Question 1

Explain the differences between the Continental (Protestant), English, and Catholic Reformations.​

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The Continental (Protestant), English, a

Question 2

All of the following statements are correct except

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A) in Europe, as in China, most marriages were arranged by the parents. 
B) love was the major reason for marriage. 
C) the husband was to be the ruler and the wife was to obey. 
D) in the early modern period, the family was the heart of the social order. 
E) in addition to obeying her husband, the wife's other role was to bear children. 
A) in Europe, as in China, most marriages were arranged by the parents. 
B) love was the major reason for marriage. 
C) the husband was to be the ruler and the wife was to obey. 
D) in the early modern period, the family was the heart of the social order. 
E) in addition to obeying her husband, the wife's other role was to bear children.

Question 3

Why did the government of France become the center of European absolutism? Why not Russia? Was it simply fate or chance, or were there other factors which could explain why the era became known as the Age of Louis XIV?

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The government of France became the cent

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-Saint Petersburg

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Saint Petersburg, also known as Petrogra

Question 5

The first true book produced from movable type was Marco Polo's Travels.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Identify the following terms.
-Anabaptists

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Anabaptists were a radical religious gro

Question 7

Identify the following terms.
-Henry IV, Huguenots, and the Edict of Nantes

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Henry IV, Huguenots, and the Edict of Na

Question 8

​What was an indulgence?

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A) ​A luxury tax on goods exceeding the Sumptuary Law. 
B) ​An exemption to fasting on holy days. 
C) ​a remission, after death, of all or part of the punishment due to sin. 
D) ​Having an extra glass of wine with dinner. 
E) ​The pope would grant special favors to people who paid him bribes. 
A) ​A luxury tax on goods exceeding the Sumptuary Law. 
B) ​An exemption to fasting on holy days. 
C) ​a remission, after death, of all or part of the punishment due to sin. 
D) ​Having an extra glass of wine with dinner. 
E) ​The pope would grant special favors to people who paid him bribes.

Question 9

The Edict of Nantes

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A) destroyed Calvinism in France. 
B) legitimized Calvinist worship and permitted Calvinists to engage in politics in France. 
C) outlawed Calvinism in France. 
D) permitted Henry IV to continue the French wars of religion. 
E) declared Lutheranism and Anglicanism to be heresies. 
A) destroyed Calvinism in France. 
B) legitimized Calvinist worship and permitted Calvinists to engage in politics in France. 
C) outlawed Calvinism in France. 
D) permitted Henry IV to continue the French wars of religion. 
E) declared Lutheranism and Anglicanism to be heresies.

Question 10

Identify the following terms.
-the United Provinces of the Netherlands

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The United Provinces of the Netherlands,

Question 11

One of the leading objections against Pope Julius 2 was

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A) his plethora of illegitimate children. 
B) his demand for tithes from the nobility in exchange for leniancy. 
C) his personally leading his own army against his enemies. 
D) his refusal to obey the Benedictine rules. 
E) his use of church funds to decorate the Vatican palace. 
A) his plethora of illegitimate children. 
B) his demand for tithes from the nobility in exchange for leniancy. 
C) his personally leading his own army against his enemies. 
D) his refusal to obey the Benedictine rules. 
E) his use of church funds to decorate the Vatican palace.

Question 12

Identify the following terms.
-the Puritans, Oliver Cromwell, and the New Model Army

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The Puritans were a group of English Pro

Question 13

Which of the following would not characterize the Jesuit order?

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A) It was first led by a Spanish nobleman. 
B) It owed absolute obedience to the pope. 
C) It was committed to using education to restore Catholicism in Europe. 
D) It was responsible for the restoration of Catholicism in areas of Germany and eastern Europe. 
E) It arranged a theological compromise with the Protestants. 
A) It was first led by a Spanish nobleman. 
B) It owed absolute obedience to the pope. 
C) It was committed to using education to restore Catholicism in Europe. 
D) It was responsible for the restoration of Catholicism in areas of Germany and eastern Europe. 
E) It arranged a theological compromise with the Protestants.

Question 14

As a result of the Glorious Revolution in England,

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A) the Irish gained a number of rights (petition, jury trial, etc.). 
B) William and Mary were deposed, and James II became the English ruler. 
C) Parliament enshrined divine-right absolutism in England. 
D) Parliament became a major participant in the running of the English government. 
E) Oliver Cromwell was driven into exile. 
A) the Irish gained a number of rights (petition, jury trial, etc.). 
B) William and Mary were deposed, and James II became the English ruler. 
C) Parliament enshrined divine-right absolutism in England. 
D) Parliament became a major participant in the running of the English government. 
E) Oliver Cromwell was driven into exile.

Question 15

The issue that drove Luther to writing his Ninety-Five Theses was the selling of indulgences.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Identify the following terms.
-"The economic and social changes that occurred during the fifteenth and early sixteenth century inevitably led to the Protestant Reformation." Discuss. Can it also be said that the economic and political turmoil that characterized this period also led to significant artistic and literary accomplishments?

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The economic and social changes during t

Question 17

What were the most significant aspects of the witchcraft craze of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries? Why was it so widespread? Why did it decline?

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The witchcraft craze of the sixteenth an

Question 18

During the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, the landholding nobles faced declining real incomes.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What were the major factors that removed Russia from the policies and culture of Western Europe, and why did Peter the Great use Europe as a model for Russia to emulate in his quest for modernization?​

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There were several major factors that re

Question 20

Identify the following terms.
-the witchcraft mania

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The term "witchcraft mania" refers to a

Exam 15: Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

Explain the differences between the Continental (Protestant), English, and Catholic Reformations.​

All of the following statements are correct except

Why did the government of France become the center of European absolutism? Why not Russia? Was it simply fate or chance, or were there other factors which could explain why the era became known as the Age of Louis XIV?

Identify the following terms. -Saint Petersburg

The first true book produced from movable type was Marco Polo's Travels.

Identify the following terms. -Anabaptists

Identify the following terms. -Henry IV, Huguenots, and the Edict of Nantes

​What was an indulgence?

The Edict of Nantes

Identify the following terms. -the United Provinces of the Netherlands

One of the leading objections against Pope Julius 2 was

Identify the following terms. -the Puritans, Oliver Cromwell, and the New Model Army

Which of the following would not characterize the Jesuit order?

As a result of the Glorious Revolution in England,

The issue that drove Luther to writing his Ninety-Five Theses was the selling of indulgences.

What were the most significant aspects of the witchcraft craze of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries? Why was it so widespread? Why did it decline?

During the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, the landholding nobles faced declining real incomes.

What were the major factors that removed Russia from the policies and culture of Western Europe, and why did Peter the Great use Europe as a model for Russia to emulate in his quest for modernization?​

Identify the following terms. -the witchcraft mania

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The First World Civilizations: Rome, China, and the Emergence of the Silk Road

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: the Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War 2

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

Toward the Pacific Century

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Explain the differences between the Continental (Protestant), English, and Catholic Reformations.

What was an indulgence?

What were the major factors that removed Russia from the policies and culture of Western Europe, and why did Peter the Great use Europe as a model for Russia to emulate in his quest for modernization?