AP World History Chapter 16

Question 1

The 30 Years War (Protestants v. Catholics) caused depopulation and economic decline for the __

Accepted Answer

Holy Roman Empire

Question 2

The Enlightenment was more of a ___ than a ___.

Accepted Answer

frame of mind; coherent movement

Question 3

Spanish intellectuals were quite ___, and in the papal v. monarch competition, the ___ won.

Accepted Answer

isolated; monarchy

Question 4

Political dominance went from ___ to ___ to ___ and ___.

Accepted Answer

Spain; Netherlands; England; France

Question 5

"A business... that sold shares to individuals to raise money for its trading enterprises"

Accepted Answer

joint stock company

Question 6

Edict of ___; by Henry IV: granted religious freedom to Protestants in 1598 (later revoked)

Accepted Answer

Nantes

Question 7

____ revolution: the enormous increase in trade from European expansion (caused inflation)

Accepted Answer

commercial

Question 8

___ was Europe's major port, and the Dutch focused on ___ trade.

Accepted Answer

Amsterdam; sea

Question 9

The Dutch made ___, ___ became common, governments invested in ___, and ___ rivaled the Dutch

Accepted Answer

monopolies; insurance; infrastructure; England

Question 10

European agriculture had improved little since __ and the poors' conditions worsened between __

Accepted Answer

1300; 1500-1750

Question 11

"The removal of trees faster than forests can replace them."

Accepted Answer

deforestation

Question 12

___ gained freedom in 1648, and after a series of wars the ___ took control of maritime trade

Accepted Answer

seven United Provinces of the Free Netherlands; English

Question 13

"The huge palace built for French king Louis XIV south of Paris."

Accepted Answer

Versailles

Question 14

"Religious reform movement within the Latin Christian Church beginning in 1519;" Martin Luther

Accepted Answer

Protestant Reformation

Question 15

"Religious reform movement within the Latin Christian Church, begun in response to the" PR.

Accepted Answer

Counter Reformation, Catholic Reformation

Question 16

Renaissance in the low countries between 1400 and 1600 spurred by Hanseatic league trade.

Accepted Answer

Northern Renaissance

Question 17

The wars and undermined authority pushed people in a ___ direction.

Accepted Answer

secular

Question 18

"A century-long period of cool climate that began in the 1590s."

Accepted Answer

Little Ice Age

Question 19

Generally speaking, ___ were/was more important than ___ in determining status.

Accepted Answer

class and wealth; gender

Question 20

"The intellectual movement in Europe, initially associated with... physics." 1700s

Accepted Answer

Scientific Revolution

Question 21

Charles V, Philip II, Henry of Navarre, Louis XIII, and Louis XIV were all ___.

Accepted Answer

Catholics

Question 22

"A powerful European family that provided many Holy Roman Emperors," etc.

Accepted Answer

Hapsburg

Question 23

"A conflict over royal verses parliamentary rights, caused by" Charles I arresting his critics

Accepted Answer

English Civil War (1642-1649)

Question 24

Rene Descartes, Robert Boyle, and Isaac Newton also worked in...

Accepted Answer

the sciences (including mathematics)

Question 25

Voltaire, Alexander Pope, and John Swift all supported ___.

Accepted Answer

Newtonian physics

Question 26

The War of Spanish Succession (1701-1714) blocked ___ expansion efforts.

Accepted Answer

French

Question 27

"The pursuit of people suspected of witchcraft, especially in northern Europe." (1500s-1600s)

Accepted Answer

witch hunts

Question 28

"A philosophical movement in 18th century Europe that" had to do with laws of social behavior.

Accepted Answer

Enlightenment

Question 29

The ___ were the most egalitarian and ___ was very involved in the Scientific Revolution.

Accepted Answer

Dutch; Holland

Question 30

Luther utilized the ___, ___ started a new religious movement, and in 1540 the ___ began.

Accepted Answer

printing press; John Calvin; Jesuits

Question 31

In England, Charles I was replaced with ___, then ___, then ___.

Accepted Answer

Oliver Cromwell; Charles II; James II

Question 32

King Henry VIII started the ___ church and built up England's ___.

Accepted Answer

Anglican; navy

Question 33

"The forgiveness of the punishment due for past sins, granted by the Catholic Church"

Accepted Answer

indulgences

Question 34

The Age of ___; 1600s-1700s; all powerful monarchs, standing armies, and divine right

Accepted Answer

Absolutism

Question 35

Everyone maintained a standing army aside from ___ who focused on their navy.

Accepted Answer

England

Question 36

The world's first speculative bubble was the... (look at the picture)

Accepted Answer

tulip bubble

Question 37

By 1700, food from ___ became the main staple in the diet of the poor (corn and potatoes).

Accepted Answer

the Americas

Question 38

Wars of religion continued until ___, and ___ and ___ were the main defenders of the Catholics

Accepted Answer

1648; France; Spain

Question 39

Luxury was now ___, ___ changes were abundant, and by 1750 most of the world was led by ___.

Accepted Answer

available to more people; social and cultural; Europe

Question 40

"A place where shares in a company or business enterprise are bought and sold."

Accepted Answer

stock exchange

Question 41

European Society: ___ ->___->___

Accepted Answer

noble families; prosperous commoners; very poor

Question 42

Around 450 French uprisings occurred between 1590 and 1715 due to...

Accepted Answer

food shortages and taxes

Question 43

For Philip II, wars with the Ottomans, Protestants, and the Dutch led to ___ bankruptcies.

Accepted Answer

4

Question 44

___ spread, ___ beliefs were questioned by the church, and ___ controversies brought war.

Accepted Answer

Literacy; scientific; theological

Question 45

The Mississippi Company and the South Sea Company caused fiscal disaster for...

Accepted Answer

the French and the English

Question 46

Charles V drained his treasury from his ___ (1546), so he let the Germans choose Lutheranism

Accepted Answer

Wars of Religion (30 Years War)

Question 47

"The class of landholding families in England below the aristocracy."

Accepted Answer

gentry

Question 48

"The class of well-off town dwellers whose wealth came from manufacturing, commerce," etc.

Accepted Answer

bourgeoisie

Question 49

___ was the Holy Roman Emperor between 1519 and 1556; his son is Philip II.

Accepted Answer

Charles V

Question 50

The French Estates general looked after the ___.

Accepted Answer

bourgeoisie

Question 51

A system for collecting taxes in which the rights to do so are sold to given people for a fee

Accepted Answer

tax farmers

Question 52

Nicolas Copernicus, Tycho Brahe, Johanne Kepler, and Galileo Galilei all studied ___.

Accepted Answer

astronomy

Question 53

"The policy" where "the major European states acted together to prevent" excessive power.

Accepted Answer

balance of powers

AP World History Chapter 16

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AP World History Chapter 16

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