest. 
A) taxes and requisitions from the Netherlands. 
B) gold and silver from the New World colonies. 
C) the development of iron-working and coal mining in Spain. 
D) taxes on the slave trade. 
E) new wars of conquest.

Question 2

In his  ​Instructions for the Dauphin ​, Louis XIV claimed that successful kingship lies in

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A) Christian piety. 
B) being informed of everything. 
C) the pursuit of peace. 
D) ensuring a prosperous peasantry. 
E) religious toleration. 
A) Christian piety. 
B) being informed of everything. 
C) the pursuit of peace. 
D) ensuring a prosperous peasantry. 
E) religious toleration.

Question 3

The two most common forms of government in early modern Europe were

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A) absolute monarchy and republican states. 
B) limited monarchy and autocracy. 
C) republican states and limited monarchy. 
D) absolute monarchy and autocracy. 
E) autocracy and republican states. 
A) absolute monarchy and republican states. 
B) limited monarchy and autocracy. 
C) republican states and limited monarchy. 
D) absolute monarchy and autocracy. 
E) autocracy and republican states.

Question 4

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Hohenzollerns

Accepted Answer

The Hohenzollerns were a German noble fa

Question 5

In the "court and country" opposition that shaped seventeenth-century English politics country refers to

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A) the peasants. 
B) a loose group of merchants and rising entrepreneurs with roots in the gentry. 
C) the most powerful landed aristocrats and their allies among the small gentry. 
D) the most vocal patriots. 
E) the bishops of the Church of England. 
A) the peasants. 
B) a loose group of merchants and rising entrepreneurs with roots in the gentry. 
C) the most powerful landed aristocrats and their allies among the small gentry. 
D) the most vocal patriots. 
E) the bishops of the Church of England.

Question 6

Which of the following weakened the powerful monarchy of Charles V?

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A) the conflict with Protestants. 
B) the complexity of administering such a large empire. 
C) constant warfare on the continent and in the Mediterranean. 
D) lack of domestic industry, the lack of entrepreneurship, and a weak commercial class. 
E) all of the above 
A) the conflict with Protestants. 
B) the complexity of administering such a large empire. 
C) constant warfare on the continent and in the Mediterranean. 
D) lack of domestic industry, the lack of entrepreneurship, and a weak commercial class. 
E) all of the above

Question 7

With the Treaty of Westphalia, Spain officially recognized the independence of

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A) its Italian possessions. 
B) Portugal. 
C) its New World colonies. 
D) the Netherlands. 
E) all of the above 
A) its Italian possessions. 
B) Portugal. 
C) its New World colonies. 
D) the Netherlands. 
E) all of the above

Question 8

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 sovereignty

Accepted Answer

Sovereignty refers to the supreme author

Question 9

Which city replaced Antwerp as northern Europe's leasing commercial and banking city?

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A) Amsterdam 
B) Hamburg 
C) London 
D) Paris 
E) Danzig 
A) Amsterdam 
B) Hamburg 
C) London 
D) Paris 
E) Danzig

Question 10

Over time, the constitutional system created by the Revolution of 1688-1689

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A) reformed to reflect a more democratic social reality. 
B) acquired a standing army. 
C) yielded authority to parliamentary ministers and state officials. 
D) became a viable alternative to absolutism. 
E) all of the above 
A) reformed to reflect a more democratic social reality. 
B) acquired a standing army. 
C) yielded authority to parliamentary ministers and state officials. 
D) became a viable alternative to absolutism. 
E) all of the above

Question 11

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Compare and contrast the ambitions of Philip II and Louis XIV. How successful was each in achieving his aims?

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Philip II of Spain and Louis XIV of Fran

Question 12

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Hapsburgs

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The Hapsburgs were a powerful European r

Question 13

Medieval French kings did all of the following EXCEPT

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A) establishing an efficient bureaucracy staffed by members of the bourgeoisie and lesser nobles, persons dependent on the king. 
B) claiming to have been selected directly by God to rule. 
C) exercising absolute power. 
D) earning the allegiance of many of their subjects through their role in the Hundred Years' War. 
E) unilaterally levying taxes and maintaining a standing army. 
A) establishing an efficient bureaucracy staffed by members of the bourgeoisie and lesser nobles, persons dependent on the king. 
B) claiming to have been selected directly by God to rule. 
C) exercising absolute power. 
D) earning the allegiance of many of their subjects through their role in the Hundred Years' War. 
E) unilaterally levying taxes and maintaining a standing army.

Question 14

When Charles V ascended the Spanish throne, the manufacturing and banking center of the Spanish empire was

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A) Madrid. 
B) Lisbon. 
C) Flanders. 
D) Vienna. 
E) Venice. 
A) Madrid. 
B) Lisbon. 
C) Flanders. 
D) Vienna. 
E) Venice.

Question 15

The usual founder of a ruling dynasty was

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A) an appointee of the Roman Empire. 
B) chosen by an assembly of all able-bodied men. 
C) the most powerful noble who made his claim to kingship stick. 
D) elected by the people. 
E) selected by the Church. 
A) an appointee of the Roman Empire. 
B) chosen by an assembly of all able-bodied men. 
C) the most powerful noble who made his claim to kingship stick. 
D) elected by the people. 
E) selected by the Church.

Question 16

Catherine de' Medici

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A) ​encouraged religious toleration for the Huguenots in France. 
B) ​was one of France's most popular queens. 
C) ​was a member of a powerful Italian banking family. 
D) ​exercised great influence during the reign of her husband but lacked any power during the reigns of her sons. 
E) ​ordered the execution of five thousand Catholics in Paris. 
A) ​encouraged religious toleration for the Huguenots in France. 
B) ​was one of France's most popular queens. 
C) ​was a member of a powerful Italian banking family. 
D) ​exercised great influence during the reign of her husband but lacked any power during the reigns of her sons. 
E) ​ordered the execution of five thousand Catholics in Paris.

Question 17

The Reformation had a major political impact on the Holy Roman Empire, among other reasons, because

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A) the Protestant emphasis on obedience to secular authorities centralized the Empire into a unified German state. 
B) the separation of church and state weakened both. 
C) feudal princes and Protestant communities allied to keep the Emperor weak. 
D) the resulting wars of religion enabled the Emperor to increase his power, finally breaking the power of feudalism. 
E) Protestants effectively turned the Empire into a theocracy. 
A) the Protestant emphasis on obedience to secular authorities centralized the Empire into a unified German state. 
B) the separation of church and state weakened both. 
C) feudal princes and Protestant communities allied to keep the Emperor weak. 
D) the resulting wars of religion enabled the Emperor to increase his power, finally breaking the power of feudalism. 
E) Protestants effectively turned the Empire into a theocracy.

Question 18

During the first English revolution, the radicals sought

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A) redistribution of property. 
B) voting rights for the majority of the male population. 
C) abolition of religious and intellectual elites. 
D) free lifestyles. 
E) all of the above 
A) redistribution of property. 
B) voting rights for the majority of the male population. 
C) abolition of religious and intellectual elites. 
D) free lifestyles. 
E) all of the above

Question 19

How did most monarchies use religion to strengthen their state?

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A) Most confiscated Church property to finance their growing armies and administration. 
B) Most attempted to make religion one of the forces uniting their subjects into a nation. 
C) By separating church and state, monarchies enabled people of different religious beliefs to all pledge allegiance to the same king. 
D) Through prayer, kings were able to overcome their enemies. 
E) Most presented the state as an alternative to the divisiveness of religion. 
A) Most confiscated Church property to finance their growing armies and administration. 
B) Most attempted to make religion one of the forces uniting their subjects into a nation. 
C) By separating church and state, monarchies enabled people of different religious beliefs to all pledge allegiance to the same king. 
D) Through prayer, kings were able to overcome their enemies. 
E) Most presented the state as an alternative to the divisiveness of religion.

Question 20

The French nobility accounted for 2 percent of the population but controlled approximately what percent of the total national income?

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A) 75 to 85 percent 
B) 60 to 70 percent 
C) 50 percent 
D) 20 to 30 percent 
E) 15 percent 
A) 75 to 85 percent 
B) 60 to 70 percent 
C) 50 percent 
D) 20 to 30 percent 
E) 15 percent

Exam 16: The Rise of Sovereignty Transition to the Modern State

The Spanish empire in the sixteenth century was funded largely by

In his ​Instructions for the Dauphin ​, Louis XIV claimed that successful kingship lies in

The two most common forms of government in early modern Europe were

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Hohenzollerns

In the "court and country" opposition that shaped seventeenth-century English politics country refers to

Which of the following weakened the powerful monarchy of Charles V?

With the Treaty of Westphalia, Spain officially recognized the independence of

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? sovereignty

Which city replaced Antwerp as northern Europe's leasing commercial and banking city?

Over time, the constitutional system created by the Revolution of 1688-1689

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Compare and contrast the ambitions of Philip II and Louis XIV. How successful was each in achieving his aims?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Hapsburgs

Medieval French kings did all of the following EXCEPT

When Charles V ascended the Spanish throne, the manufacturing and banking center of the Spanish empire was

The usual founder of a ruling dynasty was

Catherine de' Medici

The Reformation had a major political impact on the Holy Roman Empire, among other reasons, because

During the first English revolution, the radicals sought

How did most monarchies use religion to strengthen their state?

The French nobility accounted for 2 percent of the population but controlled approximately what percent of the total national income?

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