Question 1

How did changes in military technology place a growing financial burden on monarchs?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include the followi

Question 2

Why did the Spanish and Portuguese take a sudden interest in overseas maritime expeditions in the fifteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  They hoped to conquer the Chinese and Persian Empires. 
B)  Their governments hoped to use the proceeds from the spice trade to put down uprisings spawned by movements for religious reform in northern Europe. 
C)  They sought to gain control of the spice trade and use its profits in the struggle against Islam. 
D)  Merchants from India and China asked for their help in bypassing the Ottoman armies and navies that had seized control of the caravan routes that linked up to the eastern Mediterranean. 
A)  They hoped to conquer the Chinese and Persian Empires. 
B)  Their governments hoped to use the proceeds from the spice trade to put down uprisings spawned by movements for religious reform in northern Europe. 
C)  They sought to gain control of the spice trade and use its profits in the struggle against Islam. 
D)  Merchants from India and China asked for their help in bypassing the Ottoman armies and navies that had seized control of the caravan routes that linked up to the eastern Mediterranean.

Question 3

According to this map, most of the urban violence during the Peasants' War in 1525 occurred
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A)  in areas of general conflict. 
B)  along the borders of the Holy Roman Empire. 
C)  in the Netherlands 
D)  in areas of severe conflict. 
A)  in areas of general conflict. 
B)  along the borders of the Holy Roman Empire. 
C)  in the Netherlands 
D)  in areas of severe conflict.

Question 4

What were the boldest steps taken by the Catholic church to renew and reinvigorate itself in the face of the Reformation?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include the followi

Question 5

What precedent was set by Luther's position during the Peasants' War of 1525, as well as by his subsequent teachings?

Accepted Answer

A)  Religious disputes would henceforth be settled through repression and warfare in Protestant lands. 
B)  The laity was given a greater role in church affairs; no longer would both policy and religious practice be under the exclusive control of an ecclesiastical hierarchy. 
C)  Such things as religious conviction, passion, faith, and zeal would be prized above extensive knowledge of church dogma. 
D)  The Lutheran church would depend on the state-that is, on established political authority-for its protection and would in turn support the state. 
A)  Religious disputes would henceforth be settled through repression and warfare in Protestant lands. 
B)  The laity was given a greater role in church affairs; no longer would both policy and religious practice be under the exclusive control of an ecclesiastical hierarchy. 
C)  Such things as religious conviction, passion, faith, and zeal would be prized above extensive knowledge of church dogma. 
D)  The Lutheran church would depend on the state-that is, on established political authority-for its protection and would in turn support the state.

How did changes in military technology place a growing financial burden on monarchs?

Why did the Spanish and Portuguese take a sudden interest in overseas maritime expeditions in the fifteenth century?

According to this map, most of the urban violence during the Peasants' War in 1525 occurred

What were the boldest steps taken by the Catholic church to renew and reinvigorate itself in the face of the Reformation?

What precedent was set by Luther's position during the Peasants' War of 1525, as well as by his subsequent teachings?

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How did changes in military technology place a growing financial burden on monarchs?

Why did the Spanish and Portuguese take a sudden interest in overseas maritime expeditions in the fifteenth century?

According to this map, most of the urban violence during the Peasants' War in 1525 occurred ​ ​ ​ ​

What were the boldest steps taken by the Catholic church to renew and reinvigorate itself in the face of the Reformation?

What precedent was set by Luther's position during the Peasants' War of 1525, as well as by his subsequent teachings?

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From the Classical to the Hellenistic World, 400-30 B.C.E

The Rise of Rome and Its Republic, 753-44 B.C.E

The Creation of the Roman Empire, 44 B.C.E-284 C.E

The Transformation of the Roman Empire, 284-600 C.E

The Heirs of Rome: Islam, Byzantium, and Europe, 600-750

From Centralization to Fragmentation, 750-1050

Commercial Quickening and Religious Reform, 1050-1150

The Flowering of the Middle Ages, 1150-1215

The Medieval Synthesis and Its Cracks, 1215-1340

Crisis and Renaissance, 1340-1492

Wars of Religion and the Clash of Worldviews, 1560-1648

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According to this map, most of the urban violence during the Peasants' War in 1525 occurred