What statement is NOT true of the Stuart kings?

Asked Parliament to approve the Act of supremacy, head Church of England

What was NOT true about the defeat of the Armada?

The Spanish had small ships and weak guns

Choose the phrase that BEST completes the sentence: The execution of the King sent this message to Europe :

Absolute power of a King could be successfully questioned by his own peope

What countries did Spain gain control of with Charles V under control?

Netherlands, Holy Roman Empire, Americas

Choose the incorrect statement:

Louis used the nobility by making them work in government jobs for free

Choose the phrase that does NOT complete the sentence correctly: The petition of right…

Called for the execution of the king

Which is not a cause of Spains decline?

African slave imports to Spain had crippled the economy

Which phrase does not complete the sentence correctly: Charles V…

Was replaced by Oliver Cromwell at the end of the British Civil War

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1
Which statement correctly completes the answer: English and US laws/Government are similar in…
It’s protects the accused from excessive punishments
It limits the power of the executive branch
Legislative branch is made up of representatives like congress/Parliment
All
2
Which document did NOT influence the American constitution?
Magna Carta
Act of supremacy
The petition of right
3
Art that emphasizes drama and movement
Rococo
Baroque
4
What statement is NOT true of the Stuart kings?
Refused to call the Parliament into sessions for long periods of time
Asked parliament for money to support wars
Asked Parliament to approve the Act of supremacy, head Church of England
Lived lavish lives
5
Enlightenment grew out of
Feudalism
Scientific revolution
The English bill of rights
6
Who supported the British king in the English civil war?
Parliaments
Cavaliers
All of the above
Roundheads
7
Which is not a step that Peter the Great took to modernize Russia?
Started a newspaper
Used serfs to build new and modern roads, canals and other infrastructure
Built a new capitol St. Petersburg
Introduced freedom of religion
8
What was NOT true about the defeat of the Armada?
The Spanish had small ships and weak guns
The British won
The British had the advantage of faster ships with better guns
The Spanish hated Elizabeth I because she sided with the Dutch
9
Louis XIV displayed his position as an absolute monarch by
Building a massive palace through which he could control his nobles
Creating court rituals out of every day things like getting dressed
All the above
Identifying with Apollo, the Greek sun-god
10
Choose the untrue stem that does not correctly complete the sentence: Puritans
Believed boys and girls should be educated
We’re racist against Jews
Believed only boys should be educated
Disapproved of dancing and gambling
11
Choose the phrase that BEST completes the sentence: The execution of the King sent this message to Europe :
Absolute power of a King could be successfully questioned by his own peope
European kings got their authority from God and should be feared
All monarchs should be abolished
12
Art that emphasizes pastel colors, light, airy scenes, and pastoral fun
Baroque
Rococo
13
What countries did Spain gain control of with Charles V under control?
Netherlands, holy Roman Empire, France
Netherlands, Holy Roman Empire, Americas
Britain, Netherlands, France
British, Americas, France
14
In social gatherings, wealthy hostess of Paris helped spread ideas of the enlightenment to educated Europeans in this…
Neoclassical
San culottes
Salons
Philosophes
15
Louis XIV strengthened the power of the monarchy in France by
Reducing the size of bureaucracy
Granting democratic reforms
Centralizing control
Practicing religious toleration
16
Choose the incorrect statement:
Louis diminished the power of the nobles; reduced their gov’t role
Louis XIV invited powerful nobles to live with him in his place in Paris
Louis used the nobility by making them work in government jobs for free
17
Which family is NOT an example of an absolute monarchy?
Stuart’s
Windsors
Catherine the Great
Hapsburg
18
Choose the phrase that does NOT complete the sentence correctly: The petition of right…
Called for the execution of the king
Served as inspiration for the American constitution
Limited the power of the king
Resolved the problems between the King and the Parliament
19
What was not about the arts and literature during the 18th century?
Shakespeare began to write
Classical composers like Bach and Mozart composed symphonies and other work
Increased opportunity for the middle class to access art
The modernization of prose
20
Which is not a cause of Spains decline?
Their home industries and commerce became neglected
Farming and agriculture were neglected
Increased inflation caused by huge amounts of gold and silver imports
African slave imports to Spain had crippled the economy
21
Which phrase does not complete the sentence correctly: Charles V…
Was replaced by Oliver Cromwell at the end of the British Civil War
Encouraged Protestant tolerance
Restored England to a monarchy
Was also known as the Merry Monarch
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The English bill of rights says
People have the right to petition the gov’t and have fair and speedy trial
All of the above
Monarchs must have the parliaments consent to suspend laws, levy taxes
No cruel or unusual punishment or excessive fines/bails are allowed

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