Modern World History Units 3 & 4 Tests

The death of Elizabeth I and the crowning of James I marked the end of the Tudors and start of

Why did Sikhism evolve from a peaceful religion into a militant community?

The company of which Shakespeare was a part was known as

Which of the following is a true statement about marriage in continental Europe around 1600?

Church leaders of the 1500s were united with medical doctors in their insistence that

The southern Provinces of the Netherlands, mostly Catholic, eventually became the nation

The defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 is the traditional date given for the beginning of

Which of the following was found only in the British Isles, and nowhere else in Europe?

Jahangir started India on the fateful, long term relationship with what country?

What weather phenomena allowed incredible navigation and trade across the Indian Ocean

Jahangir quotes father Akabar "benefit of mankind, arrived at the highest distinctions in the state” What majority group

Mary Queen of Scots sought political asylum in England.  What did she get?

England’s rise to naval greatness was best exemplified by which of the following?

** see #40 ** Walsingham gave Lopez fake information to confuse the Spanish

What exactly were Puritans?

Who was the mother of Margaret of Valois, Francis II, Charles IX, and Henry III, and mother in law of Mary Queen of Scot

NOT one of Henry VIII’s Six Articles of 1539

Miguel Cervantes,hero of the world sea battle since the GreeksvsPersians @ Salamis, great Spanish victory. Where in 1571

During the centuries between 1450 and 1750, the spread of Islam was usually the

Who exactly were Puritans?

Elizabeth was ineffective at speaking in, or dealing with, Parliament

The capital of the Mughal rulers was where in India?

Why were even many English Catholics concerned about Mary I in the way she ruled?

Gurkhas come from a certain mountainous region in

Jahangir might be most famous for building what?

The most powerful part of Parliament today is the House of Lords

Who was the husband of Mary I of England?

Who sponsored the Roanoke Colony on the coast of North Carolina, the one that vanished?

In seventeenth-century western Europe, marriage patterns showed a tendency toward

Who was the nine day “queen” of England in 1553?

In the 1500ss and 1600s which of the following were occupations most likely held by women?

A primary goal of Phillip II of Spain in marrying “Bloody Mary” was to

Who adopted Elizabeth when Henry VIII died?

Who were the Marathas?

The Jamestown settlement became very profitable thanks to 

Which of the following had its Roman Catholics most heavily in its northern areas?

What unwise, fanatical action did Phillip II carry out on his richest, most advanced territory?

Today’s prime ministers are members of the House of Commons

Which of the following launched the Spanish Armada against England?

The term “Mughal” was which of the following?

Distrusted by Islamic ulamascholars bc of their tolerance for other religions, famous for dancing/ peace spread of Islam

Becoming a bishop automatically puts you in the the House of Lords

Who kept preaching Calvinism across Scotland in opposition to Mary Queen of Scots?

Which of the following was NOT a significant accomplishment during the                  reign of Elizabeth I?

Family relations in western Europe in the period 1500-1750 were generally similar to modern ones in that

Which of the following were automatically in the British Parliament’s House of Lords?

Shakespeare was remarkably popular then, and now, in spite of the fact his values were

The northern province of the Netherlands, mostly Protestant, eventually became the nation

The worst of the witch hunt hysteria coincided with the terror and stress of which of these?

How could midwives easily fall victim to persecution during witchcraft hysteria?

Which of the following was not true of the Netherlands in the late 1500s?

The Roman Catholic Council of Trent (1545-1563) had as its primary result

Mary Queen of Scots was also known as

Couples in early modern Europe generally put off marriage until they were, on average, in their mid- to late 20s bc

Most Scots had gone Presbyterian by 1600.  What group remained traditionally Catholic?

Who was the player that put perverted moves on young teen Elizabeth?

Which of the following is the best description of the Spanish Armada?

During the great witchcraft persecutions of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, those most often tried as witches

most persecuted of religious groups, bc they rejected infant christenings, taught women's rights, sep of church & state

This powerful English noble kept setting himself up against Elizabeth

Which of the following best summarizes the religious policy of Elizabeth I of England?

Which was a tolerant Hinduism that shared features with mystical Sufi forms of Islam?

He is known as “The Great” because he diffused religious controversy like Elizabeth in England **rest #54

When Elizabeth I finally died in 1603, who was her heir and successor?

Which of the following distinguished empires of Western Europe from other empires?

Mary Queen of Scots’ troubles really began when she followed the advice that Elizabeth rejected. What?

Since 1815 a quarter million Gurkhas have served, and over 40,000 died fighting for, what country?

Which of the following were leastlikely to be targeted during witch hunts?

Bc Elizabeth’s relationships w Lord Robert & others were believed to have been mostly proper,American has a state named

Which of the following set the trap to catch and convict Mary Queen of Scots?

The Duke of Monmouth, executed for high treason, was a.k.a. the arrogant, rebellious b-st-rd

Which of the following was NOT true of Sir Francis Drake?

The Mughal ruler Akbar favored policies that promoted

most important factors behind the Price Revolution of the 1500s-1600s, which resulted in serious inflation/economic cris

Elizabeth’s advisers told her early on that his was the best way to protect England and herself

During the reign of Edward VI, Henry VIII’s only legitimate son, England

late 1500s and continuing through most of the 17th century which of the                 following cities was dom. in Eur

The Church of England as initially established by Henry VIII was

Which of the following launched the Spanish Armada against England?

This successful tragedy (1597) resulted from Shakespeare adapting/reworking an older story

Which of the following best summarizes the religious policy of Mary I of England?

Which is an example of Mughal India handling religious differences?

The first Muslim empire in India was the Delhi Sultanate that began in the 1200s ** rest on #53

The easternmost countries with majority Muslim populations are

Sunnis of Central Asia were cut off from the Muslim heartland in the Middle East bc of the hostile Shiite presence where

French paranoia about the Hapsburgs began with this contemporary of powerful Charles V

Which of the following was NOT true about the Duke of Norfolk?

Which of the following was not something that hurt the Spanish Armada?

Which of the following policies contributed to the growth of Hindu opposition to Mughal rule by the time of Aurangzeb?

Apart from Russia, the only nations of East Asia with majority Christian population are

Mary Queen of Scots was the daughter of England’s King James I

The French mother of Mary, Queen of Scots, was from which branch of French royalty?

In England of Tudor rulers, anyone who wanted to gain power at court had to beware that a mistake could get them charged

By the late seventeenth century, witchcraft trials and executions had declined in western Europe in par bc of

The confrontation at Gravelines was made decisive by the English decision to unleash

Which of the following is a principle or practice upheld in Sikhism?

1571 Spanish sea battle, involving a thousand ships both sides and killed over 30,000

A primary goal of Phillip II of Spain was to

Which of the following best explains why Mary I got a bad nickname and her sister did not?

The westernmost area of Hindu religious influence centuries ago was where