Question 1

The overall practical political purpose of the court of Versailles was to

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A) serve as Louis XIV's residence from which to survey Paris. 
B) act as a reception hall for state affairs. 
C) give Louis XIV a life of privacy away from spies. 
D) isolate Louis XIV from any contact with the bourgeoisie and other members of the old Third Estate. 
E) reduce the independence of the high nobility and royal princes. 
A) serve as Louis XIV's residence from which to survey Paris. 
B) act as a reception hall for state affairs. 
C) give Louis XIV a life of privacy away from spies. 
D) isolate Louis XIV from any contact with the bourgeoisie and other members of the old Third Estate. 
E) reduce the independence of the high nobility and royal princes.

Question 2

define the following term:
-Jean-Baptiste Colbert

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Jean-Baptiste Colbert was a French state

Question 3

define the following term:
-Thirty Years' War

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The Thirty Years' War was a conflict tha

Question 4

define the following term:
-Jean-Baptiste Racine and Jean-Baptiste Molière

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Jean-Baptiste Racine and Jean-Baptiste M

Question 5

define the following term:
-Oliver Cromwell

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Oliver Cromwell was a key figure in Engl

Question 6

define the following term:
-French Classicism

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French Classicism was a cultural and art

Question 7

define the following term:
-Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Artemisia Gentileschi

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Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Artemisia Genti

Question 8

Thomas Hobbes

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A) felt that humans were suited best to be in a pristine state of nature, without government interference. 
B) stated that human nature was animalistic, and needed a strong government to maintain social order. 
C) was a firm believer in democracy. 
D) said that the best form of government was a theocracy. 
E) argued in favor of revolution when the ruler violated religious doctrines. 
A) felt that humans were suited best to be in a pristine state of nature, without government interference. 
B) stated that human nature was animalistic, and needed a strong government to maintain social order. 
C) was a firm believer in democracy. 
D) said that the best form of government was a theocracy. 
E) argued in favor of revolution when the ruler violated religious doctrines.

Question 9

The economic policies of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Louis XIV's controller general of finances

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A) were noted for their innovation and originality. 
B) used new accounting practices to take the tax burden off the peasants. 
C) were based on the economic theory of mercantilism. 
D) gave Louis the large surplus in the treasury needed to carry out his wars. 
E) can best be described as capitalist. 
A) were noted for their innovation and originality. 
B) used new accounting practices to take the tax burden off the peasants. 
C) were based on the economic theory of mercantilism. 
D) gave Louis the large surplus in the treasury needed to carry out his wars. 
E) can best be described as capitalist.

Question 10

As a result of the Peace of Westphalia of 1648

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A) the German population was to be converted to Catholicism. 
B) all German states could choose their own religions, except for Calvinism. 
C) German states were allowed to determine their religion. 
D) the institution of the Holy Roman Empire was to be the ruling force in Germany for the next 100 years. 
E) the Holy Roman Empire was dismembered. 
A) the German population was to be converted to Catholicism. 
B) all German states could choose their own religions, except for Calvinism. 
C) German states were allowed to determine their religion. 
D) the institution of the Holy Roman Empire was to be the ruling force in Germany for the next 100 years. 
E) the Holy Roman Empire was dismembered.

Question 11

The French royal court of Versailles was located just outside the city of Marseilles.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

After eleven years of personal rule, Charles I was forced to call parliament into session in 1640

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A) because he wished to go to war with France. 
B) to legalize Presbyterianism in England. 
C) to ratify a peace treaty with the Irish. 
D) to recognize a new heir after the death of his oldest son. 
E) because he was unable to defend England against a Scottish rebellion. 
A) because he wished to go to war with France. 
B) to legalize Presbyterianism in England. 
C) to ratify a peace treaty with the Irish. 
D) to recognize a new heir after the death of his oldest son. 
E) because he was unable to defend England against a Scottish rebellion.

Question 13

Louis XIV restructured the administration of the French government by all of the following except

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A) personally dominating the actions of his ministers and secretaries. 
B) adding loyal followers from relatively new aristocratic families to the royal council. 
C) making the court a main arena where rival aristocratic factions jockeyed for power. 
D) using Versailles as a place where powerful subjects came to find favors and offices for themselves and their supporters. 
E) removing the central policy-making machinery of government from his own court and household. 
A) personally dominating the actions of his ministers and secretaries. 
B) adding loyal followers from relatively new aristocratic families to the royal council. 
C) making the court a main arena where rival aristocratic factions jockeyed for power. 
D) using Versailles as a place where powerful subjects came to find favors and offices for themselves and their supporters. 
E) removing the central policy-making machinery of government from his own court and household.

Question 14

define the following term:
-the Romanovs

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The Romanovs were the ruling dynasty of

Question 15

Following the Thirty Years' War, what country became dominant in Europe?

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A) Sweden 
B) England 
C) Germany 
D) Spain 
E) France 
A) Sweden 
B) England 
C) Germany 
D) Spain 
E) France

Question 16

What techniques and practices defined warfare in the seventeenth century, and do they constitute a "military revolution"? Why or why not?

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The seventeenth century saw significant

Question 17

define the following term:
-parlements

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Parlements were the regional legislative

Question 18

define the following term:
-Versailles

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Versailles is a historic palace located

Question 19

Oliver Cromwell remains a polarizing figure in British history. What were his achievements, and how did his contemporaries assess his strengths and weaknesses?

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Oliver Cromwell, a key figure in British

Question 20

The English Bill of Rights

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A) laid the foundation for a constitutional monarchy. 
B) resolved all of England's seventeenth-century religious questions. 
C) reaffirmed the divine-right theory of kingship while limiting the king's power. 
D) confirmed the king's right to raise standing armies without parliamentary consent. 
E) stated that taxes could only be approved by the House of Lords, not the House of Commons. 
A) laid the foundation for a constitutional monarchy. 
B) resolved all of England's seventeenth-century religious questions. 
C) reaffirmed the divine-right theory of kingship while limiting the king's power. 
D) confirmed the king's right to raise standing armies without parliamentary consent. 
E) stated that taxes could only be approved by the House of Lords, not the House of Commons.

Exam 15: State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

The overall practical political purpose of the court of Versailles was to

define the following term: -Jean-Baptiste Colbert

define the following term: -Thirty Years' War

define the following term: -Jean-Baptiste Racine and Jean-Baptiste Molière

define the following term: -Oliver Cromwell

define the following term: -French Classicism

define the following term: -Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Artemisia Gentileschi

Thomas Hobbes

The economic policies of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Louis XIV's controller general of finances

As a result of the Peace of Westphalia of 1648

The French royal court of Versailles was located just outside the city of Marseilles.

After eleven years of personal rule, Charles I was forced to call parliament into session in 1640

Louis XIV restructured the administration of the French government by all of the following except

define the following term: -the Romanovs

Following the Thirty Years' War, what country became dominant in Europe?

What techniques and practices defined warfare in the seventeenth century, and do they constitute a "military revolution"? Why or why not?

define the following term: -parlements

define the following term: -Versailles

Oliver Cromwell remains a polarizing figure in British history. What were his achievements, and how did his contemporaries assess his strengths and weaknesses?

The English Bill of Rights

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