Question 1

The only state that broke with the pattern of king-army-taxes as the key to the creation of a centralized state was

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A)  Britain 
B)  the Dutch Republic 
C)  France 
D)  Prussia 
E)  Spain 
A)  Britain 
B)  the Dutch Republic 
C)  France 
D)  Prussia 
E)  Spain

Question 2

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-hegemony

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Hegemony refers to the dominance or lead

Question 3

In the period roughly from 1500 to 1750

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A)  the modern state was invented by the sovereign states of Europe that also developed the idea of human liberty. 
B)  both the modern state and the idea of human liberty were created by republican states such as the Dutch Republic. 
C)  the modern state was invented by absolute monarchies, whereas the modern idea of human liberty was developed in Renaissance Italy. 
D)  republican states such as the Dutch Republic and England invented the idea of human liberty. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  the modern state was invented by the sovereign states of Europe that also developed the idea of human liberty. 
B)  both the modern state and the idea of human liberty were created by republican states such as the Dutch Republic. 
C)  the modern state was invented by absolute monarchies, whereas the modern idea of human liberty was developed in Renaissance Italy. 
D)  republican states such as the Dutch Republic and England invented the idea of human liberty. 
E)  none of the above

Question 4

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-dynastic state

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A dynastic state is a form of government

Question 5

The phrase raison d'état was invented by

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A)  Henry VIII. 
B)  Niccoló Machiavelli. 
C)  Cardinal Richelieu. 
D)  Charles V. 
E)  Louis XIV. 
A)  Henry VIII. 
B)  Niccoló Machiavelli. 
C)  Cardinal Richelieu. 
D)  Charles V. 
E)  Louis XIV.

Question 6

In plotting against James II in 1688,England's elite attempted to

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A)  secure their ancient feudal rights with respect to the king while avoiding Puritanism and social radicalism. 
B)  restore the Puritan Commonwealth. 
C)  increase political freedom not only in England but also in Ireland and Scotland. 
D)  establish a modern government along French lines. 
E)  place power in the hands of England common people. 
A)  secure their ancient feudal rights with respect to the king while avoiding Puritanism and social radicalism. 
B)  restore the Puritan Commonwealth. 
C)  increase political freedom not only in England but also in Ireland and Scotland. 
D)  establish a modern government along French lines. 
E)  place power in the hands of England common people.

Question 7

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-New Christians

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New Christians refer to individuals who

Question 8

Louis XIV's government included all the following EXCEPT

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A)  regular consultations with the parlements. 
B)  Versailles as a palace of distractions for the aristocracy. 
C)  intendants as royal agents administrating the districts of France. 
D)  a very competent finance minister, Colbert. 
E)  a huge military machine with an army of 300,000. 
A)  regular consultations with the parlements. 
B)  Versailles as a palace of distractions for the aristocracy. 
C)  intendants as royal agents administrating the districts of France. 
D)  a very competent finance minister, Colbert. 
E)  a huge military machine with an army of 300,000.

Question 9

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Time of Troubles

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The Time of Troubles refers to a period

Question 10

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-constitutional monarchy

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Constitutional Monarchy:

Who?
A constit

Question 11

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Spanish Armada

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The Spanish Armada was a fleet of ships

Question 12

Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s)
  
-The Glorious Revolution of 1688 is often presented as a triumph of moderation and reason-a bloodless revolution.However,a look deeper into the past reveals the origins of English constitutionalism in fierce conflict and violence.Explain.

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The Glorious Revolution of 1688 is indee

Question 13

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 14

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 15

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Junker

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The term "Junker" refers to a member of

Question 16

In its early centuries,the Holy Roman Empire failed to develop a powerful centralized government because

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A)  the Emperors were preoccupied with northern Italy and the Papacy. 
B)  the Emperors were elected. 
C)  the main princes were fiercely independent. 
D)  the nobility was able to consolidate its control over local populations. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  the Emperors were preoccupied with northern Italy and the Papacy. 
B)  the Emperors were elected. 
C)  the main princes were fiercely independent. 
D)  the nobility was able to consolidate its control over local populations. 
E)  all of the above

Question 17

Vindiciae contra Tyrannos (1579)was

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A)  a French treatise justifying the overthrow and execution of an unjust king. 
B)  a Huguenot pamphlet protesting oppression by the Catholic church in France. 
C)  a treatise written in England to justify the execution of the king. 
D)  written by Bartolomé de Las Casas to protest brutality against the indigenous population in Spanish America. 
E)  a Dutch pamphlet justifying the revolt against Spain. 
A)  a French treatise justifying the overthrow and execution of an unjust king. 
B)  a Huguenot pamphlet protesting oppression by the Catholic church in France. 
C)  a treatise written in England to justify the execution of the king. 
D)  written by Bartolomé de Las Casas to protest brutality against the indigenous population in Spanish America. 
E)  a Dutch pamphlet justifying the revolt against Spain.

Question 18

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 19

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

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The Hohenzollerns were a German noble fa

Question 20

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Treaty of Westphalia

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The Treaty of Westphalia was a series of

The only state that broke with the pattern of king-army-taxes as the key to the creation of a centralized state was

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -hegemony

In the period roughly from 1500 to 1750

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -dynastic state

The phrase raison d'état was invented by

In plotting against James II in 1688,England's elite attempted to

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -New Christians

Louis XIV's government included all the following EXCEPT

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Time of Troubles

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -constitutional monarchy

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Spanish Armada

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

Medieval French kings did all of the following EXCEPT

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Junker

In its early centuries,the Holy Roman Empire failed to develop a powerful centralized government because

Vindiciae contra Tyrannos (1579)was

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

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

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Treaty of Westphalia

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Exam 1: The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The only state that broke with the pattern of king-army-taxes as the key to the creation of a centralized state was

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -hegemony

In the period roughly from 1500 to 1750

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -dynastic state

The phrase raison d'état was invented by

In plotting against James II in 1688,England's elite attempted to

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -New Christians

Louis XIV's government included all the following EXCEPT

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Time of Troubles

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -constitutional monarchy

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Spanish Armada

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

Medieval French kings did all of the following EXCEPT

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Junker

In its early centuries,the Holy Roman Empire failed to develop a powerful centralized government because

Vindiciae contra Tyrannos (1579)was

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

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

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Treaty of Westphalia

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

The French Revolution: the Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution: the Great Transformation

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Revolution and Counterrevolution, 1815-1848

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century: Realism and Social Criticism

The Surge of Nationalism: From Liberal to Extreme Nationalism

The Industrial West: Responses to Modernization

Imperialism: Western Global Dominance

Modern Consciousness: New Views of Nature, human Nature, and the Arts

World War I: the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

Thought and Culture in an Era of World Wars and Totalitarianism

World War Ii: Western Civilization in the Balance

Europe After World War II: Recovery and Realignment, 1945-1989

The Troubled Present

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