Question 1

The gentry were a class of landholding families just above the

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A) bourgeoisie. 
B) peasants. 
C) military. 
D) aristocracy. 
E) clerics. 
A) bourgeoisie. 
B) peasants. 
C) military. 
D) aristocracy. 
E) clerics.

Question 2

Charles V's son, Phillip II, inherited which of these states?

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A) Germany 
B) Italy 
C) Portugal 
D) Spain 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) Germany 
B) Italy 
C) Portugal 
D) Spain 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 3

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

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Women throughout the world generally liv

Question 4

The economic prosperity of the papacy allowed the popes to

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build magnificent ne

Question 5

Discuss the failure of Charles V to unify Europe and the ability of European monarchies to centralize state control in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

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Students should discuss the attempts by

Question 6

What was the policy through which European states acted jointly to make sure none of them became too mighty?

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A) Detente 
B) The Inquisition 
C) Appeasement 
D) Balance of Power 
E) Armada 
A) Detente 
B) The Inquisition 
C) Appeasement 
D) Balance of Power 
E) Armada

Question 7

The English managed to overcome the Dutch trade monopolies by what means?

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A) establishing more overseas colonies 
B) maintaining religious conformity among British colonies. 
C) keeping business ventures solely under royal warrant 
D) outlawing joint stock companies 
E) building a larger navy to challenge overseas trade 
A) establishing more overseas colonies 
B) maintaining religious conformity among British colonies. 
C) keeping business ventures solely under royal warrant 
D) outlawing joint stock companies 
E) building a larger navy to challenge overseas trade

Question 8

Instructions: Answer the following question(s). 
 How did the ideas of the Renaissance, Reformation, and Scientific Revolution affect the Enlightenment? Was the Enlightenment only an intellectual concept?

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The ideas of the Renaissance and Reforma

Question 9

How can one explain the witch-hunts that swept through Europe in the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries? Who were the victims? Why were so many of the accused women?

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The minds of most Europeans were shaped

Question 10

The witch trials focused on what as the explanation of witchcraft?

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A) Women were more prone to witchcraft because they were weaker than men. 
B) The Devil was the source of evil as the enemy of God. 
C) Secular temptations led people away from righteous behavior. 
D) Petty jealousy and competition saw people use evil magic to harm others. 
E) Foreign influences (such as Jews and Ottomans)led people astray. 
A) Women were more prone to witchcraft because they were weaker than men. 
B) The Devil was the source of evil as the enemy of God. 
C) Secular temptations led people away from righteous behavior. 
D) Petty jealousy and competition saw people use evil magic to harm others. 
E) Foreign influences (such as Jews and Ottomans)led people astray.

Question 11

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 12

Payments to forgive the punishments ordinarily due sins were knows as

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The answer of Payments to forgive the punishments ordinarily due...

Question 13

What new crops helped the rural poor of Europe avoid starvation?

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A) manioc and peas 
B) cassava and rice 
C) blueberries and cranberries 
D) potatoes and corn 
E) wheat and millet 
A) manioc and peas 
B) cassava and rice 
C) blueberries and cranberries 
D) potatoes and corn 
E) wheat and millet

Question 14

The fundamental approach to rational inquiry epitomized during the Scientific Revolution was

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experimentation, car

Question 15

Bourgeoisie means

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A) wealthy urban class. 
B) lower middle class. 
C) nobility. 
D) clergy. 
E) royalty. 
A) wealthy urban class. 
B) lower middle class. 
C) nobility. 
D) clergy. 
E) royalty.

Question 16

The English Civil War started when

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A) Charles II died without an heir and his Catholic brother James II took the throne. 
B) James I inherited the throne after Elizabeth died, despite being an absolutist. 
C) Charles I arrested his parliamentary critics. 
D) Oliver Cromwell executed the king. 
E) England attempted to impose its authority on Ireland and Scotland. 
A) Charles II died without an heir and his Catholic brother James II took the throne. 
B) James I inherited the throne after Elizabeth died, despite being an absolutist. 
C) Charles I arrested his parliamentary critics. 
D) Oliver Cromwell executed the king. 
E) England attempted to impose its authority on Ireland and Scotland.

Question 17

Which of the following was the most egalitarian European country in the early modern period?

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A) England 
B) France 
C) Portugal 
D) The Netherlands 
E) Italy 
A) England 
B) France 
C) Portugal 
D) The Netherlands 
E) Italy

Question 18

The period of cooling in the seventeenth century in Northern Europe was known as the

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The answer of The period of cooling in the seventeenth...

Question 19

The death toll from convictions for witchcraft was highest in

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German sta

Question 20

How role did the papacy and the Renaissance play in the advent of the Protestant Reformation?

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In 1500, the papacy, the central governm

Exam 17: Transformations in Europe

The gentry were a class of landholding families just above the

Charles V's son, Phillip II, inherited which of these states?

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

The economic prosperity of the papacy allowed the popes to

Discuss the failure of Charles V to unify Europe and the ability of European monarchies to centralize state control in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

What was the policy through which European states acted jointly to make sure none of them became too mighty?

The English managed to overcome the Dutch trade monopolies by what means?

Instructions: Answer the following question(s). How did the ideas of the Renaissance, Reformation, and Scientific Revolution affect the Enlightenment? Was the Enlightenment only an intellectual concept?

How can one explain the witch-hunts that swept through Europe in the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries? Who were the victims? Why were so many of the accused women?

The witch trials focused on what as the explanation of witchcraft?

As the iron industry expanded, the consumption of fuel caused

Payments to forgive the punishments ordinarily due sins were knows as

What new crops helped the rural poor of Europe avoid starvation?

The fundamental approach to rational inquiry epitomized during the Scientific Revolution was

Bourgeoisie means

The English Civil War started when

Which of the following was the most egalitarian European country in the early modern period?

The period of cooling in the seventeenth century in Northern Europe was known as the

The death toll from convictions for witchcraft was highest in

How role did the papacy and the Renaissance play in the advent of the Protestant Reformation?

Nature, Humanity, and History

The First River-Valley Civilizations

The Mediterranean and Middle East

New Civilizations Outside the West Asian Core Area

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

Latin Europe

Southern Empires, Southern Seas

The Maritime Revolution

The Diversity of American Colonial Societies

The Atlantic System and Africa

Between Europe and China

East Asia in Global Perspective

The Early Industrial Revolution

Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World

Land Empires in the Age of Imperialism

Nation Building and Economic Transformation in the Americas

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

The New Power Balance

The Crisis of the Imperial Order

The Collapse of the Old Order

Revolutions in Living

The Cold War and Decolonization

The End of the Cold War and the Challenge of Economic Development and Immigration

New Challenges in a New Millennium

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