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AP European History Midterm (12-17)
AP European History Midterm (12-17)
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1
Salons in France during the Age of Enlightenment...
provided Catholic education for children
primarily fostered new forms of art
were often hosted by wealthy women
primarily provided a forum for political candidates
2
Baroque architecture was the dominate style during the Age of Absolutism and is exemplified by:
All of the above
Schoenbrunn
Belvedere
Versailles
3
During the Renaissance, the Italian peninsula can best be described as
Subjugated vessel states of the Habsburgs and Bourbons
a federated republic
the central rule of the Pope
a collection of independent city-states
4
A system of Spain granting conquerors the right to forcibly employ natives was:
the sugar plantation employment act
the new world directive
the encomienda system
the viceroyal enforcement act
5
During the era of Absolutism, serfdom primarily existed in:
Western Europe
Eastern Europe
Southern Europe
Northern Europe
6
European search for better access to Asian trade led to the accidental discovery of N. America:
During the Age of Imperialism
During the Age of Absolutism
During the Age of Discovery
During the Age of Enlightenment
7
Artistically speaking, the Renaissance can be characterized by:
humanism
the use of realism over formalism
an emphasis on classical symbolism and themes
All of the above
8
An elite army composed of slave conscripts, loyal to the Sultan were:
Dragoons
Millets
Janissaries
Sultanians
9
Renaissance thinkers largely agreed that government should be run by
A group of educated men
Both red and yellow
An educated philosopher king
democracy
10
Thomas More was an English humanist know for writing
Institutes of the Christian Religion
Inferno
The Prince
Utopia
11
European printing press was developed in Germany in the 1440s by metal-smiths like Gutenberg.
True
Both
False
Neither
12
Law in 1366 forbidding marriage between English & Irish, & requiring use of English language.
English-Irish Directive
Statue of Kilkenny
English Common Law
His Majesty's Celtic Mandate
13
He was the Venetian merchant who traveled to China and inspired future travels of Europeans:
Amerigo Vespucci
Marco Polo
Magellan
Henry the Navigator
14
The name given to followers of Luther, which came to mean all non-Catholic Western Christians:
Calvinists
Catholics
Protestants
Anti-Catholics
15
In 1358, a massive uprising of French peasants protesting heavy taxes was called ________.
Cromwell renegades
the Bourbon insurrection
Protestant Peasant Revolts
the Jacquerie
16
Catherine the Great and Frederick the Great had this reform in common:
public education
tolerance for Jews
the abolition of serfdom
a reduction in the use of torture
17
States that human nature and achievements, evident in the classics, are worthy of contemplation.
enlightenment
rationalism
humanism
greco-roman classicism
18
European explorers and adventures were influenced by this second-century AD text:
The Travels of Marco Polo
Ptolemy's Geography
The Conquests of Alexander the Great
The Voyages of Ibn Khaldun
19
State-building included all of the following EXCEPT
developing schools for lower classes
professionalizing the military
consolidating power in a central government
efficient taxation for the maintenance of a standing army
20
A document issued by the RC Church reducing time in purgatory and believed to forgive sins.
Indulgence
Papal pardon
Doctrine of forgiveness
Edict of Recant
21
Chinese admiral whose fleet travelled across the world, spanning 12,000 miles in one voyage.
Han Wudi
Qin Shi Huang
Kublai Khan
Zheng He
22
The following are characteristic of sovereign states:
sheriffs/law enforcement
all of the above
juries/judges
professional bureaucracies
23
A Stadholder in the Dutch Republic was:
None of the above
Often held by the princes of Orange
The executive officer in each of the United Provinces.
Both 1 and 3
24
With the capture of Constantinople, the ________ was effectively at an end.
Eastern Greek Empire
Persian Empire
Ottoman Empire
Byzantine Empire
25
As the most powerful family in the HRE, the position of "emperor" was often controlled by:
House of Castile
House of Hohenzollern
House of Habsburg
House of Bourbon
26
The Jesuits were founded by Ignatius Loyola and helped to:
Spread the Roman Catholic faith around the world
None of the above
Reform the doctrines of John Calvin
Spread Protestantism across traditionally Catholic lands
27
What scientific approach did Francis Bacon promote?
Alchemy
Aristotelianism
Scholasticism
Empiricism
28
A cross-continental trade route reopened to Europeans by the Mongols was known as:
None of the above
The Silk Road
The Gold Road
The transcontinental land bridge
29
Humanism was the main intellectual movement of the Renaissance.
True
False
30
The Black Death resulted in the deaths of roughly _________ of all Europeans.
1/3 to 1/2
1/4 to 1/3
1/2
1/6
31
Amid the Catholic Counter-Reformation, the Council of Trent:
Forbade the sale (but not the earning) of indulgences
Gave equal validity to the Scriptures and to tradition
Reaffirmed the seven sacraments and transubstantiation
All of the above
32
The Edict of Nantes was issued by:
Louis XIV
Louis XIII
Henry IV
Henry III
33
Wrote, "It is much safer for the prince to be feared than loved."
Niccolo Machiavelli
Dante
Plato
Prince Henry the Navigator
34
The Age of Discovery successful ignited the rise of the global economy
True
False
35
The Glorious Revolution witnessed
The establishment of a constitutional monarchy in England
Locke's ideas - natural rights of life, liberty, & property
All of the above
The sovereignty of Parliament
36
The Protectorate refers to the military dictatorship of Oliver Cromwell's England.
False
True
37
In his essay "On Cannibals", Michel de Montaigne:
Supported the European colonization efforts
Rejected that one culture is superior to another.
Exposed the dire conditions of French exploration efforts
Propagated a notion of European superiority across the globe
38
What was NOT a cause of the Scientific Revolution?
Increased freedom of thought
Increased literacy in Europe
Development of the scientific method
Desire to solve navigational problems
39
Between 1250 & 1450, _____ developed and laid the groundwork for modern representative institutions.
absolutists monarchs
representative assemblies
oligarchical congregations
egalitarian city-states
40
Treaty of Tordesillas was a 1494 agreement between Spain and Portugal, & brokered by the Pope:
Gave Portugal everything East of imaginary line in Atlantic
None of the above
Both 1 and 3
Gave Spain everything West of an imaginary line in Atlantic
41
The exchange of animals, plants, and diseases between the Old and the New Worlds was:
The American exchange
the Columbian exchange
the Atlantic exchange
the transatlantic exchange
42
Teaching that God has determined to save some sinful individuals based upon His will.
Predestination
Transcendentalism
Doctrine of Divine Sovereignty
Doctrine of Faith
43
Baroque art and architecture is better than Rococo...honestly, it's obvious.
False
True
44
The noble class in Prussia was known as:
Bourgeoisie
Proletariat
Boyars
Junkers
45
Charles V was responsible for the following
The Treaty of Tordesillas
Both A and B
The Peace of Augsburg
Financing the voyage of Magellan
46
The Edict of Nantes
Granted liberty of worship to the Huguenots
All of the above
Paved the way for France to become a major power in 1600s
Helped restore peace in France
47
________ believe the best elements of classical and Christian cultures should be combined.
Renaissance humanists
classical Christianity
Christian humanists
Christian classicists
48
"Nantes" is pronounced "Nant" because
They are French. They can do what they want.
It's an English jest towards France as part of their rivalry
Henry IV was misinterpreted as saying "non"
Because French spelling practices had yet to be canonized
49
Europe's largest city, Constantinople, was captured in May of 1453 by:
Cyrus the Great
Suleman the Magnificent
Sultan Mehmed II
Mehmed IV
50
Polish Mathematician, astronomer, and clergyman. Said the sun was the center of the universe.
Isaac Newton
Galieo Galilei
Ptolemy
Nicolaus Copernicus
51
Machiavelli argued that governments should be judged by:
How well they provided security, order, & safety.
Their successes in battle
From moral principals established by God
Their power and prestige
52
During Renaissance, "race" was used interchangeably for ethnic, national, & religious groupings
False
True
53
Mercantilism advocates for
A vast supply of tangible wealth for the central government
Answer 1, 3, and 4
Exporting more goods than importing.
Necessities be produced domestically
54
The following statement describes Luther's theological beliefs:
Saved by grace through faith alone
Saved through faith and Christian works
Saved by faith in the Bible and church tradition
Saved by virtue of predestination
55
A small, maneuverable, sailing ship developed by the Portuguese and used for exploring was:
the man of war
the caravel
the clipper ship
the trireme
56
The four phases of the Thirty Years' War took place in the following order:
Bavarian, Danish, Swedish, French
Danish, Bohemian, Swedish, French
Danish, Swedish, Bavarian, French
Bohemian, Danish, Swedish, French
57
According to Rousseau, a country should be governed by:
An enlightened oligarchy
Separate branches of government
Its people under a social contract
Natural economic laws
58
The theological belief of predestination is most commonly associated with:
Ulrich Zwingli
Martin Luther
John Calvin
Thomas More
59
the Peace of Westphalia effectively ended
The Seven Years' War
The Thirty Years' War
The War of Spanish Succession
The War of Austrian Succession
60
The Thirty Years' War began as a religious conflict and ended as a political one.
True
False