Question 1

Under the liberum veto, an act of the Polish Sejm could be vetoed by

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A)  any member of the Sejm. 
B)  the Holy Roman Emperor. 
C)  the King of Poland. 
D)  the Polish Supreme Court. 
E)  the King of Russia. 
A)  any member of the Sejm. 
B)  the Holy Roman Emperor. 
C)  the King of Poland. 
D)  the Polish Supreme Court. 
E)  the King of Russia.

Question 2

Talk about:
-English Civil War

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The English Civil War was a series of ar

Question 3

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 4

Talk about:
-Dutch Realism and Rembrandt van Rijn

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Dutch Realism was an art movement that e

Question 5

Talk about:
-Jean-Baptiste Colbert

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Jean-Baptiste Colbert was a French state

Question 6

The first female painter admitted to the Guild of St. Luke in Haarlem and who painted scenes of everyday life was

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A)  Artemisia Gentileschi. 
B)  Judith Holofernes. 
C)  Mary L'Orange. 
D)  Judith Leyster. 
E)  None of these are correct. 
A)  Artemisia Gentileschi. 
B)  Judith Holofernes. 
C)  Mary L'Orange. 
D)  Judith Leyster. 
E)  None of these are correct.

Question 7

Talk about:
-Glorious Revolution

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The Glorious Revolution was a political

Question 8

Population during the seventeenth century

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A)  increased dramatically due to greater food production. 
B)  increased dramatically due to the decrease of epidemic disease. 
C)  decreased sharply throughout Europe as peoples emigrated to colonies overseas. 
D)  continued to be affected by famines and plague. 
E)  grew steadily, marking the first major recovery since the Black Death. 
A)  increased dramatically due to greater food production. 
B)  increased dramatically due to the decrease of epidemic disease. 
C)  decreased sharply throughout Europe as peoples emigrated to colonies overseas. 
D)  continued to be affected by famines and plague. 
E)  grew steadily, marking the first major recovery since the Black Death.

Question 9

Talk about:
-Peter the Great

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Peter the Great, also known as Peter I,

Question 10

Frederick William the Great Elector built Brandenburg-Prussia into a significant European power by

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A)  establishing religious uniformity in his kingdom, as evidenced in his eviction of the Huguenots. 
B)  freeing the peasants from the dominion of the nobles. 
C)  using his army whenever possible to gain his ends. 
D)  making the General War Commissariat the bureaucratic machine of his state. 
E)  allying Prussia with England and Russia against France and the Holy Roman Empire. 
A)  establishing religious uniformity in his kingdom, as evidenced in his eviction of the Huguenots. 
B)  freeing the peasants from the dominion of the nobles. 
C)  using his army whenever possible to gain his ends. 
D)  making the General War Commissariat the bureaucratic machine of his state. 
E)  allying Prussia with England and Russia against France and the Holy Roman Empire.

Question 11

Talk about:
-French Classicism

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French Classicism was a cultural and art

Question 12

Talk about:
-divine-right monarchy

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Divine-right monarchy is a political and

Question 13

Talk about:
-the house of Orange

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The House of Orange is a noble family wi

Question 14

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 15

The "Glorious Revolution" in 1688 in England was significant for

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A)  restoring Charles II and the Stuart dynasty to power. 
B)  bloodlessly deposing James II in favor of William of Orange. 
C)  returning England to a Catholic commonwealth. 
D)  Parliament's establishment of a new monarch through a series of bloody wars. 
E)  the abolishment of the monarchy in favor of a republican "commonwealth." 
A)  restoring Charles II and the Stuart dynasty to power. 
B)  bloodlessly deposing James II in favor of William of Orange. 
C)  returning England to a Catholic commonwealth. 
D)  Parliament's establishment of a new monarch through a series of bloody wars. 
E)  the abolishment of the monarchy in favor of a republican "commonwealth."

Question 16

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.

Question 17

Talk about:
-Bill of Rights

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The Bill of Rights refers to the first t

Question 18

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 19

Louis XIV advertised himself as the Sun King.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

After the conclusion of the Thirty Years' War in 1648, the Holy Roman Empire

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A)  became one of the most powerful and centralized monarchies in Europe under the domination of Spanish grandees. 
B)  was not really an empire at all but rather a loose association of 300 German states. 
C)  became divided into three great warring states: Prussia, Poland, and Silesia. 
D)  was dominated by Brandenburg-Prussia, which suppressed the autonomy of all other imperial territories. 
E)  was ruled by the Bourbons. 
A)  became one of the most powerful and centralized monarchies in Europe under the domination of Spanish grandees. 
B)  was not really an empire at all but rather a loose association of 300 German states. 
C)  became divided into three great warring states: Prussia, Poland, and Silesia. 
D)  was dominated by Brandenburg-Prussia, which suppressed the autonomy of all other imperial territories. 
E)  was ruled by the Bourbons.

Under the liberum veto, an act of the Polish Sejm could be vetoed by

Talk about: -English Civil War

The chief reason for the wars of Louis XIV was

Talk about: -Dutch Realism and Rembrandt van Rijn

Talk about: -Jean-Baptiste Colbert

The first female painter admitted to the Guild of St. Luke in Haarlem and who painted scenes of everyday life was

Talk about: -Glorious Revolution

Population during the seventeenth century

Talk about: -Peter the Great

Frederick William the Great Elector built Brandenburg-Prussia into a significant European power by

Talk about: -French Classicism

Talk about: -divine-right monarchy

Talk about: -the house of Orange

Russian society in the seventeenth century

The "Glorious Revolution" in 1688 in England was significant for

The English Bill of Rights

Talk about: -Bill of Rights

Thomas Hobbes

Louis XIV advertised himself as the Sun King.

After the conclusion of the Thirty Years' War in 1648, the Holy Roman Empire

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The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change

A Revolution in Politics: The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815-1850

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

Mass Society in an Age of Progress, 1871-1894

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894-1914

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919-1939

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II

Cold War and a New Western World, 1945-1965

Protest and Stagnation: The Western World, 1965-1985

After the Fall: The Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

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Exam 3: State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

Under the liberum veto, an act of the Polish Sejm could be vetoed by

Talk about: -English Civil War

The chief reason for the wars of Louis XIV was

Talk about: -Dutch Realism and Rembrandt van Rijn

Talk about: -Jean-Baptiste Colbert

The first female painter admitted to the Guild of St. Luke in Haarlem and who painted scenes of everyday life was

Talk about: -Glorious Revolution

Population during the seventeenth century

Talk about: -Peter the Great

Frederick William the Great Elector built Brandenburg-Prussia into a significant European power by

Talk about: -French Classicism

Talk about: -divine-right monarchy

Talk about: -the house of Orange

Russian society in the seventeenth century

The "Glorious Revolution" in 1688 in England was significant for

The English Bill of Rights

Talk about: -Bill of Rights

Thomas Hobbes

Louis XIV advertised himself as the Sun King.

After the conclusion of the Thirty Years' War in 1648, the Holy Roman Empire

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

The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change

A Revolution in Politics: The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815-1850

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

Mass Society in an Age of Progress, 1871-1894

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894-1914

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919-1939

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II

Cold War and a New Western World, 1945-1965

Protest and Stagnation: The Western World, 1965-1985

After the Fall: The Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

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