Question 1

Protestant rulers targeted the North American coast for colonization because:

Accepted Answer

A) Spanish and Portuguese holds on the Caribbean and South America were firm. 
B) the Treaty of Tordesillas had agreed that Central and South America would be split between Spain and Portugal. 
C) Protestant countries were generally northern European,so the North American climate suited them better. 
D) there were fewer pirates in northern waters. 
E) they mistakenly believed there were no inhabitants on the North American coast. 
A) Spanish and Portuguese holds on the Caribbean and South America were firm. 
B) the Treaty of Tordesillas had agreed that Central and South America would be split between Spain and Portugal. 
C) Protestant countries were generally northern European,so the North American climate suited them better. 
D) there were fewer pirates in northern waters. 
E) they mistakenly believed there were no inhabitants on the North American coast.

Question 2

What factors led to the decline of Spain?

Accepted Answer

Many factors contributed to the decline

Question 3

The mortality rate for new slaves was around 60%.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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 5

Shakespeare's play,The Tempest,was at least partly about:

Accepted Answer

A) discrimination against women. 
B) the corruption of the Catholic Church. 
C) the fall of the Roman Empire. 
D) England's misguided colonial policies. 
E) the inherent sinfulness of humanity. 
A) discrimination against women. 
B) the corruption of the Catholic Church. 
C) the fall of the Roman Empire. 
D) England's misguided colonial policies. 
E) the inherent sinfulness of humanity.

Question 6

Compare and contrast the various European national approaches to colonization in the Americas.

Accepted Answer

The earliest permanent colonies in the A

Question 7

Thomas Hobbes was critical of strong government and believed that absolute monarchy was a primitive form of government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

Jean Bodin's Six Books of the Commonwealth was the first fully developed statement of:

Accepted Answer

A) republicanism. 
B) absolutist sovereignty. 
C) divine right of kings. 
D) religious toleration. 
E) theocratic government. 
A) republicanism. 
B) absolutist sovereignty. 
C) divine right of kings. 
D) religious toleration. 
E) theocratic government.

Question 10

The Dutch West India Company dominated the _________ trade after 1521.

Accepted Answer

A) spice 
B) sugar 
C) tobacco 
D) slave 
E) cod 
A) spice 
B) sugar 
C) tobacco 
D) slave 
E) cod

Question 11

All of the following led to tensions in England during the reign of James I EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) hostilities between the component parts of a composite kingdom. 
B) religious hostilities between different kinds of Protestants. 
C) the deep debt of the royal government. 
D) a fiscal system increasingly ineffective at keeping up with the cost of government. 
E) a highly centralized monarchy and a disaffected aristocracy with no power. 
A) hostilities between the component parts of a composite kingdom. 
B) religious hostilities between different kinds of Protestants. 
C) the deep debt of the royal government. 
D) a fiscal system increasingly ineffective at keeping up with the cost of government. 
E) a highly centralized monarchy and a disaffected aristocracy with no power.

Question 12

Spain's powerful Armada was ultimately defeated when:

Accepted Answer

A) the crew became too ill to sail. 
B) a storm blew the ships off course. 
C) the French navy intervened on behalf of England. 
D) the crew mutinied. 
E) spies in the Spanish court revealed state secrets to England. 
A) the crew became too ill to sail. 
B) a storm blew the ships off course. 
C) the French navy intervened on behalf of England. 
D) the crew mutinied. 
E) spies in the Spanish court revealed state secrets to England.

Question 13

The Petition of Right declared all taxes not voted upon by Parliament to be the property of the Church to stop the revenues from benefiting the king.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Cervantes's novel,Don Quixote,can be interpreted as:

Accepted Answer

A) a critique of the decline of Spain. 
B) a critique of English colonialism. 
C) a critique of absolute monarchy. 
D) a critique of slavery in European colonies. 
E) a critique of the English Civil War. 
A) a critique of the decline of Spain. 
B) a critique of English colonialism. 
C) a critique of absolute monarchy. 
D) a critique of slavery in European colonies. 
E) a critique of the English Civil War.

Question 15

Charles I's death sent shockwaves through Europe because:

Accepted Answer

A) he was killed by Cromwell in a particularly brutal way. 
B) he was assassinated after he had surrendered to the parliamentary army. 
C) it was the first time a reigning king had been legally tried and executed for treason by his subjects. 
D) it was the first time a reigning king had been killed by his subjects. 
E) he was killed by his own forces. 
A) he was killed by Cromwell in a particularly brutal way. 
B) he was assassinated after he had surrendered to the parliamentary army. 
C) it was the first time a reigning king had been legally tried and executed for treason by his subjects. 
D) it was the first time a reigning king had been killed by his subjects. 
E) he was killed by his own forces.

Question 16

The extraordinary movement of peoples,plants,animals,goods,cultures,and diseases in the sixteenth century is called the:

Accepted Answer

A) American Exchange. 
B) Columbian Exchange. 
C) Cortesian Exchange. 
D) New World Interchange. 
E) Eco-diversity Movement. 
A) American Exchange. 
B) Columbian Exchange. 
C) Cortesian Exchange. 
D) New World Interchange. 
E) Eco-diversity Movement.

Question 17

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 18

What were the effects of the Columbian Exchange?

Accepted Answer

The Columbian Exchange refers to the eno

Question 19

The primary problem caused by the Price Revolution of the late sixteenth century was:

Accepted Answer

A) depression. 
B) recession. 
C) stagflation. 
D) inflation. 
E) prosperity. 
A) depression. 
B) recession. 
C) stagflation. 
D) inflation. 
E) prosperity.

Question 20

During the English Civil War,the parliamentary forces consisted mainly of small landholders and artisans,while the nobility supported the king.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Protestant rulers targeted the North American coast for colonization because:

What factors led to the decline of Spain?

The mortality rate for new slaves was around 60%.

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

Shakespeare's play,The Tempest,was at least partly about:

Compare and contrast the various European national approaches to colonization in the Americas.

Thomas Hobbes was critical of strong government and believed that absolute monarchy was a primitive form of government.

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

Jean Bodin's Six Books of the Commonwealth was the first fully developed statement of:

The Dutch West India Company dominated the _________ trade after 1521.

All of the following led to tensions in England during the reign of James I EXCEPT:

Spain's powerful Armada was ultimately defeated when:

The Petition of Right declared all taxes not voted upon by Parliament to be the property of the Church to stop the revenues from benefiting the king.

Cervantes's novel,Don Quixote,can be interpreted as:

Charles I's death sent shockwaves through Europe because:

The extraordinary movement of peoples,plants,animals,goods,cultures,and diseases in the sixteenth century is called the:

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

What were the effects of the Columbian Exchange?

The primary problem caused by the Price Revolution of the late sixteenth century was:

During the English Civil War,the parliamentary forces consisted mainly of small landholders and artisans,while the nobility supported the king.

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The Consolidation of Europe,1100-1250

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Rebirth and Unrest,1350-1453

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

Protestant rulers targeted the North American coast for colonization because:

What factors led to the decline of Spain?

The mortality rate for new slaves was around 60%.

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

Shakespeare's play,The Tempest,was at least partly about:

Compare and contrast the various European national approaches to colonization in the Americas.

Thomas Hobbes was critical of strong government and believed that absolute monarchy was a primitive form of government.

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

Jean Bodin's Six Books of the Commonwealth was the first fully developed statement of:

The Dutch West India Company dominated the _________ trade after 1521.

All of the following led to tensions in England during the reign of James I EXCEPT:

Spain's powerful Armada was ultimately defeated when:

The Petition of Right declared all taxes not voted upon by Parliament to be the property of the Church to stop the revenues from benefiting the king.

Cervantes's novel,Don Quixote,can be interpreted as:

Charles I's death sent shockwaves through Europe because:

The extraordinary movement of peoples,plants,animals,goods,cultures,and diseases in the sixteenth century is called the:

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

What were the effects of the Columbian Exchange?

The primary problem caused by the Price Revolution of the late sixteenth century was:

During the English Civil War,the parliamentary forces consisted mainly of small landholders and artisans,while the nobility supported the king.

Early Civilizations

Peoples, gods, and Empires: 1700-500

The Civilization of Greece, 1000-400

The Greek World Expands, 400-150

The Civilization of Ancient Rome

The Transformation of Rome

Romes Three Heirs,500-950

The Expansion of Europe,950-1100

The Consolidation of Europe,1100-1250

The Medieval World,1250-1350

Rebirth and Unrest,1350-1453

Innovation and Exploration,1453-1533

The Age of Dissent and Division,1500-1564

European Monarchies and Absolutism,1660-1725

The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

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