Question 1

Identify the following terms.
-William Shakespeare

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William Shakespeare was an English playw

Question 2

What could you argue were the political reasons underlying the Wars of Religion between the sixteenth and late seventeenth centuries?​

Accepted Answer

The Wars of Religion between the sixteen

Question 3

Compare and contrast the accomplishments of Henry IV of France, Elizabeth I of England, and Philip 2 of Spain. In retrospect, which of the three was most successful and which was least successful, and why?

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Henry IV of France, Elizabeth I of Engla

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-Peter Paul Rubens

Accepted Answer

Peter Paul Rubens was a renowned Flemish

Question 5

Identify the following terms.
-John Calvin and Geneva

Accepted Answer

John Calvin was a French theologian, pas

Question 6

Identify the following terms.
-Peace of Augsburg

Accepted Answer

The Peace of Augsburg was a treaty signe

Question 7

The Edict of Nantes recognized Catholicism as the official religion of France, but granted Huguenots rights as well.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

As a result of the Glorious Revolution, England became a

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A) republic. 
B) divine right monarchy. 
C) federated commonwealth. 
D) democracy. 
E) constitutional monarchy. 
A) republic. 
B) divine right monarchy. 
C) federated commonwealth. 
D) democracy. 
E) constitutional monarchy.

Question 9

In England, during the period of the 1640s to 1660, all of the following occurred except

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A) Charles I was executed. 
B) Charles I antagonized the Puritans in Parliament. 
C) Oliver Cromwell led his New Model Army to victory over the forces of the king. 
D) Charles II replaced his executed father on the English throne. 
E) after the death of Charles I, Cromwell became the new king of England. 
A) Charles I was executed. 
B) Charles I antagonized the Puritans in Parliament. 
C) Oliver Cromwell led his New Model Army to victory over the forces of the king. 
D) Charles II replaced his executed father on the English throne. 
E) after the death of Charles I, Cromwell became the new king of England.

Question 10

During England's Commonwealth era of the 1650s, Oliver Cromwell ruled as a military dictator.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Northern Renaissance humanism referred to​

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A) ​the reforms of Desiderius Erasmus 
B) ​the spread of classical learning to European countries north of the Alps. 
C) ​a goal of reforming Christianity. 
D) ​a belief in the ability of human beings to reason and improve themselves. 
E) ​all of these. 
A) ​the reforms of Desiderius Erasmus 
B) ​the spread of classical learning to European countries north of the Alps. 
C) ​a goal of reforming Christianity. 
D) ​a belief in the ability of human beings to reason and improve themselves. 
E) ​all of these.

Question 12

Which of the following was not a position taken by Martin Luther?

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A) Salvation would be achieved through faith. 
B) The purchase of indulgences would not lead to salvation. 
C) The German princes should establish a reformed German church. 
D) Acts of good work are the sole source of salvation. 
E) Reading the Bible is important. 
A) Salvation would be achieved through faith. 
B) The purchase of indulgences would not lead to salvation. 
C) The German princes should establish a reformed German church. 
D) Acts of good work are the sole source of salvation. 
E) Reading the Bible is important.

Question 13

Advocates of "mercantilism" argued for all of the following except

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A) governments should abstain from any involvement in the economy. 
B) a nation prosperity depended upon a plentiful supply of bullion (gold and silver). 
C) exports must exceed imports. 
D) tariffs should be placed on foreign goods. 
E) governments should improve transportation facilities and grant trade monopolies to businesses. 
A) governments should abstain from any involvement in the economy. 
B) a nation prosperity depended upon a plentiful supply of bullion (gold and silver). 
C) exports must exceed imports. 
D) tariffs should be placed on foreign goods. 
E) governments should improve transportation facilities and grant trade monopolies to businesses.

Question 14

Identify the following terms.
-the Battle of Lepanto

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Lepanto was a significant

Question 15

Of the major individuals discussed in this chapter, who was the most "modern" and who was the least modern? In answering this question, a definition of "modern" is required.

Accepted Answer

The term "modern" can be defined in vari

Question 16

Identify the following terms.
-the Thirty Years' War and the Peace of Westphalia

Accepted Answer

The Thirty Years' War was a protracted a

Question 17

After the Turks were defeated in 1687, all of Hungary, Transylvania, Croatia, and Slovenia came under Habsburg rule, thus establishing in southeastern Europe the

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A) German Empire. 
B) Holy Roman Empire. 
C) Austrian Empire. 
D) Bohemian Empire. 
E) Ottoman Empire. 
A) German Empire. 
B) Holy Roman Empire. 
C) Austrian Empire. 
D) Bohemian Empire. 
E) Ottoman Empire.

Question 18

The traditional example of seventeenth-century absolutism has been the rule of

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A) Louis XVI. 
B) James III. 
C) Louis XIV. 
D) Charles II. 
E) Ivan IV. 
A) Louis XVI. 
B) James III. 
C) Louis XIV. 
D) Charles II. 
E) Ivan IV.

Question 19

Identify the following terms.
-mercantilism and Jean Baptiste Colbert

Accepted Answer

Mercantilism is an economic theory and p

Question 20

Identify the following terms.
-Ignatius Loyola and the Jesuits/Society of Jesus

Accepted Answer

Ignatius Loyola, also known as Saint Ign

Exam 15: Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

Identify the following terms. -William Shakespeare

What could you argue were the political reasons underlying the Wars of Religion between the sixteenth and late seventeenth centuries?​

Compare and contrast the accomplishments of Henry IV of France, Elizabeth I of England, and Philip 2 of Spain. In retrospect, which of the three was most successful and which was least successful, and why?

Identify the following terms. -Peter Paul Rubens

Identify the following terms. -John Calvin and Geneva

Identify the following terms. -Peace of Augsburg

The Edict of Nantes recognized Catholicism as the official religion of France, but granted Huguenots rights as well.

As a result of the Glorious Revolution, England became a

In England, during the period of the 1640s to 1660, all of the following occurred except

During England's Commonwealth era of the 1650s, Oliver Cromwell ruled as a military dictator.

Northern Renaissance humanism referred to​

Which of the following was not a position taken by Martin Luther?

Advocates of "mercantilism" argued for all of the following except

Identify the following terms. -the Battle of Lepanto

Of the major individuals discussed in this chapter, who was the most "modern" and who was the least modern? In answering this question, a definition of "modern" is required.

Identify the following terms. -the Thirty Years' War and the Peace of Westphalia

After the Turks were defeated in 1687, all of Hungary, Transylvania, Croatia, and Slovenia came under Habsburg rule, thus establishing in southeastern Europe the

The traditional example of seventeenth-century absolutism has been the rule of

Identify the following terms. -mercantilism and Jean Baptiste Colbert

Identify the following terms. -Ignatius Loyola and the Jesuits/Society of Jesus

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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What could you argue were the political reasons underlying the Wars of Religion between the sixteenth and late seventeenth centuries?

Northern Renaissance humanism referred to