Question 1

How did civil and religious wars shape the philosophy of the period?

Accepted Answer

One philosophical response typified by M

Question 2

Encomiendas were large tracts of land entrusted to elite of Spanish descent in the colonies of New Spain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What were the effects of the Price Revolution on Europe?

Accepted Answer

A growing European population,static foo

Question 4

During the first half of the sixteenth century,northern Europe's leading commercial and financial center was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Paris. 
B)  London. 
C)  Amsterdam. 
D)  Antwerp. 
E)  Vienna. 
A)  Paris. 
B)  London. 
C)  Amsterdam. 
D)  Antwerp. 
E)  Vienna.

Question 5

The Dutch revolt was sparked by:

Accepted Answer

A)  violence erupting between Catholic and Protestant factions in the Netherlands. 
B)  an influx of Huguenot refugees from France. 
C)  food prices rising exponentially. 
D)  independent Dutch cities annexing territory from the countryside. 
E)  Philip II attempting to tighten his control of the Dutch cities. 
A)  violence erupting between Catholic and Protestant factions in the Netherlands. 
B)  an influx of Huguenot refugees from France. 
C)  food prices rising exponentially. 
D)  independent Dutch cities annexing territory from the countryside. 
E)  Philip II attempting to tighten his control of the Dutch cities.

Question 6

The primary goal of Cardinal Richelieu's government was to:

Accepted Answer

A)  increase and centralize royal power over France. 
B)  expand French colonies in North America. 
C)  extend Catholicism into Protestant territories inside and outside France. 
D)  raise living standards for the French people, so as to provide "a chicken in every pot" on Sundays. 
E)  make France a universally Catholic country once again. 
A)  increase and centralize royal power over France. 
B)  expand French colonies in North America. 
C)  extend Catholicism into Protestant territories inside and outside France. 
D)  raise living standards for the French people, so as to provide "a chicken in every pot" on Sundays. 
E)  make France a universally Catholic country once again.

Question 7

The agreement by which Charles II became king of England:

Accepted Answer

A)  weakened the power of Parliament. 
B)  strengthened the power of Parliament. 
C)  strengthened Puritan influence in England. 
D)  strengthened Presbyterian influence in England. 
E)  strengthened Catholic influence in England. 
A)  weakened the power of Parliament. 
B)  strengthened the power of Parliament. 
C)  strengthened Puritan influence in England. 
D)  strengthened Presbyterian influence in England. 
E)  strengthened Catholic influence in England.

Question 8

The medium most likely to help shape public opinion in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries was;

Accepted Answer

A)  books. 
B)  sermons. 
C)  plays. 
D)  broadsheets. 
E)  gossip. 
A)  books. 
B)  sermons. 
C)  plays. 
D)  broadsheets. 
E)  gossip.

Question 9

Intermarriage between natives and Africans was quite common in the New World,as were Native/English marriages,though African/English marriages were banned.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In response to Charles I's arrest of parliamentary leaders,the English Parliament:

Accepted Answer

A)  refused to meet to agree to let Charles raises taxes. 
B)  voted to raise taxes to muster an army for itself. 
C)  met, but refused to pass legislation that allowed Charles to raise taxes. 
D)  was dissolved. 
E)  withdrew to Scotland. 
A)  refused to meet to agree to let Charles raises taxes. 
B)  voted to raise taxes to muster an army for itself. 
C)  met, but refused to pass legislation that allowed Charles to raise taxes. 
D)  was dissolved. 
E)  withdrew to Scotland.

Question 11

European monarchs were forced to raise taxes precipitously in the sixteenth century because taxes collected in an inflationary period yielded less actual wealth and because:

Accepted Answer

A)  the cost of waging war was becoming increasingly expensive. 
B)  the building programs of European monarchs in this period were notoriously expensive. 
C)  monarchs were giving regular subsidies to colonies in the New World. 
D)  major infrastructure renewal was occurring across Europe, especially the rebuilding of old Roman roads. 
E)  the cost of maintaining a professional bureaucracy rose substantially in this period. 
A)  the cost of waging war was becoming increasingly expensive. 
B)  the building programs of European monarchs in this period were notoriously expensive. 
C)  monarchs were giving regular subsidies to colonies in the New World. 
D)  major infrastructure renewal was occurring across Europe, especially the rebuilding of old Roman roads. 
E)  the cost of maintaining a professional bureaucracy rose substantially in this period.

Question 12

A primary theme of artistic production between 1550 and 1650 was:

Accepted Answer

A)  the glory of the Roman Empire. 
B)  the glory of God and his saints. 
C)  the impossibility of love. 
D)  Arthurian legends. 
E)  uncertainties about the Atlantic world. 
A)  the glory of the Roman Empire. 
B)  the glory of God and his saints. 
C)  the impossibility of love. 
D)  Arthurian legends. 
E)  uncertainties about the Atlantic world.

Question 13

Whereas the French tended to colonize North America along the Atlantic coastline,the English founded forts and colonies in the interior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The mortality rate for new slaves was around 60 percent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

How did the policies of Cardinal Richelieu help to strengthen French power?

Accepted Answer

Although not king in name,Cardinal Riche

Question 16

How did fears of witchcraft reflect the concerns of early modern society?

Accepted Answer

The fears of witchcraft reflect early mo

Exam 14: Europe in the Atlantic World,1550–1660

How did civil and religious wars shape the philosophy of the period?

Encomiendas were large tracts of land entrusted to elite of Spanish descent in the colonies of New Spain.

What were the effects of the Price Revolution on Europe?

During the first half of the sixteenth century,northern Europe's leading commercial and financial center was:

The Dutch revolt was sparked by:

The primary goal of Cardinal Richelieu's government was to:

The agreement by which Charles II became king of England:

The medium most likely to help shape public opinion in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries was;

Intermarriage between natives and Africans was quite common in the New World,as were Native/English marriages,though African/English marriages were banned.

In response to Charles I's arrest of parliamentary leaders,the English Parliament:

European monarchs were forced to raise taxes precipitously in the sixteenth century because taxes collected in an inflationary period yielded less actual wealth and because:

A primary theme of artistic production between 1550 and 1650 was:

Whereas the French tended to colonize North America along the Atlantic coastline,the English founded forts and colonies in the interior.

The mortality rate for new slaves was around 60 percent.

How did the policies of Cardinal Richelieu help to strengthen French power?

How did fears of witchcraft reflect the concerns of early modern society?

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