AP Euro final '24

Question 1

According to the divine right of kings, monarchs could only be judged by:

Accepted Answer

God

Question 2

An economic system based on increasing the power of the state through creating a trade balance

Accepted Answer

mercantilism

Question 3

The term for French Calvanists who faced major persecution in the 15th and 16th centuries?

Accepted Answer

Hugenots

Question 4

The Catholic Reformation is most closely associated with:

Accepted Answer

The Council of Trent

Question 5

The enclosure movement of the 17th and 18th centuries:

Accepted Answer

fenced in public land for private use

Question 6

One of his most famous works is the Sistine Chapel ceiling:

Accepted Answer

Michelangelo

Question 7

The Prussian nobility were referred to as_____

Accepted Answer

junkers

Question 8

This palace was built by Louis the XIV as a symbol of massive power and wealth:

Accepted Answer

Versailles

Question 9

Ottoman rulers were known as:

Accepted Answer

sultans

Question 10

Johannes Gutenberg was best known for his invention of the:

Accepted Answer

printing press

Question 11

According to Thomas Hobbes the best form of government is:

Accepted Answer

Absolutism

Question 12

These people beat themselves with whips to punish themselves as sinners:

Accepted Answer

flagellants

Question 13

The leader of the Protestant movement that believed in the concept of predestination was?

Accepted Answer

John Calvin

Question 14

The _______ is a reference to the period from 1309-1376 when the popes resided in France.

Accepted Answer

Babylonian Captivity

Question 15

The author of the "The Prince" was:

Accepted Answer

Machiavelli

Question 16

Which does not belong with the rest?

Accepted Answer

John Locke

Question 17

Magellan is best known for:

Accepted Answer

circling the globe

Question 18

The bubonic plague most likely originated in:

Accepted Answer

Asia

Question 19

Who is the father of modern astronomy:

Accepted Answer

Copernicus

Question 20

The ruling family of Austria in power from the late middle ages up until 1917:

Accepted Answer

Habsburg

Question 21

Each of these were Renaissance masters EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Van Gough

Question 22

All of these were French philosophers except for:

Accepted Answer

Richelieu

Question 23

Fallow periods were eliminated in Europe due to:

Accepted Answer

successful crop rotation methods

Question 24

In the Italian balance of power, which of the following was not a major power?

Accepted Answer

Sardinia

Question 25

The Bubonic Plague spread by:

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contact with fleas and rats

Question 26

This was the leading family in Florence during the 15th and 16th centuries:

Accepted Answer

Medici

Question 27

The "Sun King"

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Louis XIV

Question 28

The wealthy merchant families of the Renaissance used a system of:

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patronage

Question 29

Adam Smith advocated an economic policy of:

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laissez-faire

Question 30

The Society of Jesus was founded to spread the Catholic Reformation, it is known as the:

Accepted Answer

Jesuit Order

Question 31

This Renaissance artist is known for his famous sculpture "The David"

Accepted Answer

Michaelangelo

Question 32

The Russian tsar that was responsible for modernizing Russia:

Accepted Answer

Peter the Great

Question 33

which of the following did Martin Luther seek to reform?

Accepted Answer

the Catholic Church

Question 34

The individual credited with starting the Reformation in Europe:

Accepted Answer

Luther

Question 35

The term Renaissance literally translates to mean:

Accepted Answer

Rebirth

Question 36

A new field of study in the Renaissance that revisited the classics from the ancient sources

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Humanism

Question 37

Columbus planned on reaching landfall in _____

Accepted Answer

India

Question 38

This document divided the "New World" between Spain and Portugal:

Accepted Answer

Treaty of Tordesillas

Question 39

The "Last Supper" was painted by:

Accepted Answer

Da Vinci

Question 40

"I do not agree with the words you say but I will defend your right to say it," was said by:

Accepted Answer

Voltaire

Question 41

Salons of the Enlightenment were famous for:

Accepted Answer

hosting discussions of literature and philosophy

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AP Euro final '24

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