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AP Euro Midterm review for Periods 1&2 w/ Ind Rev
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1
Montesquieu, in his
Spirit of Laws,
was inspired by the system of government in
United States
Venice
Russia
Great Britain
2
Which English ruler defeated the Spanish and led the country through their Golden Age of economic and social advancement
King Charles I
Queen Elizabeth I
King James II
King Henry VIII
3
The THREE Ism's of the Renaissance are:
Conservatism, Absolutism, and Catholicism
Secularism, Lutheranism, and Capitalism
Humanism, Secularism and Individualism
Humanism, Civic Humanism, and Liberalism
4
Which Enlightenment thinker is directly connected to the rise of capitalism and laissez faire economics?
David Hume
Adam Smith
Voltaire
Denis Diderot
5
Women played their most prominent role during the Enlightenment by
serving as a major topic for the philosophes
declining to participate in any social events
sponsoring salons
writing books and political tracts
6
The motto "It is better to be feared than loved" comes from which Renaissance book?
The Prince
The Decameron
Edict of Nanter
In Praise of Folly
7
The Columbian Exchange had which major impact on the lives of European citizens?
Improved Life Expectancy and Diet
Invasion of new diseases throughout Europe
Wars with Asian countries like Vietnam and China
Cultural shift into Democratic governments like the Aztecs and Incas
8
The later Baroque style is known for
its rigorous realism
its soothing contemplative qualities
its extreme ornamentation
its restrained use of color
9
The major resource of the French Caribbean colonies was
Cotton
Sugar
Tobacco
Rice
10
The reaction to the Protestant Reformation by the Catholic Church occurred at which meeting?
Council of Trent
Roman Inquistion
Diet of Worms
Court of the Star Chamber
11
The Glorious Revolution of England resulted in:
The rise of the Church of England under Henry VIII
The creation of a Constitutional Monarchy
The defeat of the Spanish Armada
The execution of King James II
12
Who helped to guide Louis XIII as he reigned over France and started the age of Absolutism?
William of Orange
Cardinal Mazarin
Jean Baptist Colbert
Cardinal Richelieu
13
Which of the following is NOT a domestic reform imposed by Napoleon.
Expanded free press
Civil Code
Concordat of 1801
Careers based on merit
14
Which of the following is NOT a major cause for the outbreak of the French Revolution?
Enlightenment philosophies
Economic crisis
Revolt in Haiti
Grievances of the 3rd Estate
15
Predestination is found in which branch of Protestantism?
Lutheranism
Catholicism
Calvinism
Zwinglism
16
Who was responsible for first describing the elliptical motion of the planets around the sun
Newton
Kepler
Copernicus
Galileo
17
Jean Jacques Rousseau is known for his writings about:
The Social Contract Theory
The Geocentric Theory
Freedom of Religion for all Calvinists
The importance of Absolutism
18
The conclusion of the War of Spanish Succession resulted in what treaty?
Congress of Vienna
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Utrecht
Treaty of Westphalia
19
When the Reign of Terror ended and France began to restore order, this period was known as:
The Thermidorian Reaction
The Concordat
The Great Fear
The Era of Good Feelings
20
Not all states were absolutist. Which gave rights to gentry through the Glorious Revolution?
Netherlands
England
Poland
France
21
During the French Revolution, which of the following took away many powers of the Catholic Church?
The Declaration of the Rights of Man
Civil Constitution of the Clergy
The Edict of Fontainebleau
The Concordot
22
As the French Revolution came to an end, which group of elites took control of the country before Napoleon?
The Girondins
The Directory
The Duma
The Jacobins
23
Which of the following is NOT associated directly to the creation of a Social Contract theory
Voltaire
Jean Jacques Rousseu
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
24
Gov't that limited the nobility's political role, but kept social position, legal privileges.
Constitutional monarchy
Absolutism
Parliamentary system
Divine Right
25
Which of the following is most accurate for 18th century rulers labeled Enlightened Despots?
They undercut the basis for monarchical authority
They toyed with reform, but didn't put limits on their power
They made their nations into constitutional monarchies
They didn't understand many nuances of Enlightenment thought
26
The loss of many colonial possessions in the 7 Years War played a role in France's decision to
aid the American colonies in their struggle with the British
focus its attention on continental affairs
join with Prussia and Russia in an anti-British alliance
impose mercantilistic system on its remaining colonies
27
This allowed each Prince in Germany to decide the religion (Lutheran, Calvinist, or Catholic) of the territory in 1648
Edict of Nantes
Peace of Augsburg
Edict of Fountainbleu
Peace of Westphalia
28
In
Leviathan
, Thomas Hobbes became an advocate for which of the following types of gov't?
Divine-right monarchy
Constitutional monarchy
Absolute monarchy
Parliamentary gov't
29
The significance of the women's march on Versailles on October 5, 1789, was that
it resulted in the King being brought back to Paris
it marked the only time women participated in the revolution
it was used by Jacobins to justify eliminating the Girondins
it led to cheaper bread prices
30
Spanish decline by the end of the 17th century was primarily caused by
a lack of adequate revenue and lack of a strong Absolute Monarch
religious zealotry and the Inquisition
Austrian and British aggression
too many foreign military commitments and price inflation
31
Deists, such as Voltaire, believe that
God reveals himself through miracles
God created the universe, but doesn't play an active role
a state church is necessary
there is no God
32
The rivalry between which two states resulted in wars fought both in Europe and the colonies?
Britain and Netherlands
Austria and Prussia
Britain and France
France and Spain
33
Louis XIV exercised absolutism in France by
Making parlements judicial, dividing the military branches
Controlling the taxes, keeping nobles at Versailles
Revoking Edict of Nantes, keeping nobles on their estates.
Controlling the military, issuing Edict of Nantes
34
The theory that all human knowldge is derived from sense-experience is known as
Deism
Sans-culottes
Empiricism
Rationalism
35
The attack of King Henry IV of France and the Huguenots occurred during which event?
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
March on Versailles
Storming of the Bastille
Thirty Years War
36
This monarch westernized Russia and was known for successful military endeavors.
Frederick the Great
Catherine the Great
Peter the Great
Ivan the Great
37
During the Reign of Terror, all the following were executed EXCEPT
Those who supported the Christian church
Those who promoted rights of women
Those who sympathized with the monarchy
Those who were an enemy of the republic
38
Prussian power in the 18th century was primarily based on its
strong army
economic might
geographic location
military alliance with Great Britain
39
The Catholic Church's reaction to the rising of various new Protestant Religions was known as the
Counter Reformation
The Glorious Revolution
Concordat
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
40
Napoleon's Civil Code allowed for
special rights for those holding aristocratic titles
taxation of all social classes
the elimination of private property
full property rights for women