AP Euro Units 1-4

Question 1

Which enlightened monarch focused on expanding the military as well as limited freedom of speech and religion?

Accepted Answer

Frederick the Great

Question 2

Frederick the Great was the ruler of ___________.

Accepted Answer

Prussia

Question 3

Prince Henry, the Navigator of ___________, was one of the key forces behind the Age of Discovery.

Accepted Answer

Portugal

Question 4

Which innovation enabled the spread of both Renaissance and Reformation ideas in the 1500s?

Accepted Answer

Printing Press

Question 5

_______________ went to war in the late 17th century to capture a warm water port on the Sea of Azov?

Accepted Answer

Peter the Great

Question 6

Which two religious groups were recognized in the Holy Roman Empire by the Peace of Augsburg?

Accepted Answer

Catholics and Lutherans

Question 7

Which of these philosophes is best known for being a chief editor of the Encyclopedie?

Accepted Answer

Denis Diderot

Question 8

John Locke's Second Treaties on Civil Government established that government exists to

Accepted Answer

protect natural rights.

Question 9

Which of the following individuals is described as the Father of Humanism?

Accepted Answer

Petrarch

Question 10

Sir Francis Bacon popularized the Scientific Method based on

Accepted Answer

Inductive reasoning

Question 11

Philip II launched the Spanish Armada during the reign of ___________ of England?

Accepted Answer

Elizabeth I

Question 12

Who championed the Catholic counter-reformation?

Accepted Answer

Ignatius of Loyola

Question 13

Enlightenment ideals and pamphlets were often decimated through gatherings known as __________.

Accepted Answer

salons

Question 14

Renaissance humanists were interested in all of the following types of literature EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

Medieval

Question 15

Those who sided with the king in the English Civil War were referred to as...

Accepted Answer

Cavaliers

Question 16

Which astronomer provided support for heliocentric theory and formulated the laws of planetary motion?

Accepted Answer

Johannes Kepler

Question 17

Which ancient astronomer's geocentric model was challenged by Copernicus and Galileo?

Accepted Answer

Ptolemy

Question 18

The British Agricultural Revolution saw the application of _____________ to agriculture.

Accepted Answer

The Scientific Revolution.

Question 19

The Council of Trent attempted to reduce the influence of Protestant ideas by creating the

Accepted Answer

Index of Forbidden Books

Question 20

The Borgia popes (and others) often placed family members in high church office. This is called

Accepted Answer

Nepotism

Question 21

Which group was hurt most by the enclosure movement?

Accepted Answer

Rural Villagers

Question 22

The Edict of ___________ granted limited religious toleration to French Protestants.

Accepted Answer

Nantes

Question 23

A painting by Botticelli depicts the Roman goddess, _________, standing on a seashell.

Accepted Answer

Venus

Question 24

Which best describes the role of the Medici family during the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Generous Patrons

Question 25

Which king was peacefully overthrown during the Glorious Revolution of 1688?

Accepted Answer

James II

Question 26

Who wrote On Crimes and Punishment which revolutionized views on torture and law in Europe?

Accepted Answer

Cesare Beccaria

Question 27

Which monarch built the Palace of Versailles?

Accepted Answer

Louis XIV

Question 28

The end of Religious Wars in Europe, most directly the Thirty Years' War, was achieved by the

Accepted Answer

Peace of Westphalia

Question 29

In which of these early modern European states did stadtholders play a key role in governing?

Accepted Answer

The Netherlands

Question 30

Pico della Mirandola's Oration on the Dignity of Man asserts that man is...

Accepted Answer

whatever he wills.

Question 31

Who published the Wealth of Nations in 1776?

Accepted Answer

Adam Smith

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