Question 1

Talk about:
-Levellers

Accepted Answer

The Levellers were a political movement

Question 2

Talk about:
-Edict of Fontainebleau

Accepted Answer

The Edict of Fontainebleau was a royal d

Question 3

The witchcraft hysteria began to subside by the mid-seventeenth century for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  a tempering of religious passions in the wake of religious wars. 
B)  the growing unwillingness of magistrates to accept the conditions generated by trials of witches. 
C)  the stabilization of governments after a period of crisis. 
D)  the questioning of traditional attitudes toward religion. 
E)  the passage of laws recognizing the equality of women in European society. 
A)  a tempering of religious passions in the wake of religious wars. 
B)  the growing unwillingness of magistrates to accept the conditions generated by trials of witches. 
C)  the stabilization of governments after a period of crisis. 
D)  the questioning of traditional attitudes toward religion. 
E)  the passage of laws recognizing the equality of women in European society.

Question 4

Talk about:
-Versailles

Accepted Answer

Versailles is a historic palace located

Question 5

Talk about:
-Louis XIV's wars

Accepted Answer

Louis XIV, also known as the Sun King, w

Question 6

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.

Accepted Answer

The art and literature of the second hal

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

The causes of the Thirty Years' War were

Question 9

Talk about:
-the Restoration

Accepted Answer

The Restoration refers to a period in En

Question 10

Under Charles II, Parliament passed the Test Act to

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A)  control the quality of food and drink coming from English colonies. 
B)  improve the quality of university graduates. 
C)  help Catholics gain government jobs. 
D)  stipulate that only Anglicans could hold military and civil offices. 
E)  regulate promotions in the military. 
A)  control the quality of food and drink coming from English colonies. 
B)  improve the quality of university graduates. 
C)  help Catholics gain government jobs. 
D)  stipulate that only Anglicans could hold military and civil offices. 
E)  regulate promotions in the military.

Question 11

Imperial general Albrect von Wallenstein

Accepted Answer

A)  was assassinated on the orders of Emperor Ferdinand. 
B)  was killed at the Battle of Nördlingen. 
C)  betrayed the imperial cause by joining the French army. 
D)  resigned his commission when it was revealed he was a secret convert to Lutheranism. 
E)  became the ruler of the Baltic port of Hamburg with the Peace of Westphalia. 
A)  was assassinated on the orders of Emperor Ferdinand. 
B)  was killed at the Battle of Nördlingen. 
C)  betrayed the imperial cause by joining the French army. 
D)  resigned his commission when it was revealed he was a secret convert to Lutheranism. 
E)  became the ruler of the Baltic port of Hamburg with the Peace of Westphalia.

Question 12

The Baroque painter who used violent motion, heavily fleshed nudes, dramatic use of light and shadow, and rich sensuous pigments in his paintings was

Accepted Answer

A)  Rembrandt van Rijn. 
B)  Gian Lorenzo Bernini. 
C)  El Greco. 
D)  Artemisia Gentileschi. 
E)  Peter Paul Rubens. 
A)  Rembrandt van Rijn. 
B)  Gian Lorenzo Bernini. 
C)  El Greco. 
D)  Artemisia Gentileschi. 
E)  Peter Paul Rubens.

Question 13

Talk about:
-witches

Accepted Answer

Witches have been a part of folklore and

Question 14

Talk about:
-Saint Petersburg

Accepted Answer

Saint Petersburg, also known as Petrogra

Question 15

Talk about:
-Treaty of Karlowitz

Accepted Answer

The Treaty of Karlowitz, also known as t

Question 16

The patriotic enthusiasm and pride of the English during the Elizabeth era is best characterized by the

Accepted Answer

A)  philosophy of John Locke. 
B)  plays of William Shakespeare. 
C)  New Model Army. 
D)  Glorious Revolution. 
E)  King James version of the Bible. 
A)  philosophy of John Locke. 
B)  plays of William Shakespeare. 
C)  New Model Army. 
D)  Glorious Revolution. 
E)  King James version of the Bible.

Question 17

Talk about:
-absolutism

Accepted Answer

Absolutism is a political doctrine and f

Question 18

Talk about:
-Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Artemisia Gentileschi

Accepted Answer

Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Artemisia Genti

Question 19

Compare and contrast the reigns of Frederick William of Brandenburg-Prussia and Peter the Great of Russia. How are their policies similar? How are they different?

Accepted Answer

Frederick William of Brandenburg-Prussia

Question 20

During the seventeenth century the population of Europe increased dramatically, except in England, the Dutch Republic, and France.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Talk about: -Levellers

Talk about: -Edict of Fontainebleau

The witchcraft hysteria began to subside by the mid-seventeenth century for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

Talk about: -Versailles

Talk about: -Louis XIV's wars

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.

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

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

Talk about: -the Restoration

Under Charles II, Parliament passed the Test Act to

Imperial general Albrect von Wallenstein

The Baroque painter who used violent motion, heavily fleshed nudes, dramatic use of light and shadow, and rich sensuous pigments in his paintings was

Talk about: -witches

Talk about: -Saint Petersburg

Talk about: -Treaty of Karlowitz

The patriotic enthusiasm and pride of the English during the Elizabeth era is best characterized by the

Talk about: -absolutism

Talk about: -Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Artemisia Gentileschi

Compare and contrast the reigns of Frederick William of Brandenburg-Prussia and Peter the Great of Russia. How are their policies similar? How are they different?

During the seventeenth century the population of Europe increased dramatically, except in England, the Dutch Republic, and France.

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

Talk about: -Levellers

Talk about: -Edict of Fontainebleau

The witchcraft hysteria began to subside by the mid-seventeenth century for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

Talk about: -Versailles

Talk about: -Louis XIV's wars

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.

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

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

Talk about: -the Restoration

Under Charles II, Parliament passed the Test Act to

Imperial general Albrect von Wallenstein

The Baroque painter who used violent motion, heavily fleshed nudes, dramatic use of light and shadow, and rich sensuous pigments in his paintings was

Talk about: -witches

Talk about: -Saint Petersburg

Talk about: -Treaty of Karlowitz

The patriotic enthusiasm and pride of the English during the Elizabeth era is best characterized by the

Talk about: -absolutism

Talk about: -Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Artemisia Gentileschi

Compare and contrast the reigns of Frederick William of Brandenburg-Prussia and Peter the Great of Russia. How are their policies similar? How are they different?

During the seventeenth century the population of Europe increased dramatically, except in England, the Dutch Republic, and France.

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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