Question 1

By the 1660s, France had

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A) enjoyed a significant victory in the Thirty Years' War. 
B) emerged as Europe's leading power. 
C) weathered the Fronde . 
D) achieved absolutism. 
E) all of the above 
A) enjoyed a significant victory in the Thirty Years' War. 
B) emerged as Europe's leading power. 
C) weathered the Fronde . 
D) achieved absolutism. 
E) all of the above E

Question 2

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 hegemony

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Hegemony refers to the dominance or leadership of one group or nation over others, often achieved through political, economic, or military means.

Who? - Hegemony can be exercised by a powerful nation, a political party, or a dominant social group.

What? - It involves the exertion of influence and control over other nations, groups, or individuals.

Where? - Hegemony can occur on a global scale, within a specific region, or even within a particular industry or market.

When? - Hegemony has been a recurring phenomenon throughout history, with various empires and nations seeking to establish dominance over others.

Why Important? - Understanding hegemony is important because it shapes international relations, trade agreements, and power dynamics. It can also impact cultural and social norms, as well as economic and military alliances. Recognizing and analyzing hegemonic power structures is crucial for understanding global politics and working towards a more equitable distribution of power and resources.

Question 3

The Valois failure to produce a male heir led in 1589 to the coming to power in France of the

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A) Hapsburgs. 
B) Bourbons. 
C) Hohenzollerns. 
D) Tudors. 
E) Capetians. 
A) Hapsburgs. 
B) Bourbons. 
C) Hohenzollerns. 
D) Tudors. 
E) Capetians. B

Question 4

The first intercontinental empire in the West since Roman times was

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A) England. 
B) Portugal. 
C) the Netherlands. 
D) Spain. 
E) France. 
A) England. 
B) Portugal. 
C) the Netherlands. 
D) Spain. 
E) France.

Question 5

The crucial difference between a parliament and an estates general was

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A) a parliament was English; an estates general was French. 
B) a parliament was a representative institution; an estates general was a king's council. 
C) a parliament could pass laws; an estates general could not. 
D) each member in a parliament had one vote; in an estates general, each estate had one vote. 
E) each member of a parliament was elected; only some members of an estates general were elected. 
A) a parliament was English; an estates general was French. 
B) a parliament was a representative institution; an estates general was a king's council. 
C) a parliament could pass laws; an estates general could not. 
D) each member in a parliament had one vote; in an estates general, each estate had one vote. 
E) each member of a parliament was elected; only some members of an estates general were elected.

Question 6

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 dynastic state

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A dynastic state refers to a form of gov

Question 7

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s)

Locate and label two states with absolute monarchies and two of the most important of the non-absolutist states as of 1700.

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Question 8

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Locate and label the place where the Thirty Years' War began. Mark the boundary of the Holy Roman Empire in 1648.

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Question 9

The development of Spain included all the following EXCEPT

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A) continued regionalism even after the unification of Aragon and Castile. 
B) the strategic use of marriage for state development. 
C) an extremely powerful church that came to dominate the state. 
D) the creation of a Spanish identity based on purity of blood and religion. 
E) a centuries-long campaign to expel the Muslims for the Iberian Peninsula. 
A) continued regionalism even after the unification of Aragon and Castile. 
B) the strategic use of marriage for state development. 
C) an extremely powerful church that came to dominate the state. 
D) the creation of a Spanish identity based on purity of blood and religion. 
E) a centuries-long campaign to expel the Muslims for the Iberian Peninsula.

Question 10

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. The text refers to the Netherlands as a bourgeois republic. What does that label mean, and what factors fostered that development.

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The label "bourgeois republic" refers to

Question 11

Which of the following are features of the national state that developed in the West from the thirteenth to the seventeenth century?

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A) The state had people who could imagine themselves as part of a community. 
B) The state encouraged commerce and industry. 
C) The state harnessed the power of its nobility. 
D) The state became an entity inherited from generation to generation. 
E) all of the above 
A) The state had people who could imagine themselves as part of a community. 
B) The state encouraged commerce and industry. 
C) The state harnessed the power of its nobility. 
D) The state became an entity inherited from generation to generation. 
E) all of the above

Question 12

The Thirty Years' War that devastated the Holy Roman Empire began when

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A) the Bohemians chose a Protestant as their king. 
B) the Swedish king Gustavus Augustus attacked the Empire. 
C) Charles V retired to a monastery. 
D) Jan Hus challenged the authority of the Catholic church. 
E) Savoy, the Palatine, and the United Provinces united against the House of Hapsburg. 
A) the Bohemians chose a Protestant as their king. 
B) the Swedish king Gustavus Augustus attacked the Empire. 
C) Charles V retired to a monastery. 
D) Jan Hus challenged the authority of the Catholic church. 
E) Savoy, the Palatine, and the United Provinces united against the House of Hapsburg.

Question 13

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Locate and label the following: Amsterdam, Antwerp, Vienna, Berlin, Paris, Madrid, and Lisbon.

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Question 14

The text refers to which of the following as the most brilliant of Louis XIV's policies?

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A) establishing good relations with the church 
B) demonstrating the king's magnificence through ritual and architecture 
C) dismissal of aristocrats as prominent advisors to the king 
D) gaining the confidence and support of the French manufacturers 
E) the intendant system 
A) establishing good relations with the church 
B) demonstrating the king's magnificence through ritual and architecture 
C) dismissal of aristocrats as prominent advisors to the king 
D) gaining the confidence and support of the French manufacturers 
E) the intendant system

Question 15

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Discuss the significance of dynasty in the period of monarchical sovereignty.

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The significance of dynasty in the perio

Question 16

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Mark the border between Christian and Muslim lands on the Iberian peninsula in the ninth century and in 1200.

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Question 17

In its early centuries, the Holy Roman Empire failed to develop a powerful centralized government because

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A) the Emperors were preoccupied with northern Italy and the Papacy. 
B) the Emperors were elected. 
C) the main princes were fiercely independent. 
D) the nobility was able to consolidate its control over local populations. 
E) all of the above 
A) the Emperors were preoccupied with northern Italy and the Papacy. 
B) the Emperors were elected. 
C) the main princes were fiercely independent. 
D) the nobility was able to consolidate its control over local populations. 
E) all of the above

Question 18

According to the text, the last chance to unify the Holy Roman Empire under the Hapsburgs ended with

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A) the loss of the Empire's northern Italian cities. 
B) French victory in the Thirty Years' War. 
C) the advent of the Protestant Reformation. 
D) the second Turkish attack on Vienna in 1683. 
E) the successful war of liberation in the Netherlands. 
A) the loss of the Empire's northern Italian cities. 
B) French victory in the Thirty Years' War. 
C) the advent of the Protestant Reformation. 
D) the second Turkish attack on Vienna in 1683. 
E) the successful war of liberation in the Netherlands.

Question 19

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Spanish Armada

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The Spanish Armada was a fleet of ships

Question 20

Vindiciae contra Tyrannos (1579)was

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A) a French treatise justifying the overthrow and execution of an unjust king. 
B) a Huguenot pamphlet protesting oppression by the Catholic church in France. 
C) a treatise written in England to justify the execution of the king. 
D) written by Bartolomé de Las Casas to protest brutality against the indigenous population in Spanish America. 
E) a Dutch pamphlet justifying the revolt against Spain. 
A) a French treatise justifying the overthrow and execution of an unjust king. 
B) a Huguenot pamphlet protesting oppression by the Catholic church in France. 
C) a treatise written in England to justify the execution of the king. 
D) written by Bartolomé de Las Casas to protest brutality against the indigenous population in Spanish America. 
E) a Dutch pamphlet justifying the revolt against Spain.

Exam 16: The Rise of Sovereignty Transition to the Modern State

By the 1660s, France had

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? hegemony

The Valois failure to produce a male heir led in 1589 to the coming to power in France of the

The first intercontinental empire in the West since Roman times was

The crucial difference between a parliament and an estates general was

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? dynastic state

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s) Locate and label two states with absolute monarchies and two of the most important of the non-absolutist states as of 1700.

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s) Locate and label the place where the Thirty Years' War began. Mark the boundary of the Holy Roman Empire in 1648.

The development of Spain included all the following EXCEPT

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. The text refers to the Netherlands as a bourgeois republic. What does that label mean, and what factors fostered that development.

Which of the following are features of the national state that developed in the West from the thirteenth to the seventeenth century?

The Thirty Years' War that devastated the Holy Roman Empire began when

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s) Locate and label the following: Amsterdam, Antwerp, Vienna, Berlin, Paris, Madrid, and Lisbon.

The text refers to which of the following as the most brilliant of Louis XIV's policies?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Discuss the significance of dynasty in the period of monarchical sovereignty.

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s) Mark the border between Christian and Muslim lands on the Iberian peninsula in the ninth century and in 1200.

In its early centuries, the Holy Roman Empire failed to develop a powerful centralized government because

According to the text, the last chance to unify the Holy Roman Empire under the Hapsburgs ended with

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Spanish Armada

Vindiciae contra Tyrannos (1579)was

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Greek Thought From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic City-State to World Empire

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Early Christianity a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome Byzantium Islam and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages Vitality and Enewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion Economic and Social Transformations

The Scientific Revolution the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

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Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Revolution and Counterrevolution 1815-1848

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The Surge of Nationalism From Liberal to Extreme Nationalism

The Industrial West Responses to Modernization

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Modern Consciousness New Views of Nature Human Nature and the Arts

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Thought and Culture in an Era of World Wars and Totalitarianism

World War II Western Civilization in the Balance

Europe After World War II Recovery and Realignment 1945-1989

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