Question 1

Talk about:
-intendants

Accepted Answer

Intendants were administrative officials

Question 2

The incident that prompted the nobles to depose James II was

Accepted Answer

A) his marriage to the Duchess of Orange. 
B) the death of his first, Protestant wife under suspicious circumstances. 
C) the birth of a son to his second wife, a Catholic. 
D) his defeat in battle against the illegitimate son of Charles II. 
E) economic collapse caused by disruptions in trade with the colonies. 
A) his marriage to the Duchess of Orange. 
B) the death of his first, Protestant wife under suspicious circumstances. 
C) the birth of a son to his second wife, a Catholic. 
D) his defeat in battle against the illegitimate son of Charles II. 
E) economic collapse caused by disruptions in trade with the colonies.

Question 3

Which of the following statements best applies to Peter the Great of Russia?

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A) His program of Europeanization was predominantly technical and aimed at modernizing the military. 
B) His respect for Western governments led to increased powers for the representative assembly. 
C) His traditional, conservative attitude stripped away all previous social gains for women. 
D) His desire to teach Russians Western customs could not be enforced among the old-fashioned nobles. 
E) He rejected Westernization in favor of Orthodoxy. 
A) His program of Europeanization was predominantly technical and aimed at modernizing the military. 
B) His respect for Western governments led to increased powers for the representative assembly. 
C) His traditional, conservative attitude stripped away all previous social gains for women. 
D) His desire to teach Russians Western customs could not be enforced among the old-fashioned nobles. 
E) He rejected Westernization in favor of Orthodoxy.

Question 4

Talk about:
-Baroque

Accepted Answer

The Baroque period in art and music last

Question 5

Talk about:
-the house of Orange

Accepted Answer

The House of Orange is a noble family wi

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Talk about:
-divine-right monarchy

Accepted Answer

Divine-right monarchy is a political and

Question 8

Talk about:
-French Classicism

Accepted Answer

French Classicism was a cultural and art

Question 9

Talk about:
-English Civil War

Accepted Answer

The English Civil War was a series of ar

Question 10

The witchcraft hysteria primarily targeted young, married women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

All of the following have been identified with the "military revolution" in the century after 1560 EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) the increased use of militias and volunteer soldiers. 
B) standing armies based upon conscription. 
C) increased use of the musket and bayonet. 
D) larger sailing ships, known as "ships of the line." 
E) the education of officers in military schools. 
A) the increased use of militias and volunteer soldiers. 
B) standing armies based upon conscription. 
C) increased use of the musket and bayonet. 
D) larger sailing ships, known as "ships of the line." 
E) the education of officers in military schools.

Question 12

Talk about:
-Russian serfdom

Accepted Answer

Russian serfdom was a system of forced l

Question 13

Talk about:
-Cardinals Richelieu and Mazarin

Accepted Answer

Cardinals Richelieu and Mazarin were two

Question 14

Talk about:
-the Restoration

Accepted Answer

The Restoration refers to a period in En

Question 15

Which of the following exerted the most influence on Italy by the eighteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) France 
B) England 
C) Spain 
D) the Ottoman Empire 
E) Austria 
A) France 
B) England 
C) Spain 
D) the Ottoman Empire 
E) Austria

Question 16

In 1529 and again in 1683, Vienna was seriously threatened by

Accepted Answer

A) Russia. 
B) France. 
C) Prussia. 
D) Austria. 
E) the Ottoman Empire. 
A) Russia. 
B) France. 
C) Prussia. 
D) Austria. 
E) the Ottoman Empire.

Question 17

Louis XIV's Edict of Fontainebleau

Accepted Answer

A) created new ranks of intendants to govern various regions of France. 
B) revoked the earlier Edict of Nantes, curtailed the rights of French Protestants, and caused thousands of highly skilled Huguenot to flee the country. 
C) established new standards of court etiquette and was intended to diminish the power of great nobles. 
D) removed most French bishops from their sees and replaced them with nobles to strengthen Louis' control of the French Catholic Church. 
E) moved the Estates General from Paris to Fontainebleau. 
A) created new ranks of intendants to govern various regions of France. 
B) revoked the earlier Edict of Nantes, curtailed the rights of French Protestants, and caused thousands of highly skilled Huguenot to flee the country. 
C) established new standards of court etiquette and was intended to diminish the power of great nobles. 
D) removed most French bishops from their sees and replaced them with nobles to strengthen Louis' control of the French Catholic Church. 
E) moved the Estates General from Paris to Fontainebleau.

Question 18

Talk about:
-Bishop Jacques Bossuet

Accepted Answer

Bishop Jacques Bossuet was a renowned Fr

Question 19

Jean-Baptiste Racine is considered the greatest writer of satirical comedies at the court of Louis XIV.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

As a result of the Glorious Revolution, by the beginning of the eighteenth century, Parliament possessed supreme political authority in Britain and the monarch had become merely a figurehead.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Talk about: -intendants

The incident that prompted the nobles to depose James II was

Which of the following statements best applies to Peter the Great of Russia?

Talk about: -Baroque

Talk about: -the house of Orange

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

Talk about: -divine-right monarchy

Talk about: -French Classicism

Talk about: -English Civil War

The witchcraft hysteria primarily targeted young, married women.

All of the following have been identified with the "military revolution" in the century after 1560 EXCEPT

Talk about: -Russian serfdom

Talk about: -Cardinals Richelieu and Mazarin

Talk about: -the Restoration

Which of the following exerted the most influence on Italy by the eighteenth century?

In 1529 and again in 1683, Vienna was seriously threatened by

Louis XIV's Edict of Fontainebleau

Talk about: -Bishop Jacques Bossuet

Jean-Baptiste Racine is considered the greatest writer of satirical comedies at the court of Louis XIV.

As a result of the Glorious Revolution, by the beginning of the eighteenth century, Parliament possessed supreme political authority in Britain and the monarch had become merely a figurehead.

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

Talk about: -intendants

The incident that prompted the nobles to depose James II was

Which of the following statements best applies to Peter the Great of Russia?

Talk about: -Baroque

Talk about: -the house of Orange

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

Talk about: -divine-right monarchy

Talk about: -French Classicism

Talk about: -English Civil War

The witchcraft hysteria primarily targeted young, married women.

All of the following have been identified with the "military revolution" in the century after 1560 EXCEPT

Talk about: -Russian serfdom

Talk about: -Cardinals Richelieu and Mazarin

Talk about: -the Restoration

Which of the following exerted the most influence on Italy by the eighteenth century?

In 1529 and again in 1683, Vienna was seriously threatened by

Louis XIV's Edict of Fontainebleau

Talk about: -Bishop Jacques Bossuet

Jean-Baptiste Racine is considered the greatest writer of satirical comedies at the court of Louis XIV.

As a result of the Glorious Revolution, by the beginning of the eighteenth century, Parliament possessed supreme political authority in Britain and the monarch had become merely a figurehead.

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Hellenistic World

The Roman Republic

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World

European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750-1000

The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power

The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century

Recovery and Rebirth: the Age of the Renaissance

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

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