Question 1

Luther had his greatest success among German-speakers and Scandinavians because

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A)  those groups had a greater susceptibility to intense religious feeling than other Europeans. 
B)  Luther's writings were not translated into other languages. 
C)  of the limited distribution of Luther's writings, which were only circulated in manuscript form. 
D)  political conditions in their countries made his ideas more appealing. 
E)  they had a more difficult time remaining celibate than southern Europeans. 
A)  those groups had a greater susceptibility to intense religious feeling than other Europeans. 
B)  Luther's writings were not translated into other languages. 
C)  of the limited distribution of Luther's writings, which were only circulated in manuscript form. 
D)  political conditions in their countries made his ideas more appealing. 
E)  they had a more difficult time remaining celibate than southern Europeans.

Question 2

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. 
Versailles

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Versailles refers to the royal chateau l

Question 3

How did European rulers pay their large war expenses?

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A)  By relying on tax farmers. 
B)  By engaging in financial speculation. 
C)  By attempting to conquer countries with large treasuries. 
D)  A and B. 
E)  B and C. 
A)  By relying on tax farmers. 
B)  By engaging in financial speculation. 
C)  By attempting to conquer countries with large treasuries. 
D)  A and B. 
E)  B and C.

Question 4

Ignatius of Loyola founded the

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A)  Dominicans. 
B)  Inquisition. 
C)  Council of Trent. 
D)  Society of Jesus (the Jesuits). 
E)  Franciscans. 
A)  Dominicans. 
B)  Inquisition. 
C)  Council of Trent. 
D)  Society of Jesus (the Jesuits). 
E)  Franciscans.

Question 5

The movement that began with the rejection of the pope's authority was the

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A)  Protestant Reformation. 
B)  Catholic Reformation. 
C)  Orthodox Reformation. 
D)  Peasant Movement. 
E)  Babylonian Captivity. 
A)  Protestant Reformation. 
B)  Catholic Reformation. 
C)  Orthodox Reformation. 
D)  Peasant Movement. 
E)  Babylonian Captivity.

Question 6

What were the foundational ideas and at titudes of each of the following movements: Renaissance, Reformation, and Scientific Revolution? How did the Enlightenment build on these earlier movements?

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The Renaissance was a period of intense

Question 7

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. 
Habsburg

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The Habsburgs were a powerful European r

Question 8

Most Europeans believed that when natural disasters like earthquakes occurred, the cause was

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A)  plate tectonics. 
B)  supernatural forces. 
C)  an imbalance of humors in the body. 
D)  that they were illusions. 
E)  a ruler who was not virtuous. 
A)  plate tectonics. 
B)  supernatural forces. 
C)  an imbalance of humors in the body. 
D)  that they were illusions. 
E)  a ruler who was not virtuous.

Question 9

As the iron industry expanded, the consumption of fuel caused

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A)  a reduction in the use of iron and copper. 
B)  less destruction of forest woodlands because iron was used instead of wood. 
C)  deforestation. 
D)  the rise of a wealthy class of timber industrialists. 
E)  little to no change in the consumption of resources. 
A)  a reduction in the use of iron and copper. 
B)  less destruction of forest woodlands because iron was used instead of wood. 
C)  deforestation. 
D)  the rise of a wealthy class of timber industrialists. 
E)  little to no change in the consumption of resources.

Question 10

In the early modern period, the country where the bourgeoisie had the most political power was

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A)  France. 
B)  England. 
C)  Russia. 
D)  The Dutch Republic. 
E)  Spain. 
A)  France. 
B)  England. 
C)  Russia. 
D)  The Dutch Republic. 
E)  Spain.

Question 11

Enlightenment thinkers believed that in the long run,

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A)  human society would collapse. 
B)  people would be doomed by their inherently sinful nature. 
C)  history would end with the second coming of Christ. 
D)  technical and intellectual progress would lead to greater human happiness. 
E)  t echnical and intellectual progress would cause humanity to abandon religion altogether. 
A)  human society would collapse. 
B)  people would be doomed by their inherently sinful nature. 
C)  history would end with the second coming of Christ. 
D)  technical and intellectual progress would lead to greater human happiness. 
E)  t echnical and intellectual progress would cause humanity to abandon religion altogether.

Question 12

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. 
Holy Roman Empire

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The Holy Roman Empire was a multi-ethnic

Question 13

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. 
papacy

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The term "papacy" refers to the office a

Question 14

In 1555, by the Peace of Augsburg, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V allowed German princes to choose

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A)  Catholicism or Calvinism. 
B)  Catholicism or Lutheranism. 
C)  Calvinism or Lutheranism. 
D)  a new emperor. 
E)  Islam or Christianity. 
A)  Catholicism or Calvinism. 
B)  Catholicism or Lutheranism. 
C)  Calvinism or Lutheranism. 
D)  a new emperor. 
E)  Islam or Christianity.

Question 15

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. 
Enlightenment

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The Enlightenment was an intellectual an

Question 16

To ensure that his subjects did not resist royal authority, King Philip II of Spain

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A)  pursued repressive policies intended to insulate the country from the Reformation and scientific revolution. 
B)  exiled dissidents to the American colonies. 
C)  forced the conversion of all Spanish Jews to Christianity. 
D)  sentenced all Protestants to life imprisonment. 
E)  assigned a secret police force to spy on all citizens. 
A)  pursued repressive policies intended to insulate the country from the Reformation and scientific revolution. 
B)  exiled dissidents to the American colonies. 
C)  forced the conversion of all Spanish Jews to Christianity. 
D)  sentenced all Protestants to life imprisonment. 
E)  assigned a secret police force to spy on all citizens.

Question 17

A key diplomatic principle that emerged from the European religious and dynastic wars of the early modern period was

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A)  "the enemy of my enemy is my friend." 
B)  "it is better to be feared than loved." 
C)  the concept of the "balance of power." 
D)  the concept of the "negotiated treaty." 
E)  the concept of "mutually-assured destruction." 
A)  "the enemy of my enemy is my friend." 
B)  "it is better to be feared than loved." 
C)  the concept of the "balance of power." 
D)  the concept of the "negotiated treaty." 
E)  the concept of "mutually-assured destruction."

Question 18

Describe the experiences of women in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe.

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Students should understand some of the b

Question 19

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. 
joint-stock company

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A joint-stock company is a type of busin

Question 20

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. 
stock exchange

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A stock exchange is a regulated marketpl

Exam 16: Transformations in Europe

Luther had his greatest success among German-speakers and Scandinavians because

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. Versailles

How did European rulers pay their large war expenses?

Ignatius of Loyola founded the

The movement that began with the rejection of the pope's authority was the

What were the foundational ideas and at titudes of each of the following movements: Renaissance, Reformation, and Scientific Revolution? How did the Enlightenment build on these earlier movements?

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. Habsburg

Most Europeans believed that when natural disasters like earthquakes occurred, the cause was

As the iron industry expanded, the consumption of fuel caused

In the early modern period, the country where the bourgeoisie had the most political power was

Enlightenment thinkers believed that in the long run,

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. Holy Roman Empire

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. papacy

In 1555, by the Peace of Augsburg, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V allowed German princes to choose

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. Enlightenment

To ensure that his subjects did not resist royal authority, King Philip II of Spain

A key diplomatic principle that emerged from the European religious and dynastic wars of the early modern period was

Describe the experiences of women in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe.

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. joint-stock company

Instructions: Explain/Define the following terms. stock exchange

Nature, Humanity, and the First River-Valley Civilizations

The Middle East and the Mediterranean

New Civilizations in East Asia, Africa, and Europe

Greece and Iran

An Age of Empires: Rome and Han China

India and Southeast Asia

Peoples and Civilizations of the Americas

Networks of Communication and Exchange

The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam

Christian Societies Emerge in Europe

Inner and East Asia

Mongol Eurasia and Its Aftermath

Europe East and West

Southern Lands and Seas

The Maritime Revolution

The Americas, the Atlantic, and Africa

Southwest Asia and the Indian Ocean

East Asia

Industrial Revolution and Global Impact

Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World

Land Empires in the Age of Imperialism

Varieties of Imperialism in Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America

The New Power Balance

The Crisis of the Imperial Order

Revolutions in Living

The Collapse of the Old Order

The Cold War and Decolonization

New Challenges in a New Millennium

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