Question 1

Talk about:
-Treaty of Karlowitz

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The Treaty of Karlowitz, also known as t

Question 2

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 3

The Habsburg emperor was

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A) archduke of Austria. 
B) king of Bohemia. 
C) king of Hungary. 
D) Holy Roman Emperor. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) archduke of Austria. 
B) king of Bohemia. 
C) king of Hungary. 
D) Holy Roman Emperor. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 4

Talk about:
-Poland's Sejm

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The Sejm is the lower house of the bicam

Question 5

Talk about:
-Table of Ranks

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The Table of Ranks was a formal list of

Question 6

Talk about:
-​Albrecht von Wallenstein

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Albrecht von Wallenstein was a military

Question 7

Talk about:
-Test Act

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The term "Test Act" could refer to diffe

Question 8

Talk about:
-Amsterdam

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Amsterdam is the capital city of the Net

Question 9

Gustavus Adolphus, king of Sweden, developed the first standing army of conscripts, an army notable for its flexible tactics.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What were the causes of the Thirty Years' War, and what were the short-term and long-term consequences of the conflict?

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The causes of the Thirty Years' War were

Question 11

The chief reason for the wars of Louis XIV was

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A) to reduce the power of the Habsburgs. 
B) his desire to insure the dominance of France in all Europe. 
C) to destroy the commercial superiority of the Dutch. 
D) to gain ports on the Adriatic Sea. 
E) spread Catholicism throughout all of Europe. 
A) to reduce the power of the Habsburgs. 
B) his desire to insure the dominance of France in all Europe. 
C) to destroy the commercial superiority of the Dutch. 
D) to gain ports on the Adriatic Sea. 
E) spread Catholicism throughout all of Europe.

Question 12

Most of the fighting during the Thirty Years' War took place in

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A) the Mediterranean islands. 
B) Sweden. 
C) Germanic lands. 
D) Spain. 
E) France. 
A) the Mediterranean islands. 
B) Sweden. 
C) Germanic lands. 
D) Spain. 
E) France.

Question 13

Talk about:
-Levellers

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The Levellers were a political movement

Question 14

Talk about:
-Saint Petersburg

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Saint Petersburg, also known as Petrogra

Question 15

Peter the Great's ambition was to make Russia more like

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A) Austria. 
B) Poland. 
C) Prussia. 
D) its former self. 
E) western Europe. 
A) Austria. 
B) Poland. 
C) Prussia. 
D) its former self. 
E) western Europe.

Question 16

Talk about:
-James II

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James II was the King of England and Ire

Question 17

Russian society in the seventeenth century

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A) witnessed the reign of Ivan the Terrible. 
B) witnessed profound religious reforms in the Russian Orthodox church. 
C) was characterized by a highly oppressive system of serfdom. 
D) saw the rise of the merchant class to power. 
E) saw the end of serfdom and the emergence of a prosperous free peasantry. 
A) witnessed the reign of Ivan the Terrible. 
B) witnessed profound religious reforms in the Russian Orthodox church. 
C) was characterized by a highly oppressive system of serfdom. 
D) saw the rise of the merchant class to power. 
E) saw the end of serfdom and the emergence of a prosperous free peasantry.

Question 18

How did the art and literature of the second half of the seventeenth century reflect the political and social life of that period? Give examples.

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The art and literature of the second hal

Question 19

Talk about:
-gentry

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The term "gentry" refers to a social cla

Question 20

Absolutism means that

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A) the real power in any state must be religious and exercised by the church. 
B) ultimate authority rests solely in the hands of a king who rules by divine right. 
C) subordinate powers have an absolute right to overrule the king on conducting the affairs of state. 
D) no matter how humble, male citizens have an absolute right to participate in politics. 
E) rule by a secular dictator, justifying his/her authority by supposedly serving the people. 
A) the real power in any state must be religious and exercised by the church. 
B) ultimate authority rests solely in the hands of a king who rules by divine right. 
C) subordinate powers have an absolute right to overrule the king on conducting the affairs of state. 
D) no matter how humble, male citizens have an absolute right to participate in politics. 
E) rule by a secular dictator, justifying his/her authority by supposedly serving the people.

Talk about: -Treaty of Karlowitz

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

The Habsburg emperor was

Talk about: -Poland's Sejm

Talk about: -Table of Ranks

Talk about: -Albrecht von Wallenstein

Talk about: -Test Act

Talk about: -Amsterdam

Gustavus Adolphus, king of Sweden, developed the first standing army of conscripts, an army notable for its flexible tactics.

What were the causes of the Thirty Years' War, and what were the short-term and long-term consequences of the conflict?

The chief reason for the wars of Louis XIV was

Most of the fighting during the Thirty Years' War took place in

Talk about: -Levellers

Talk about: -Saint Petersburg

Peter the Great's ambition was to make Russia more like

Talk about: -James II

Russian society in the seventeenth century

How did the art and literature of the second half of the seventeenth century reflect the political and social life of that period? Give examples.

Talk about: -gentry

Absolutism means that

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The Roman Empire

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

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power

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

Talk about: -Treaty of Karlowitz

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

The Habsburg emperor was

Talk about: -Poland's Sejm

Talk about: -Table of Ranks

Talk about: -​Albrecht von Wallenstein

Talk about: -Test Act

Talk about: -Amsterdam

Gustavus Adolphus, king of Sweden, developed the first standing army of conscripts, an army notable for its flexible tactics.

What were the causes of the Thirty Years' War, and what were the short-term and long-term consequences of the conflict?

The chief reason for the wars of Louis XIV was

Most of the fighting during the Thirty Years' War took place in

Talk about: -Levellers

Talk about: -Saint Petersburg

Peter the Great's ambition was to make Russia more like

Talk about: -James II

Russian society in the seventeenth century

How did the art and literature of the second half of the seventeenth century reflect the political and social life of that period? Give examples.

Talk about: -gentry

Absolutism means that

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

Filters

Talk about: -Albrecht von Wallenstein