Exam 13: European State -Consolidation in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries

What model of government was able to foster a strong monarchy with a secure financial base that was not dependent on noble estates, diets, or assemblies?

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Question 21

Who were the supporters of Charles I and Parliament in England's 1642-1646 civil war?

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Question 22

Under the rule of Peter the Great, Russia's boyars ________.

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Question 23

Refer to the passage "Encountering the Past: Early Controversy over Tobacco and Smoking." What were James's specific objections to tobacco? Do you think he was ahead of his time in his stance on tobacco? In present-day society "sin taxes" still thrive.Identify at least three industries in which the government imposes sin taxes today.Do you agree or disagree with this type of legislation? Explain.

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Question 24

The document authorizing succession of the Habsburg crown through the female heir, Maria Theresa, was the ________.

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Question 25

The ________ was meant to ensure that Maria Theresa could inherit the Habsburg crown.

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Question 26

Explain the difference between parliamentary monarchy and political absolutism.Give examples of each and identify the strengths and weaknesses inherent in each model.

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Question 27

The palace at ________ is a perfect example of how Louis XIV used the physical setting of his court to exert political control.

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Question 28

Describe the rise of Prussia in the 1600s and 1700s.How did Prussia's emergence as a European power shape its state and culture?

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Question 29

The reign of Ivan IV was immediately followed by the ________.

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Question 30

How did Frederick William I differ from Frederick the Great in use of military power?

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Question 31

The economy of the Netherlands in the seventeenth century can be described as ________.

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Question 32

What were the two most important models of European political development in the early modern period?

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Question 33

Poland can be seen as an extreme example of the political model represented by _______.

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Question 34

What were the chief foreign threats to the Austrian Habsburgs during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries? How did the Habsburg rulers seek to contain those threats?

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Question 35

In contrast to the seventeenth- and eighteenth-century French monarchies or English parliamentary system, the Netherlands was formally a _________.

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Question 36

Russian victory in the Great Northern War led to ________.

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Question 37

The Glorious Revolution placed _________ on the English throne.

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Question 38

What factors contributed to the Glorious Revolution in England? Explain the events, the leaders, and the political situation that led up to it.

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Question 39

In what way did the Sejm fail Poland?

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What model of government was able to foster a strong monarchy with a secure financial base that was not dependent on noble estates, diets, or assemblies?

Who were the supporters of Charles I and Parliament in England's 1642-1646 civil war?

Under the rule of Peter the Great, Russia's boyars ________.

The document authorizing succession of the Habsburg crown through the female heir, Maria Theresa, was the ________.

The ________ was meant to ensure that Maria Theresa could inherit the Habsburg crown.

Explain the difference between parliamentary monarchy and political absolutism.Give examples of each and identify the strengths and weaknesses inherent in each model.

The palace at ________ is a perfect example of how Louis XIV used the physical setting of his court to exert political control.

Describe the rise of Prussia in the 1600s and 1700s.How did Prussia's emergence as a European power shape its state and culture?

The reign of Ivan IV was immediately followed by the ________.

How did Frederick William I differ from Frederick the Great in use of military power?

The economy of the Netherlands in the seventeenth century can be described as ________.

What were the two most important models of European political development in the early modern period?

Poland can be seen as an extreme example of the political model represented by _______.

What were the chief foreign threats to the Austrian Habsburgs during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries? How did the Habsburg rulers seek to contain those threats?

In contrast to the seventeenth- and eighteenth-century French monarchies or English parliamentary system, the Netherlands was formally a _________.

Russian victory in the Great Northern War led to ________.

The Glorious Revolution placed _________ on the English throne.

What factors contributed to the Glorious Revolution in England? Explain the events, the leaders, and the political situation that led up to it.

In what way did the Sejm fail Poland?

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